Old water slides officially on eBay (The Saginaw News)

eBay names second hand bike trader as Sporting Goods Seller of the YearCyclingIndustry.News (press release) (blog)eBay has named U.S. used bicycle trader Bicycle Blue Book as its Sporting Goods Seller of the Year 2017 at its recent Top Seller Summit. BicycleRetailer reports that the firm's trade-in program with bike shops now carries 1,400 U.S. partners,…

Snapdeal raises $50 million, eBay becomes lead investorEconomic TimesOwned by Jasper Innovative Marketing Solutions, Snapdeal has now raised a total of $90 million (Rs 500 crore) in equity from the two strategic investors – eBay and Recruit Co – and six venture funds and other individual investors. Snapdeal, which … More: continued here

A French court ordered eBay Inc to pay 38.6 million euros ($61 million) to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of fake merchandise, in a ruling immediately appealed by the online auction website. More: continued here

The Star Sheffield online trader banned from EbayThe StarJudge Bennett said: “It is quite clear from the evidence that the police should notify Ebay about this case, because Johnson uses a number of accounts and they should be aware of my concerns about it.” He warned Johnson: “If you are going to continue … More:…

USA TODAY An Outlaw Bidder Is Toying with Sellers of Aaron Hernandez Memorabilia on eBaySI.comOne seller obtained a winning bid of $305 for a Hernandez jersey and a signed mini-helmet, only to receive a hostile message from the supposed buyer. “I don't think that I will be getting paid,” the seller wrote to Yahoo! Sports….

I wrote about an unknown GIS company working through its PR agency to sell a GIS system on eBay back in April. That first one went for $5.50. They are doing it again, if anyone is interested. More: continued here