eBay dumps PayPal-only plan (Herald Sun)

eBay November weekly call option implied volatility is at 36, November is at 25, December is at 23, January is at 26; compared to its 26-week average of 31 according to Track Data. November weekly 53 calls … More: continued here

Microsoft, eBay, and Citizens Bank have launched a new Internet fraud alert service designed to allow them to better share information about compromised accounts with each other in an effort to better fight online fraud . More: continued here

Victim of eBay Privacy Breach Speaks OutEcommerceBytes (blog)We informed eBay and Google of the breach on Sunday. Later that night, Google masked the customer names not only for reviews provided by eBay, but for reviews from all retailers and marketplaces, including Walmart, Target, and product-review sites like …and more » More: continued here

ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) Jodi Arias 'guilty' buttons already for sale on eBayABC15.com (KNXV-TV)PHOENIX – Jodi Arias buttons proclaiming her guilt have already hit eBay. The buttons feature a picture of Arias with the word “guilty” superimposed in front of her. They're selling for $7.50 from user custombuttonsusa1. Ten buttons were originally …and more » More: continued here

eBay Q2 Earnings Results PreviewSeeking AlphaOne interesting point this quarter: In his talk(s) at eBay On Location, eBay's new marketplace president, Devin Wenig, told attendees that year-over-year active user growth was really accelerating and was in the double digits (so 10%-plus). I don't … More: continued here

The American Conservative The Promise of Ebay's Pro-Retail Same Day DeliveryThe American ConservativeYet as Amazon starts to set up shop by concentrating stores of purchaseables in the proximity of major cities, others, including online auction giant eBay, are realizing that local concentrations of salable items already exist: namely, in stores … More: continued here