Apple's original Mac can fetch $1598 on eBayCNET (blog)Since then, the Mac, like other Apple products, floated around eBay's marketplace, losing value as other personal computers took its place, according to eBay, which released a few sales stats to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Mac this week.and more » More: …

Payment platform PayPal has been one of the biggest money-makers for eBay, but if activist investor Carl Icahn gets his way, the e-commerce platform would have to envision a future without one of its best sources of revenue: In eBay's fourth quarter earnings report, released Wednesday afternoon, the company announced …

Carl Icahn has taken a stake in Ebay Inc and is proposing a spin-off of the company's fast-growing PayPal division, but the e-commerce giant rebuffed the overture, setting the stage for a potential battle with the activist investor. EBay, which bought PayPal for $1.5 billion in 2002 and has considered …

EBay said Wednesday that earnings and revenue grew in the last three months of 2013, driven by a strong holiday season for its e-commerce site and its fast-growing payments business, PayPal.         More: continued here

New York Times Icahn Adds eBay To His Targets In TechnologyNew York TimesIn the news release accompanying results, eBay said that Mr. Icahn had submitted a nonbinding proposal to spin off its PayPal business and that he had nominated two of his employees as candidates for eBay's board. Mr. Icahn's …

eBay Earnings: What to WatchWall Street Journal (blog)When eBay delivers fourth-quarter earnings after the close of trading Wednesday, investors will be keen to see how the results stack up against the company's conservative guidance, and whether the PayPal online payments business continues its strong … More: continued here

eBay UK to allow Bitcoin trades, but only in classifieds for nowZDNet"Please know that per our recent policy update, Virtual Currency (ie Bitcoin and Litecoin), whether digitally or physically delivered, cannot be listed in auction-style or Buy-It-Now listing formats. eBay is opening a Virtual Currency category to allow … More: …

Stillwater Gazette Walls come tumbling down at old Stillwater Post OfficeStillwater GazetteDemolition of the old Stillwater Post Office next to Trinity Lutheran Church began Jan. 16. The building on Myrtle Street was scheduled for demolition to make way for a planned expansion of the church. Demolition was delayed due to …

Price Of Stamps RisesKMVTTwin Falls, Idaho ( KMVT-TV / KTWT-TV ) The price of stamps is set to skyrocket this weekend. Currently stamps are 46-cents, but on Sunday, the cost will rise to 49-cents each. That may not seem like a lot, but really it's a seven percent increase. The …

FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., and Nissan have announced that the two companies will begin testing the Nissan e-NV200, a battery electric compact cargo van, under real world conditions in Washington, D.C. More: continued here