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Could eBay Be Planning a Second Life?
Does eBay see Linden dollar signs? The company has banned the sale of virtual game items, but ...
Sunday January 28, 2007
Rumor du Jour: Microsoft Working on Payment Service
Microsoft's Bill Gates reviewed a plan to enter the online payments business, according to Dow Jones ...
Shill Bidding on eBay
First CNBC ran a television segment on e-Fencing of stolen goods on eBay. Now the UK newspaper The ...
Thursday January 25, 2007
Watch for Scam with PayPal Twist
I saw a discussion about a scam that is a twist on the Counterfeit Cashier's Check Scheme , thi ...
Wednesday January 24, 2007
CNBC Program Features E-Fencing and eBay
A new program on the CNBC cable station debuts tonight. "Business Nation," a monthly, one-hour newsm ...
Another eBay Photo Widget - Cellblock
Developers seem to be having fun creating photo applications. There have been photo gallery tool ...
Tuesday January 23, 2007
Questions about eBay's Ban on Auction Extenders
Today's article on eBay's ban of extender tools has raised some questions from readers. They wan ...
Monday January 22, 2007
eBay Gaps - Finding and Entertainment
Debbie Levitt of As Was Marketing attended eBay's Ecommerce Forum last week. She says in a blog po ...
Thursday January 18, 2007
Big eBay News Day
First, sellers will be interested to know there is a 20-cent listing day promotion on eBay on Th ...
Tuesday January 9, 2007
IP Holders Can Report Violations through eBay API
eBay allows Intellectual Property rights holders to report violating listings using its API (Appli ...
Alibaba's Software Strategy Could Hurt eBay in China
Any eBay seller can tell you the value of software to manage inventory, schedule listings and stre ...
Thursday January 4, 2007
Google Checkout Runs New Promotion
Max Leisten of ChannelAdvisor reported yesterday that Google is running a new promotion this wee ...
Wednesday January 3, 2007
eBay Raises Fees for US and Canada
eBay got the unpleasant task of announcing higher fees out of the way early this year, posting the ...
Tuesday January 2, 2007
eBay Developers Program Like Dating the Boss
I've always been fascinated by the relationship between eBay and third-party providers. It must fe ...