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MercExchange and eBay have settled a patent dispute that in 2006 was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. In the case, the Supreme Court sided with the online auction house in what is considered to be an important ruling on intellectual property. More: continued here

Reborn retail site fires salvo in shipping warThe Associated Press –13 hours agoAnd both are small players next to Internet commerce heavyweights like eBay Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. — which generally offers free shipping on orders over … More: continued here

Music News Melvins tour van with Kurt Cobain artwork ends up on eBaymsnbc.com (blog)And now, the "Melvan" (which is a beat-up 1972 Dodge Sportsman Royal Van) is up for auction on eBay. A screengrab of the eBay posting on Wednesday morning. An eBay seller by the name of "taddoyal" is listing it, however, it is…

Citizen Infallible timing for Pope stuff on eBay?New York Daily News, NY –4 hours agoBy LARRY McSHANE The first US visit of Pope Benedict has prompted a flurry of activity on eBay, with items from T-shirts to bobbleheads to a papal potato …Pope souvenirs hot sellersTheChronicleHerald.caall 200 news articles More: continued here

eBay banking on Christmas telly-salesThe Guardian (blog)New research from eBay into the amount viewers shop online while watching telly – 'dual-screening' as it's know – claims that during last year's Christmas Downton Abbey, after the birth of Lady Mary's baby, sales of Moses baskets on the shopping …and more » More: continued here

AdAge.com Amazon and eBay Thrive on Cyber MondayNASDAQThat's based on sales numbers from midnight to 10:30 a.m.. By 6 p.m. on Cyber Monday , the numbers were looking particularly good for Amazon ( AMZN ), up 44.3% year-over-year, and eBay ( EBAY ), up 32.1%, according to ChannelAdvisor. In yet another …Cyber Monday Sales at Record…