Analyst Actions: Apple, EBay, AflacWSBtv.com, GA –5 hours agoDeutsche Bank analyst Jeetil Patel notes while eBay (EBAY) beat on EPS, every other metric came in weaker than expected: gross merchandise volume fell 16% … More: continued here
eBay President and CEO John Donahoe greeted Wall Street analysts with bad news on Wednesday afternoon, telling them in a scheduled conference call, “This is eBay’s first negative year-over-year quarter, and we’re not happy about it.” Later in the call, he defended his performance. More: continued here
Amazon.com once again inched past eBay as the No. 1 online shopping destination in December, according to Nielsen Online. Longtime retail traffic winner eBay last month gave up its traditional top spot to Amazon after months of slipping traffic. More: continued here
Examiner.com Pet groomer who sold 'gothic kittens' on eBay formally charged …Examiner.com –34 minutes agoby Helena Sung, Pet News Examiner Holly Crawford, 34, who will forever be remembered as the woman who sold pierced kittens on eBay, has been formally … More: continued here
Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc. , the world’s biggest Internet auctioneer, may decline in trading today after giving a first-quarter forecast that missed analysts’ estimates and saying the value of goods sold on its site dropped. More: continued here
eBay Australia announced on Tuesday several changes that require sellers to update their listings and/or templates. The changes are all effective beginning in early March. The first change is to eBay’s pre-sale policy that prohibits sellers from listings items not in their possession at the time of listing (pre-release DVDs, for example). Pre-sale items will…
There is an interesting article at Seeking Alpha called ” Why ‘GooBay’ Makes Sense .” Obviously this is a “what if Google bought eBay?” piece, and feedback to the article thus far isn’t real keen on the idea, but there are some valid points throughout the article nevertheless. read more More: continued here
Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc. , the world’s biggest Internet auctioneer, tumbled in late trading after giving a first-quarter forecast that missed analysts’ estimates and saying the value of goods sold on its site dropped. More: continued here
Go Daddy is making a play for eBay’s marketplace business. More: continued here
The Sun eBay Marketplaces Down 12% in 4th Quarter, PayPal SolidAuctionbytes –1 hour agoBy Ina Steiner eBay President and CEO John Donahoe greeted Wall Street analysts with bad news on Wednesday afternoon, telling them in a scheduled conference …EBay Sales: Going, Going…BusinessWeekAmazon.com Expected To See Growth Slow In 4Q >AMZNWall Street JournaleBay beats estimates: Buy or…