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Sify EBay to sell 65 percent of Skype for $1.9 billionFinancial News USA (press release)NEW YORK (Reuters) – Internet auction house EBay Inc plans to sell a majority stake in its online phone unit Skype for $1.9 billion to private investors …Ebay's Run on the Luxury MarketMinyanville.comEbay gets good price …

General Motors Company is extending its promotion that enables consumers to shop new cars, crossovers and trucks online from participating California Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Pontiac dealers on the eBay Motors website. More: continued here

eBay launched the “eBay Give Good Green” campaign, a social-media focused initiative designed to inspire its community of 88 million buyers and sellers and any individual that is inspired to join to make a difference through a variety of activities on eBay. More: continued here

eBay CEO John Donahoe will be speaking at an event titled, “A Summit on Leading in Crisis: Personal Stories from the Trenches.” The program will take place on September 17, 2009, and is presented by author, Harvard Business School professor and former CEO of Medtronic Bill George. More: continued here

eBay has decided to sell Skype to a group of investors for $1.9 billion in cash and a note for a further $125 million. However, eBay is still keeping a 35% share of the company. More: continued here

NEW YORK — Internet auction house eBay, Inc. plans to sell a majority stake in its online phone unit Skype for $1.9 billion to private investors including Silver Lake, a deal analysts said was worth more than expected but may curb eBay’s growth potential. More: continued here

eBay Motors and General Motors have extended their first-of-its-kind promotion that enables consumers to shop new cars, crossovers and trucks online from participating California Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Pontiac dealers. More: continued here

eBay sells Skype Let's call the whole thing offEconomistOn September 1st eBay, the giant of online auctions, announced that it would sell 65% of Skype, its internet-telephony service. The buyer was not, …Ebay's Run on the Luxury MarketMinyanville.comEbay gets good price for Skype, with chance at more later Thursday …Telecompaper …

Wal-Mart's Online Offensive: Taking Aim at Amazon, eBayTheStreet.comBut with the addition of vendors to its Web site it is taking aim at some new rivals: Amazon.com (AMZN Quote) and eBay(EBAY Quote). …and more » More: continued here

eBay Essential Training: Adding photos to your listingIT Business NetGaining an advantage over competitors is key to the success of buyers and sellers, and eBay Essential Training offers tools to build this advantage. …and more » More: continued here