EcommerceBytes (blog) How Did Anti-Semitic Term Show Up on eBay Search Results?EcommerceBytes (blog)eBay UK is suggesting shoppers searching for Star of David t shirts might be interested in items featuring an anti-Semitic term. A reader alerted me to the fact that when you search eBay UK for Star of David T shirt, it comes back…
eBay entrepreneurs animate India's poorest slumsFT.com (registration) (blog)Though he started off with a job as a tailor, producing leather jackets, in March 2012 Ansari decided to launch his own business on eBay. He specialises in leather goods, which are far more affordable in India than they are abroad, selling some 150 … More: continued here
Metro Apple employee Sam Sung auctions unique business cardMetroAfter coming across one of his old business cards, he decided to package it up with his old uniform and sell it off to the highest bidder on eBay. But who would want such a thing? A lot of people, apparently. There have been more than 100…
The Guardian When PayPal refuses buyers protection against eBay fraudThe GuardianIf you are thinking of selling on eBay, don't accept PayPal if the buyer wants to collect in person. Ask Philip Ryan. He recently lost £700 when fraudsters bought his used car though a hijacked PayPal account. He thought it was safe to hand over…
WalesOnline '£170000' loom band dress to go back on eBay after sale collapsesWalesOnline“There's not a lot we can do now but we will learn by our mistakes and be wary of eBay from now on. Ms Wright said: “We're going to re-list the dress today. “We're going to do the auction for three days this…
Meanwhile, sales of Mein Kampf going strong eBay has banned auctions of CDs and merchandise by Norwegian musician Varg Vikernes, on grounds that Vikernes holds views that the company deems offensive.… More: continued here
eBay bans CD sales of metal band Burzum, citing offensive materialRegistereBay has banned auctions of CDs and merchandise by Norwegian musician Varg Vikernes, on grounds that Vikernes holds views that the company deems offensive. Heavy metal fan site MetalSucks.net was the first to report on the ban, after an anonymous … More: continued here
6 Investigates: Man Says eBay Car Caught Fire, Wants Money BackWJBF-TVGrovetown, GA – Even though Kevin Davis has a 2014 Toyota Tundra in his garage, he'd rather have a 1980 GMC Sierra in there instead. "The reason why I was specifically looking for that vehicle is because my grandfather owned one. He used to take…
BT.com How to change your eBay passwordBT.comIn May, online auction site eBay became the latest web giant to fall victim to an attack from hackers. The security breach compromised the account details of 145 million users around the world, leaving encrypted data in the hands of lord-knows-who. More: continued here
Former eBay SEO Head Joins Searchmetrics, Shares Search Marketing …MediaPost CommunicationsJordan Koene, eBay's former global head of SEO and content development, has joined Searchmetrics as the company's Evangelist to help marketers better understand and plan how to take full advantage of search media. Koene, once responsible for … More: continued here