Seattle’s five problem-plagued public toilets could be yours if you’re flush. City officials decided to pull the plug on the multimillion-dollar self-cleaning toilet stalls and instead put them on the auction site eBay. More: continued here

EBay Inc’s shares fell more than 13 percent on Thursday after its cautious near-term outlook led to downgrades by several Wall Street analysts. More: continued here

Reuters eBay Whacked for Tepid GuidanceTheStreet.com –2 hours agoShares of eBay plummeted 14.5% to $24.04 on the day after the online auction giant reported second-quarter results, which came in above Wall Street …Ebay shares fall 13 pct after weak outlook, downgradesReutersEbay slips as key measure declinesFinancial TimesEBay profit rises but shares …

Royal Mail recruits EuroDirect as member of expert data panelBrand Republic (subscription), UK –8 hours agoby Jacquie Bowser Brand Republic 17-Jul-08, 12:30 LONDON – Royal Mail has appointed EuroDirect as a member of its expert panel of data partners. … More: continued here

Auctionbytes eBay Shares Drop Despite Positive Earnings ReportInformationWeek, NY –5 hours agoBy KC Jones eBay's profits rose by 22% in the second quarter, but the company's shares fell because of a decline in average selling prices on the Internet …UPDATE: CEO Says EBay On Track Despite Auction ConcernsCNNMoney.comeBay Announces Marketplaces Executive ChangesMarketWatcheBay: …

Analyst Actions: eBay, Nokia, BlackRockBusinessWeek –3 hours agoMerrill Lynch analyst Justin Post tells salesforce his positive stance on eBay (EBAY) was based on gross merchandise volume (GMV) growth acceleration … More: continued here

The Money Times Judge Tells Tiffany To Police Their Own Merchandise On EBayThe Consumerist, NY –Jul 16, 2008Remember the French lawsuit that Louis Vuitton won against eBay earlier this month? A French court said eBay was responsible for policing their auctions for …eBay wins trial over jewellery fakesThe AgeJudge: eBay not responsible …

Shares of eBay Inc. succumb to early pressure, trading down in the wake of investor concerns about the state of the online auctioneer’s core business. More: continued here

Greg Norman vowed to keep his expectations “realistically low” despite a first-round 70 in the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale. More: continued here

Boston Globe Online auctions are past their prime. Neither the market leader …Slate –4 hours agoBy Chadwick Matlin eBay is going through an identity crisis. The company, which helped shape Web 1.0 e-commerce, now confronts a stark reality: Internet …Stocks sharply higher on falling oilCNNMoney.comCNNMoney.com- Huge rebound for Wall StreetKVEWStocks start …