An early iPhone prototype has made its way onto eBay, complete with a rough beta version of iPhone OS and a second, non-functional unit. The working prototype is said to be in good cosmetic condition, and interestingly features a matte plastic screen as opposed to the glass screen found in …
Read More »L’Oreal takes action against eBay (BBC News)
Cosmetics giant L’Oreal is taking online auction site eBay to court for selling fake versions of its products. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Puts PayPal in the Spotlight (WebProNews)
eBay is holding an annual analyst meeting on Wednesday March 11th. Highlighted at this meeting will be future plans for eBay’s PayPal business. As Peter Burrows at BusinessWeek notes , John Donahoe has said that he expects PayPal to be bigger than eBay itself. It looks like the company’s making …
Read More »When Will the Good Times Return? – New York Times
SYS-CON Media When Will the Good Times Return?New York Times, United StatesBy Damon Darlin Jack Ma, the chief executive of Alibaba Group, stopped by to talk about his plans for Alibaba.com, the Chinese Web site for making business-to-business connections, and Taobao.com, the Chinese answer to eBay. As a prominent businessman …CORRECTING …
Read More »Morgan Lewis Partner Sues for Cut of eBay Settlement (Law.com)
A court in Virginia is to hear arguments Monday over whether a partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius deserves a share of the settlement MercExchange LLC reached with eBay Inc. More: continued here
Read More »mocoNews – eBay's Mobile Plans For PayPal – Washington Post
mocoNews – eBay's Mobile Plans For PayPalWashington Post, United StateseBay (NSDQ: EBAY) CEO John Donohoe plans to highlight the promise of its PayPal payments unit during the company's annual meeting March 11, including plans it has for the mobile space, according to BusinessWeek. The mostly online service today lets …EBay's Big …
Read More »A Closer Look at eBay’s New Item Page (AuctionBytes)
eBay has been testing a new Item page (also known as View Item page) for over a year, first announcing the new page in June 2008. Stating that the page had suffered from “improvement overload,” eBay said at the time that it expected to roll out the new design fully …
Read More »L’Oreal Goes After eBay In UK Court (WebProNews)
However bad the world economy gets, the L’Oreal Group’s legal team looks to be safe from layoffs. L’Oreal, the world’s largest beauty products company, has put all sorts of stuff on the team’s plate, including a new lawsuit against eBay in the UK. A BBC article explains the basics of …
Read More »eBay: Plenty Of Options To Unlock Value – Barron’s Blogs
eBay: Plenty Of Options To Unlock ValueBarron’s BlogsOn Wednesday, eBay (EBAY) will hold a meeting with analysts to discuss the current business and strategy. There is little expectation that the company will announce any dramatic moves, and concern about the health of the business remains high, … More: continued here
Read More »Do You Want Prince Charles’ Love Letters? – Oneindia
Oneindia Do You Want Prince Charles’ Love Letters?Oneindia, IndiaThe romantic love letters sent by Prince Charles to his girlfriend Welsh-born Janet Jenkins have been put up for sale on auction website eBay. Charles and Jenkins met in 1975 when she was a receptionist at the British consulate in Montreal, Canada. …Prince …
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