The Business Insider Samsung's Next Honeycomb Tablet Is Selling On eBay For A Whopping $1300The Business InsiderThe Honeycomb tablet isn't due to launch until next month — we'll have an exact release date by May 24 — and someone has already put their's on eBay. As of this writing, bidding …
Read More »Bid on Princess Beatrice’s crazy hat on eBay! – Salon
E! Online (blog) Bid on Princess Beatrice's crazy hat on eBay!SalonMaybe that's what inspired her to put the hat up for auction on eBay, as her mother announced today on "Oprah." All the proceeds go to Unicef, which should make the fact that you just won the bidding for this …
Read More »Rare Rock T-Shirt Sells For $10k – Stereogum
Blabbermouth.net Rare Rock T-Shirt Sells For $10kStereogumSomeone on eBay has the pleasure of owning the most expensive rock t-shirt ever won on an eBay auction, and someone from Stormcrow Vintage has the pleasure of owning $10000 more than they did two days ago. The extremely rare tee is a Led …
Read More »EBay to Make $1.4 Billion on Skype After Microsoft Acquisition – Bloomberg
Telegraph.co.uk EBay to Make $1.4 Billion on Skype After Microsoft AcquisitionBloombergEBay Inc. (EBAY) said it will reap more than a 50 percent return from the company's $2.6 billion investment in Skype Technologies SA six years ago, following Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)'s agreement yesterday …Stock watching: Microsoft, eBay, CiscoSiliconValley.com (blog)Microsoft Buys Skype …
Read More »FreeMonee raises $11 million for gift network – VatorNews
FreeMonee raises $11 million for gift networkVatorNewsA startup founded by former senior executives from eBay, Best Buy, Visa and Oracle and its name reads like “free money”? Wow, this must be something! FreeMonee, a gift network, has raised $11 million in initial funding from Opus Capital Ventures, …Former eBay, Oracle …
Read More »eBay: Key Trends for PayPal
The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet’s guest contributor program, which is separate from the company’s news coverage. NEW YORK (Trefis) — eBay recently announced its first quarter 2011 earnings, in which it indicated significant year-on-year improvement in revenues and total payment …
Read More »EBay to Make $1.4 Billion on Skype
EBay Inc. (EBAY) said it will reap more than a 50 percent return from the company’s $2.6 billion investment in Skype Technologies SA six years ago, following Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) ’s agreement yesterday to buy the Web calling service. More: continued here
Read More »Princess Beatrice’s Hat: The Royal eBay Auction – Vanity Fair
hellomagazine.com Princess Beatrice's Hat: The Royal eBay AuctionVanity FairFantastic millinery news: Princess Beatrice is selling her enormous silly hat on eBay! Beatrice wore the Philip Treacy fascinator, above, to William and Kate's April 29 wedding. Although the hat was not a critical darling—nearly 80 percent of …Princess Beatrice to Auction …
Read More »PayPal Gets Pep In Its Step, Puts eBay On The March – Forbes (blog)
PayPal Gets Pep In Its Step, Puts eBay On The MarchForbes (blog)eBay recently announced its Q1 2011 earnings, in which it indicated significant year-on-year improvement in revenues and total payment volume for PayPal. eBay's PayPal service competes with Google Checkout and credit card companies like American …and more » More: continued …
Read More »Skype Investors Will Reap a Windfall – Wall Street Journal
CTV.ca Skype Investors Will Reap a WindfallWall Street JournalThe second largest shareholder is eBay Inc., which held on to a 30% stake in the company after selling most of it in 2009 to the current investor group. Other winners include the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, which owns about 12%; …
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