NEW YORK (AP) – Shares of online auctioneer eBay Inc. rose Friday as some analysts pointed toward positive growth trends during March. EBay shares rose $1.22, or 3.9 percent, to close at $32.94 Friday. In the past year, the stock has traded between $25.10 and $40.73.
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Metadata management could reduce orphan works Amidst the submissions to the UK gov’s copyright review from trade bodies, and the cranks and nutters who inevitably bombard any public consultation on IP with their unwanted opinions, there’s a fascinating proposal that should interest anyone creating or using visual images on the interwebs – photographers, graphic artists…
With falling GMV in its Marketplace business, eBay is looking to advertising and classifieds for growth. In announcing 2008 financial results, eBay said for the full year, text and graphical advertising revenue was up 139%, StubHub was up 54%, and classifieds grew 57%. “These alternative ecommerce formats are increasingly giving us profitable, scalable and more…
Daily Mail EBay hikes its fees for sellers just as traders vent fury after website …This is MoneyEBay users have been venting their fury after the website crashed for the tenth time this year – in the same week that it hiked its prices for sellers. The online auctioneer was out of action for most…
Daily Star Moors Murderer Ian Brady letter removed from eBayDaily StarEBay confirmed to the Press Association the item – sent to a man in Australia in 2008 – was removed from sale. A spokesman said: "eBay does not allow the sale of items that cause offence, or relate to high-profile criminals, and we'll remove any…
Missouri University of Science and Technology is selling signage that bears the university’s former name — the University of Missouri-Rolla — on the online auction site eBay. More: continued here
Florida Woman Selling Ex's Clothes on eBayMyFox DetroitInstead of just dumping it on the curb, she's selling his clothes on eBay and calling it "My Ex-boyfriend's Closet". No word how much she's made so far. She bought him most of the clothes. She allegedly caught him cheating and kicked him out after five … More:…