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ABC News Beatrice's hat fetches £81000 on eBayIrish TimesLONDON – Princess Beatrice has expressed her gratitude after an eBay user bought her unusual royal wedding hat for £81100. It was sold to benefit charities Children in Crisis and Unicef, who will take half the money each. The Philip Treacy-designed …Princess …

Child Appears On eBay Auction SiteHuffington PostA Michigan woman is under investigation for allegedly auctioning off a two-year-old girl on eBay, Sky News reports. According to police, another eBay user posted a $1000 bid for the child, thinking the auction was a fake, and contacted authorities when …Woman who reported …

EBay may use some of the $2.4 billion it will receive from the sale of its stake in Skype to make acquisitions, the chief executive of the online auction giant said in an interview published Monday. More: continued here

eBay got bailed out big time in its rather stupid acquisition of Skype. Now eBay may blow its windfall on more deal making. More: continued here

# inbrief 19-year-old Autumn Braden wanted to “see how eBay worked,” and as we all know, selling your 2-year-old cousin is the best way to learn! Braden auctioned the girl while she was babysitting last week, posting , “Kid for sale, an adorable child for sale … Can clean and …

“Kid for sale, an adorable child for sale,” the eBay auction began. “Can clean and hold a decent conversation. Very lovable, but I just grew out of her.” Was this a joke, a misunderstanding, or a genuine attempt to sell a two-year-old girl? More: continued here

Reuters Princess Beatrice's Hat Fetches More Than $130000 on eBayMashable (blog)The hat, a Philip Treacey creation worn by Princess Beatrice at her cousin Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding last month, fetched £81000, or around $131648, on eBay Sunday evening. The hat's eBay page, now unfortunately taken down, …Pass notes …

EBay Inc. (EBAY) may expand its efforts to offer local-language portals to shoppers in emerging markets beyond an existing Russian site, Chief Executive Officer John Donahoe said in an interview. More: continued here

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 23 (UPI) — EBay Chief Executive Officer John Donahoe said the U.S. Internet giant would focus expansion on helping mobile consumers connect with merchandise. More: continued here

RIM launches BlackBerry eBay appZDNet UKeBay is the latest major company to forge a presence in the storefront, in the form of an eBay app for BlackBerry auctioneers in the US and Canada. The official eBay for BlackBerry application, which was co-developed by eBay and RIM, includes features …and more » …