Supposed Earnhart hearse off eBay

Continuing the battle with activist investor Carl Icahn, eBay on Tuesday told shareholders a PayPal spinoff would not be in the company’s best interest. More: continued here

Ebay removes Kate magazine listingsThe AgeEbay is to remove listings for copies of Closer magazine featuring topless photos of the Duchess of Cambridge following "strong feedback" from its community, it has announced. Enterprising users of the online auction site have been selling the French … More: continued here

Palm Pre: On Ebay for $900.I4USome lucky fellow from Encino, California got his hands on a whole mess of Palm Pres and, in true Internet form, he's selling them on Ebay. The price? $899.99, for a phone you'll be able to purchase legally in less than 24 hours. … More: continued here

Auctionbytes eBay and Google Vie for Local-Shopping Search DominanceAuctionbytesGoogle has expanded its Local Product Availability feature on Google Place Pages after eBay recently launched a similar feature on its site called Local Shopping, powered by Milo, which it acquired last year. The two Internet giants want …and more » More: continued here

eBay sold its Rent.com classifieds subsidiary to PRIMEDIA, a resource for apartment and rental home information and listings. eBay had announced the agreement to sell the company in March. More: continued here

Time to get off the fastest web wave for Groupon's Rob SolomonThe AustralianOn a global basis, there's only been five before us – Amazon, eBay, Yahoo, Google and Facebook." It is the sort of bluster to be expected from American internet start-ups, newcomers to an industry where anyone touting an idea short of being …and…