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Next week, eBay Australia will make its new search the default on eBay.com.au. eBay has been testing its new search on “Playground,” an area where users were also allowed to try out the new search. More: continued here

Reuters eBay fears Christmas gloomScotsman, United Kingdom –3 hours agoONLINE auction site eBay has warned that its business is likely to suffer over Christmas because of the slowing economy, despite reporting strong …Wall Street slices eBay's future earnings estimates and price targetsCNET NewseBay Exploring Other Areas of GrowthTheStreet.comLet's Rename eBayMotley FoolMarketWatch – Bizjournals.comall …

For the first time in the history of the company, eBays gross merchandise volume, the total sum of all transactions on the eBay Marketplace, fell. More: continued here

Citigroup, Continental, eBay are big moversThe Associated Press –15 hours agoNASDAQ eBay Inc., down 36 cents at $14.97 The online auction operator gave a lower-than-expected fourth-quarter outlook, though third-quarter profit topped … More: continued here

eBay posted its third-quarter 2008 earnings on Wednesday, revealing it earned $2.12 billion in revenue for the quarter, which was down 4% compared to the previous quarter and up 12% year over year. Its Marketplaces business was down 6% from the previous quarter and up 4% compared to the same …

Courses are being run to teach people to trade on eBay as a way of making a few extra pounds. More: continued here

eBay’s search engine experienced a major outage on Thursday. Reports surfaced on an eBay discussion board at 11:47 PDT from users who were unable to get any results to their searches. At 1:15 pm, eBay reported the problem resolved. More: continued here

eBay announced more changes impacting sellers on Wednesday. The company will offer the Subtitle optional upgrade to sellers for free when listing in the Media category. The promotion applies to items with pre-filled item information and lasts through the end of the year. More: continued here

Movers: Google, Citigroup, eBay, Yahoo, Peabody EnergyBusinessWeek –9 minutes agoeBay (EBAY) posts $0.46, vs. $0.41, third quarter non-GAAP EPS on 12% rise in net revenue. To reflect current business trends, impact of acquisitions, … More: continued here

THE tax man has warned eBay users they must declare income earned from the sale of goods on the auction website. More: continued here