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EBay mulling job cuts next yearMarketWatchThe planned layoffs appear to be part of eBay's preparations to be a stand-alone company, and a potentially attractive takeover target. The marketplace division, which includes eBay.com and StubHub, is more profitable than PayPal but is growing more … More: continued here

Ebay may eliminate thousands of jobs in early 2015VentureBeatThe online auction site is considering the elimination of as many as 3,000 jobs early next year, as the company gets ready to spin off its PayPal division into a separate company. The cuts will affect people in eBay's core marketplace division, …

Daily Mail Sold-out Frozen toy for sale on eBay at $700Daily MailDisney's Frozen Castle and Ice Palace Playset – the must-have toy of 2014 – is for sale on eBay at nearly seven times its retail price as touts cash in on parents' desperation. With Christmas approaching, the $119 toy …

Daily Mail Sold-out $119 Frozen toy for sale on eBay at $700 as touts cash in on parents …Daily MailDisney's Frozen Castle and Ice Palace Playset – the must-have toy of 2014 – is for sale on eBay at nearly seven times its retail price as touts cash in on …

REPORT: eBay Will Cut Thousands Of Jobs Early Next YearBusiness InsiderThe cuts would affect at least 3,000 employees in eBay's core marketplace division, according to one source. That would be the largest cut at eBay in many years (blowing past the 325-person cut from PayPal back in 2012). The company …

CNET eBay said to mull massive jobs cuts ahead of PayPal spinoffCNETThe cuts, expected to trim 3,000 positions, or 10 percent of eBay's total workforce, are said to primarily impact employees in the online auctioneer's core marketplace division, the Journal's sources said. The layoffs would appear to mark eBay's…EBay Reportedly …

Online auction giant could shed 10 percent of its workforce as it readies separation from its payments unit. More: continued here

Cuts, which could affect thousands of jobs, likely to come from marketplace division. More: continued here

artnet News Amazon takes on eBay … sort ofCNNMoneyAmazon (AMZN, Tech30) has a new feature called "make an offer" that allows customers to place bids, rather than buy outright. But unlike Ebay, (EBAY, Tech30) it's a one to one bid where the customer haggles privately with the seller.Amazon comes over …

US online retail giant eBay may slash thousands of jobs early next year as it prepares to separate from PayPal to become an independent company, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Some 3,000 jobs … More: continued here