EBay on Monday released a new live-auction product with some New York art galleries, the company’s second-ever foray into live bidding for fine art. More: continued here

eBay announced the launch of a new Live Auctions feature, enabling buyers to participate in auctions for arts and collectibles from actual auction rooms from the website. The company has a schedule of upcoming auctions, which is as follows: 10/9: … More: continued here

Independent Online PayPal Spin-Off: Should You Invest In eBay To Benefit From It? (EBAY)Seeking Alpha (registration)eBay's management is planning to spin off PayPal in 2015 to unlock more value for both companies. The most important factors that will drive eBay and PayPal's long-term growth are their GMV and TPV growth. …

This Woman Went From Living Off Food Stamps to Launching an Organic Food …NBC 10 PhiladelphiaWhen she was 27 years old — and pregnant — Ashley Tyrner left her Malibu, California, life behind to move to New York City. She needed a fresh start, but it wasn't easy. Tyrner was …

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New York Times HP Echoes EBay in More Than Just Corporate Split-UpBloombergHewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ) and EBay Inc. (EBAY) announced plans to split up their companies within a week of each other. The similarities don't end there. Hewlett-Packard today said it would break up the business into one company that sells …

The Script for Corporate Splits via HP, EBay and GannettWall Street Journal (blog)CEOs spend years selling — and sometimes defending — the vision for the company they've built. So when they decide to break that company up – particularly after they've been publicly disparaging the idea of a split up …

The United States Postal Service released limited-edition celebrity chefs stamps on Sept. 26 featuring James Beard, Joyce Chen, Julia Child, Edna Lewis and Edward (Felipe) Rojas-Lombardi. More: continued here

A U.S. Post Office customer threw a box at a postal worker on Saturday, according to Boynton Beach Police. More: continued here

TechCrunch (blog) eBay To Host Live Art Auctions On New SiteTechCrunch (blog)In July, eBay announced a partnership with noted auction house Sotheby's to help bring its inventory of art, antiques and collectibles online via a new live auction format with real-time bidding. At the time, eBay said Sotheby's was the …