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Online retailers have begun to flog HTC Google Android phones to Australian consumers, with the first copies having turned up on the Australian website of auction giant eBay site, although Australian telcos don’t seem to have prepared for the imports. More: continued here

Nurse's 'naughty knickers' were on eBayUnited Press International –3 hours agoLONDON, Oct. 28 (UPI) — A British nurse who used her hospital e-mail address to sell her underwear on eBay could be barred from hospital premises, … More: continued here

NBC13.com Cabbage Patch Candidates for CharityMom Logic, CA –24 minutes agoFour one-of-a-kind Cabbage Patch Kids dolls will be auctioned for charity on eBay on November 4th. Proceeds will go to US Marine Corps' Toys for Tots …Sarah Palin and Barack Obama cabbage patch dolls for saleTelegraph.co.ukNew Presidential Candidate Cabbage Patch Dolls To …

eBay announced that its PayPal Buyer Protection program now covers buyers for the full purchase price and original shipping costs with no coverage limit. Previous coverage limits were $200 or $2000, depending on the feedback of the seller. More: continued here

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This week in eBay alternative news there’s lots of growth — and growing pains. Etsy gets new hardware and Bonanzle offers optional site membership plans. Meanwhile, on eBay, the new policy prohibiting paper payments takes effect. More: continued here

Ex-eBay CEO: Education should be 'national security priority'Trading Markets (press release), CA –22 minutes agoWhen Ms. Whitman took the reins of eBay in 1998, the Silicon Valley start-up had fewer than 30 employees and about $4 million in annual revenues. … More: continued here

Wigix , an eBay alternative that provides a unique stock-market style method for buying and selling goods, today announced a new service for sellers. Called Storefronts, the service lets sellers build and brand their own customized online shops through the Wigix Web site. More: continued here

The term “ebay” was searched for more than 16 million times in September, leaving “target” at 2.9 million and “amazon” at 2.7 million in the dust. More: continued here

eBay announced a series of holiday shopping initiatives that will become available on November 3, 2008, and said shoppers are already saving 30 percent off MSRP on many of the hottest gift items. More: continued here