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eBay Inc. today announced the appointment of two new independent directors in anticipation of completing its previously announced separation of eBay and PayPal. Tony More: continued here

The $2.4 billion purchase is expected to help the online auctioneer better compete with Seattle-based Amazon, More: continued here

Former employees and clients of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff are hoping to recoup some of their losses by selling Madoff memorabilia on eBay. Madoff put his investment firm’s name on hats, T-shirts, beach towels and umbrellas. Dozens of the keepsakes are now being offered on the Internet auction site eBay. More: continued here

To help prevent fears of online fraud among buyers and sellers alike, Internet auctioneer eBay plans to abandon its previous limits on transaction protection beginning this fall. More: continued here

Economic Times H&M takes on Ebay and Amazon in the battle for US E-shoppersEconomic TimesMeanwhile, its main rival Inditex and others such as online e-store ASOS have expanded in the market, while Amazon is pushing further into apparel after EBay prospered with its fashion offering."You don't want to lose out on being the port of…

kjrh.com Naming rights to creek offered on eBayUPI.com1 (UPI) — The naming rights to a creek in Kalona, Iowa, will be put up for bid on Internet auction Web site eBay, town officials said. The creek is currently called West Drainage Ditch but most people in town refer to it simply as "the crick," the…