Times Online Largest Ebay Scam Ever Uncovered33 KDAF-TVThe scam was part of a large global network of criminals selling millions of dollars worth of fake golf stuff on ebay…for at least 4 years. …Fake golf club criminals jailed for biggest fraud eBay has ever seenTelegraph.co.ukGang guilty of selling counterfeit golf …
Read More »Infamous stool sold on eBay – Examiner.com
WNCT Infamous stool sold on eBayExaminer.comThe bar stool that landed Kile Wygle three-days in jail sold on eBay Sunday night for $1125. Wygle, 29, pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and …Small Talk: Glued penis, Tiger Woods and a motorized bar stoolChicago TribunePolice Auction Motorized Bar StoolAHNMotorized barstool sells …
Read More »Craigslist CEO says eBay was threat, defends antitakeover measures (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
GEORGETOWN, Del. – The CEO of Craigslist says takeover defenses the company adopted last year were warranted given the threat posed to the online classifieds site by eBay. More: continued here
Read More »eBay’s November Traffic Down 7.7% Year-over-Year (AuctionBytes)
Amazon.com’s number of unique visitors for November 2009 was up 5.57% year-over-year to 60.89 million, while eBay’s unique visitors dropped 7.72% year-over-year to 51.16 million. November was the third consecutive month that Amazon.com exceeded eBay in terms of uniques, according to data provided by Nielsen. More: continued here
Read More »Craigslist CEO’s “Evil Meg” Statement a Lie, Says eBay (NBC Bay Area)
Jim Buckmaster’s testimony “false and malicious” according to eBay executive. More: continued here
Read More »Craigslist CEO didn’t complain about early eBay competition but defends protective measures (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
GEORGETOWN, Del. – Facing a competitive threat from one of its own shareholders and board members, online classifieds site Craigslist was justified in adopting antitakeover measures to protect itself from eBay, Craigslist CEO James Buckmaster said Tuesday. More: continued here
Read More »Web Host Rackspace Names Former eBay Exec as COO (Web Host Industry Review)
December 15, 2009 — Web hosting provider Rackspace Hosting announced on Tuesday it has named former eBay executive Mark Roenigk as its new chief operating officer. More: continued here
Read More »Craigslist Exec Says He Was Warned of Former eBay CEO’s 2 Sides (Law.com)
The eBay executive who led the online auction site’s efforts to gain a minority stake in Craigslist warned that former eBay CEO Meg Whitman had a Jekyll-and-Hyde personality, Craigslist CEO James Buckmaster said Monday. He testified that two days after a March 2005 Craigslist board meeting, eBay executive Garrett Price …
Read More »Craigslist CEO testifying in eBay suit defends antitakeover measures (San Jose Mercury News)
GEORGETOWN, Del. — The CEO of Craigslist admits he did not complain to eBay CEO Meg Whitman when eBay began competing in the online classifieds market. More: continued here
Read More »Craigslist CEO: EBay offered only verbal promises – Reuters
Reuters Craigslist CEO: EBay offered only verbal promisesReutersSAN FRANCISCO, Dec 15 (Reuters) – The head of Craigslist acknowledged on Tuesday that he had a verbal "gentlemen's agreement" with his counterpart at eBay…Craigslist CEO: They said Whitman 'could be a monster'CNET NewsCraigslist exec: ebay CEO changed his mindThe Associated PressCraigslist CEO …
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