The Rise and Fall (and Rise and Fall) of eBay

Is This What Saved Christmas for Online Retailers?Motley FooleBay (NASDAQ: EBAY ) also saw sales growth tick down for the first two weeks of December, up 23% versus the 27% bounce last month. Overall, sales looked to be following the multiyear trend of moving earlier in the calendar, making for a front-loaded … More: continued…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – People holding mementos of bankrupt Skybus Airlines are trying to make a killing off the failure of the Columbus-based company. On eBay, asking prices for some Skybus memorabilia are much higher than the $10 tickets once touted by the discount airline. More: continued here

Why investors are bidding up eBayMSN MoneyWhile it survived the dotcom collapse to become part of our cultural landscape, eBay ran into tougher waters a few years later, as Amazon ramped up its own merchant marketplace and consumers found all kinds of rivals springing up promising that they … More: continued here

Heirloom stolen and put on ebaySwindon AdvertiserWayne Carter, 39, of Windrush, Highworth, put the clock up for sale on the eBay auction website after stealing it from a house in Somerford Road, …and more » More: continued here

Blue badges issued to disabled drivers are being sold for £5,000 each on the popular Internet auction site eBay. The badges allow motorists to park free-of-charge in disabled bays in town centres and leave their cars on yellow lines. More: continued here

Naughty Animal Crackers Fetch $7.25 on eBayNBC Chicago, IL –8 hours agoThe eBay seller said no foul play was involved in the making of this cracker. Or perhaps he meant that no fowls were involved. What has this world come to? … More: continued here