In Restless Pursuit of Craigslist?s Success (New York Times)

eBay Australia told users it would expand its Safeguarding Member IDs (SMI) policy to all auctions in an effort to reduce a type of fraud known as fake Second Chance Offers. When eBay launched SMI in the fall of 2006, it applied only to auctions if and when they reached bidding of $250. More: continued…

Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo is using eBay to sell paintings made by a rare artist — a 39-year-old orangutan. One painting created by the zoo’s male primate, Towan, had reached $410 on the auction site with 12 bids as of 7 p.m. eastern time Monday. A seco… More: continued here

ST. LOUIS – The Elvis Is Alive Museum is for sale again on eBay. Owner Andy Key, 39, says military duties will keep him away from home for at least five months. He set… More: continued here

Following the fourth quarter earnings announcement on January 18, more than half the analysts covering eBay Inc. have made downward revisions to their estimates. More: continued here

Book Review: “ebay Power Seller Secrets” by Debra and Brad Schepp …Blogger News NetworkBased on interviews with many powersellers, this book is not a primer how to start selling on ebay. Written by two self proclaimed powersellers the book does not present anything negative about ebay. It is strictly an advice book, written from their…

TechCrunch EBay acquires Terapeak to provide more analytics to marketplace sellersTechCrunchEBay today announced another acquisition today that underscores the company's current focus on building out better data tools for third-party sellers on its platform, to help it compete better with the likes of Amazon and other marketplaces to attract …eBay acquires Canadian ecommerce analytics platform…