USA Today Skype cancels IPO to clear way for Microsoft saleSacramento BeeSkype, currently owned by investment funds and eBay, had filed its plans to go public last August. Microsoft Corp. hopes to complete the Skype purchase by year-end. It will be the most expensive acquisition in Microsoft's 36-year history. …Microsoft …
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CBC.ca A famous royal hat to benefit UN efforts to assist children in needUN News CentreThe pale pink hat worn by Princess Beatrice to the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on 29 April in London – and which drew immediate criticism from countless fashion observers – is …
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OregonLive.com Portland police break up operation that allegedly sold fake electronic goodsOregonLive.comBy Tom Hallman Jr., The Oregonian An operation that allegedly sold phony electronic products on eBay for hundreds of thousands of dollars of was broken up this week when Portland police detectives wrapped up a three-month investigation with the …
Read More »Police probe eBay posting to sell Mich. toddler – Forbes
Daily Mail Police probe eBay posting to sell Mich. toddlerForbesAuthorities say a western Michigan woman offered a 2-year-old relative for sale on eBay Inc.'s auction website and accepted a man's tongue-in-cheek bid. The Holland Sentinel says police located the woman in Ottawa County's Allendale Township, …Police probe eBay posting to …
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How Internet Auctions Died, But EBay SurvivedJewelers Circular Keystone Online (blog)It notes that even eBay, whose name was once synonymous with auctions, now only gets 31 percent of its sales through that format, even though it once looked like they were becoming a national craze: Buying on eBay was likened …
Read More »Princess Beatrice’s hat to be auctioned – UPI.com
Dalje.com Princess Beatrice's hat to be auctionedUPI.comThe pale pink hat of fabric circles and sashes Princess Beatrice wore to the royal wedding April 29 is being auctioned on eBay, with the proceeds to be divided equally between the UN Children's Fund and the Children in Crisis charity, …Here's Something You …
Read More »Looking For Something To Wear To Your Rapture Party? Princess Beatrice’s Hat … – The Business Insider
International Business Times Looking For Something To Wear To Your Rapture Party? Princess Beatrice's Hat …The Business InsiderPrincess Beatrice's famous Philip Treacy hat — last seen gracing the Situation Room photo — has been put up for sale on eBay. The money raised from the auction will go to Unicef …
Read More »Amazon Trade-in: The Best Deal for Selling Used Gadgets? – PCWorld (blog)
The Consumerist Amazon Trade-in: The Best Deal for Selling Used Gadgets?PCWorld (blog)In my previous comparison, eBay Instant Sale offered the best trade-in values for used iPhones and iPads, but Amazon is far superior. Right now, Amazon will pay $185 for a 32 GB iPhone 3GS in "good" condition, compared to …
Read More »Equity Research on eBay Inc. and IAC/InterActiveCorp. — Catalogs & Mail Order … – PR-USA.net (press release)
Equity Research on eBay Inc. and IAC/InterActiveCorp. — Catalogs & Mail Order …PR-USA.net (press release)eBay Inc. has been making many acquisitions aimed at expanding the connection between its online business and brick and mortar retailers. The most recent of these acquisitions was recently announced when the company said it would …
Read More »Worker used eBay to sell stolen Isabella Oliver clothes – BBC News
Worker used eBay to sell stolen Isabella Oliver clothesBBC NewsA supervisor at an internet firm stole designer clothes and maternity wear and sold the items on his own eBay site. Mindaugas Stankevicies, 23, from Barking in Essex, pleaded guilty to theft, fraud, making a false instrument and possessing criminal … …
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