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Feds search home after San Marcos couple admit theft on 'Dr. Phil …San Jose Mercury News,  USAAP A San Marcos couple who went on national television to brag about making $100000 shoplifting and selling their loot on eBay is under investigation by federal agents. Matthew and Laura Eaton appeared on …

Web 2.0 Expo: ebay Tells Developers to Embrace Making MoneyWall Street JournalBy Geoffrey A. Fowler ebay is on a mission to woo developers at the Web 2.0 Expo this week in San Francisco. During a keynote speech Wednesday, ebay CTO Mark Carges told an audience filled with Internet startups that …

InternetNews.com eBay Details 'Open' App Store PlansInternetNews.com, NYExecutives at the e-commerce giant discuss the upcoming app store for eBay and opening up PayPal to developers. By David Needle: More stories by this author: SAN FRANCISCO —eBay is making its pitch to developers, encouraging them to create apps for … More: continued …

As a way of enticing people to spend some more money at auction; eBay is testing the eBay Bucks program that rewards you for purchases. This is a reward system they tried out last year, but are now bringing it back with a few improvements mainly in the relaxing of …

The recession is encouraging people to search for cheaper goods online, according to eBay. More: continued here

A fraudster who was selling £26,000 worth of fake designer clothes, cosmetics and computer games on eBay was caught out by a sting operation. Bhavin Shah, 28, who went by the online name healthheaven2000, ordered goods from China to sell to UK consumers. More: continued here

Online marketplace eBay Inc. is helping merchants on its e-commerce platform selling on its platform better find a broader selection of tools to help them manage their customer orders. More: continued here

Bloomberg reported that eBay will begin offering a translation service for Japanese sellers wanting to list products on its English-language sites. “The service will give Japanese vendors better access to buyers on the company’s U.K., U.S. and Australian sites,” according to the article. More: continued here

A fraudster who was selling £26,000 worth of fake designer clothes and cosmetics on eBay was caught out by a sting operation. More: continued here

eBay has turned its subscription-based Selling Manager service into a platform that is now open to embedded third-party tools, currently in beta. eBay will take a 20 percent share of the fees vendors charge to sellers for using their applications. More: continued here