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The Market Oracle MLB Notebook | Bernard Madoff's Mets tickets auction for $38100Seattle Times, United StatesThe two seats in the Delta Club Gold section behind home plate auctioned for $38100 Tuesday on eBay, well below the list price for the pair of about $56000. The sale by lawyer Irving H. Picard, …

Why a Posh Store Is Selling on eBayWall Street JournalMr. Brock decided to sell some of his excess merchandise, which included $5700 Kiton sport coats and $900 Christian Louboutin heels, in a decidedly more downscale venue: eBay. Since late last year, the retailer has been quietly unloading unsold … More: …

Korea Times S Korea FTC Gives Conditional OK To EBay's Buy Of GmarketWall Street JournalSEOUL (Dow Jones)–South Korea's Fair Trade Commission said Thursday it has given its final approval to EBay Inc.'s (EBAY) acquisition of Gmarket Inc. (GMKT). The approval was granted on the conditions that there will be a …

BBC News Apple, EBay Rise as Customer Spending Holds Up Amid RecessionBloombergBy Joseph Galante and Connie Guglielmo April 23 (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. and EBay Inc. topped analysts' sales and profit estimates last quarter, a sign that customer spending may have stabilized. IPhone sales more than doubled from last year, …

Ebay CEO Sees Auction Segment Growth Slower Than OthersWall Street JournalBy Kejal Vyas NEW YORK (Dow Jones)–EBay Inc. (EBAY) Chief Executive John Donahoe said all company segments are growing faster than the e-commerce market except for its auction business. Speaking in a conference call, Donahoe said the auction segment, …EBay …

US online auction giant eBay was on Wednesday banned by an advertising watchdog from claiming its prices were a quarter cheaper than those sold in Britain’s high streets. More: continued here

EBay Inc. posts a drop in first-quarter profit that nonetheless tops Wall Street estimates, as the company struggles to revive interest in its core Internet auction business. More: continued here

Apple, Chipotle, EBay, Qualcomm, VMware: US Equity PreviewBloombergEBay Inc. (EBAY US) climbed 7.3 percent to $15.86. The most-visited US e-commerce site reported first-quarter sales and profit beat analysts' estimates, a sign that efforts to overhaul its main auction and fixed-price retail site may be working. … More: continued here

The down economy took its toll on Internet auction site eBay (EBAY) for the second quarter in a row. More: continued here

Mapping a Human Genome, via an eBay AuctionNew York Times, United StatesBY ANDREW POLLACK In a sign that genome-mapping is becoming increasingly common, a company called Knome plans to offer its personal gene-sequencing service to the highest bidder in an eBay auction set to begin on Friday and continue for 10 …