eBay UK Extends Listing Promotion for GPS and MP3 Players

EBay Inc., the world’s largest Internet auctioneer, is lowering fees for listing fixed-cost items by more than 70 percent to attract additional sellers and compete with Amazon. More: continued here

Apple May Juice Others on PayoutsBarron’sAmong the suspected tightwads are Google, eBay, Dell, EMC, DirecTV, Berkshire Hathaway, Motorola Mobility Holdings, Amazon.com, ExxonMobil, Chevron and Royal Dutch Shell. Now that Apple has decided to pay a dividend, it could pressure a group of …and more » More: continued here

Washington State Ferries reports there were no eBay bids on the state’s four 80-year-old Steel Electric ferries that were pulled from service in November. More: continued here

KIMA CBS 29 EBay Buys Mobile Payment Provider, to Beef Up PayPalMobilediaEBay today bought mobile payment provider Zong to strengthen PayPal's position in the growing struggle for mobile commerce domination. The online auction company, which paid $240 million for Zong, …EBay to Buy Mobile-Payment Service Zong for $240 Million in CashBloombergEBay's Zong Deal: Mobile Payments…

Nurse sentenced over eBay fraudBBC News, UK –6 minutes agoA nurse who admitted being showered with gifts funded by her boyfriend's eBay fraud has been sentenced to 150 hours of community service. … More: continued here

Wired How eBay Could Rescue Bitcoin From the FedsWiredBitcoin, the world's most popular digital currency, has a big problem. Just ask David Spitzer. On August 20, Spitzer sold a Bitcoin on Mt. Gox, the world's best-known Bitcoin exchange, and immediately tried to move the money to his U.S. bank account. More: continued here