CNET Bidding on alleged iPhone 6 prototype tops $90000 on eBayCNETAn eBay seller describes this phone as a prototype. Alex Kantor. Like millions of other people, Alex Kantor, a technology fan who works with a mobile company, decided he would upgrade to a new iPhone 6. Unlike millions of other people, Kantor has a …The…
New York Times (blog) EBay Opens Fine Art Live-Auction Sites, for Second TimeNew York Times (blog)The move is a recognition by eBay and gallery owners that some shoppers are willing to buy high-priced items online. Luxury shopping sites like 1st Dibs and Gilt have proven that customers can spend thousands of dollars on the Internet…
Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) — IDC Chief Research Officer Crawford Del Prete and Robert W Baird & Company Senior Analyst Jayson Noland examine Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman's impact on the company and their acquisition strategy for the future. More: continued here
The new product, now available to a handful of galleries, will feature items priced anywhere from a few thousand dollars to more than $100,000. More: continued here
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. PayPal's revenues are growing at…
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 personal …Where Meg Whitman goes, company…
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 for months or years –…
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 “anchor tenant …EBay Opens Fine…