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First eBay millionaire: Ten-year rise of tycoon who started in a garden shed More: continued here

Auctionbytes eBay Reveals News and Strategy at Analyst DayAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner eBay delivered a broad overview of its business to analysts on Wednesday and painted a rosy picture for the year 2011 – but it said this year will not be great for Marketplaces (growth expected to be slower than the market in 2009). …AuctionBytes…

Auctionbytes eBay Considers PayPal Loyalty ProgramAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner eBay appears to be considering customer loyalty programs in addition to its heavy use of couponing. eBay had tested an "eBay Bucks" shopper rewards program last year that may be resurrected this year, and eBay is currently surveying … More: continued here

Plan B: put home in a cave on eBay at $300000San Francisco Chronicle,  USAIf they can't secure new financing, they've got a backup plan – auctioning their cave home through eBay. Bidding starts at $300000. "I get the financing, or I sell the property, or I lose everything," Curt Sleeper, a self-employed Web designer and…

I have a theory about eBay. Everything was going great for the company until that grilled-cheese sandwich came along. In November 2004, eBay’s stock was trading near an all-time high at $56 a share, having risen sixfold in a little less than four years. More: continued here

Auto Racing Daily Old Race Car Sells on Ebay For $226521Auto Racing DailyLet me fill you in on the unbelievable story of the find and sale of a 1963 Pontiac LeMans Tempest that unravelled on eBay. Many years ago, an elderly man had asked his neighbour to store the Pontiac in his garage. The owner…

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — EBay Inc. has been struggling to improve its online marketplace, and the company acknowledged Wednesday that it still has a long way to go. But eBay also highlighted the strength of its PayPal unit, predicting its business will double in size by 2011. More: continued here

Introduction of a VoIP rival plus comments by parent eBay’s CEO dim Skype’s prospects for prosperity. More: continued here

Google Voice, eBay Put Pressure on SkypePC WorldThe future does not look very bright for Skype, after Google announced it will launch a potential competitor and eBay's CEO said that the online auction company had basically failed in its efforts to integrate the voice-over-IP service. …Friday Links: Spinvox, Grand Central, Google Voice, SkypeVoIP-NewsSpinVox Converts Skype…

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