Proposed Law Targets Stolen Goods on eBay, AmazoneWeek, NYThe bills, targeting organized retail crime, would allow retailers to slap take-down notices on sites like eBay, Overstock, Amazon and other online marketplaces without as much a police report indicating the goods for sale are of suspicious origin. … More: continued here
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Ever lose your child's blankie? Ebay has a black market for themThe Star-Ledger – NJ.com, NJI never did make anything to insure it's safety, just was hyper neurotic about it. Well, have no worries parents, lose your child's favorite blankie? Just pop on over to ebay where you can discover the black…
EBay Inc. and online trade groups are bracing for a fight over three bills that lawmakers plan to introduce aimed at stemming sales of stolen goods on the Internet. More: continued here
If you listened to the questions posed by sellers at eBay’s Town Hall meeting yesterday, you would probably conclude that sellers are unhappy with the DSR (Detailed Seller Ratings) feedback system. eBay said it would be making some changes to give sellers more visibility into DSRs and would announce additional changes affecting sellers next month….
eBay.com Checks Out Paymate, New Online Payment Option Now Active …PR Web (press release), WA(PRWEB) February 26, 2009 — Paymate, a full-service provider of Internet payment solutions, announced today that its new online payment service is available in the United States and that Paymate has been selected by eBay.com as one of its approved, … More:…
AuctionBytes Blog eBay Sellers Critique PayPal Notification EmailsAuctionBytes Blog, MAeBay sellers were taken by surprise when PayPal changed their payment notification emails a week ago. It appears there are some things that sellers like, but a common complaint is that the font size is too small and the change from black to gray …Reserve Bank Of…
Impasse over DSRs at eBay Town Hall MeetingAuctionBytes Blog, MAeBay managers and sellers reached an impasse yesterday over the issue of Detailed Seller Ratings (DSRs). Many callers to the company's Town Hall Meeting expressed frustration over a feedback system that they said had the ability to punish them for … More: continued here
Going Once, Going Twice — Sold on eBayMount Vernon Gazette, VABy Chuck Hagee, Gazette Anyone desiring a piece of Fairfax County "memorabilia," using the word in its broadest sense, may soon be able to find it on eBay if Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerald Hyland's Monday Board Matter comes to fruition. … More: continued here
Going Once, Going Twice — Sold on eBaySpringfield Connection, VAAnyone desiring a piece of Fairfax County "memorabilia," using the word in its broadest sense, may soon be able to find it on eBay if Supervisor Gerald Hyland's (D-Mount Vernon) Monday Board Matter comes to fruition. And, the financial windfall could … More: continued here
PC World Top 10 worst internet outagesVNUNet.com, UKSkype, acquired by Ebay for $2.6bn (£1.8bn) in 2005, said at the time that it did not fully understand the reasons for the outage, but denied that it had anything to do with capacity problems caused by its rapidly expanding user base. …Having a cow over Gmail just misses…