An eBay auction claiming to offer original prototype iPhones has been pulled at the request of Apple, the seller claims. Speaking to the press, the seller explains that “as many people predicted would happen, Apple has contacted eBay to close the listing.” A purported demonstration video on YouTube has also …
Read More »No Bonus for eBay Execs, Look for April Announcements – AuctionBytes Blog
Auctionbytes No Bonus for eBay Execs, Look for April AnnouncementsAuctionBytes Blog, MAeBay management failed to meet performance targets set by the Board of Directors in 2008. As a result, top executives will not receive company Incentive Plan bonuses. In addition, "in light of the financial uncertainties caused by the global …eBay …
Read More »iPhone Prototypes Hit eBay – PC World
TechRadar UK iPhone Prototypes Hit eBayPC WorldSome of the strangest things can show up on eBay. Take, for example, a seller who claims he has two iPhone prototypes to unload. According to the seller, the two devices were manufactured about six months before the original iPhone went on sale in …
Read More »EBay seeks OK for staff option exchange program – Reuters
EBay seeks OK for staff option exchange programReutersNEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) – eBay Inc (EBAY.O) is asking its stockholders to approve a one-time program to let employees exchange their "underwater" stock options for restricted stock units at a set ratio, according to a US regulatory filing. …eBay Plans To …
Read More »News In Brief: EBay CEO earned $22M in 2008; Buffett says economy … – San Jose Mercury News
News In Brief: EBay CEO earned $22M in 2008; Buffett says economy …San Jose Mercury News, USAEBay Chief Executive John Donahoe received compensation valued at $22.5 million in 2008, according to a Monday regulatory filing, but a large part of his pay package consisted of equity awards that are currently …
Read More »Ebay To Talk Up PayPal As Analysts Key On Marketplace Unit – CNNMoney.com
Ebay To Talk Up PayPal As Analysts Key On Marketplace UnitCNNMoney.comSAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- Ebay Inc. ( EBAY ) is expected to talk up its portfolio of businesses at its Analysts Day meeting on Wednesday, but Wall Street is hoping to hear more about the steps the e-commerce company is …
Read More »EBay-style feedback for services – BBC News
Telegraph.co.uk EBay-style feedback for servicesBBC News, UKHe said it was wrong that consumer websites such as Amazon and eBay had "higher standards of transparency" than those for public services. Officials liken the new approach to the Tripadvisor site, where travellers can share their thoughts on hotels. …Those who can't work should …
Read More »Original iPhone Prototype Spotted on eBay – Mac Rumors
UberGizmo Original iPhone Prototype Spotted on eBayMac Rumors, VAThe working unit runs iPhone OS 03.06.01_G vs the launch version which ran version 03.11.02_G. Beta units of Apple products have been known to escape Apple's labs before. Recently a prototype MacBook Air was purchased on eBay by a MacRumors forum …Proto-iPhone on …
Read More »Gang used eBay to offload hot goods – The Australian
LIVENEWS.com.au Gang used eBay to offload hot goodsThe Australian, AustraliaArticle from: Australian AP POLICE have smashed a criminal syndicate that used eBay to offload expensive merchandise purchased with fake credit cards. NSW Police said members of the ring bought more than $4.5 million worth of goods using fake cards. …Police smash …
Read More »Police uncover '$4.5m eBay scam' – ABC Online
Daily Examiner Police uncover '$4.5m eBay scam'ABC Online, AustraliaAssistant Commissioner Catherine Burn says the group sold the items on eBay and other shopping websites for about a third of the price over at least the past two years. "It's well organised in the sense that we're dealing with innocent people who …
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