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After failing in its bid to force Australian customers to use PayPal, online auction house eBay is setting its sights on US users that pay by cheque … More: continued here

Zippi Aims to Continue 100% Revenue Growth Ramp as Total Revenues …CNNMoney.com –49 minutes agoZippi connects this appraisal with the appropriate Zipster (eBay seller) which handles the entire transaction. The strength of the eBay community resides in … More: continued here

In a move that will certainly jostle some buyers and sellers, the online auction company eBay will soon restrict methods of payments for the most common goods sold through its website. Conveyed through a recent FAQ update by the company, it plans to adjust its allowed payment methods to include only PayPal, ProPay, credit or debit…

EBay launches mobile application for consumers in EuropeTelecom Paper (subscription), Netherlands –4 hours agoOnline auction company eBay has launched a mobile application named eBay Mobile for iPhone and iPod Touch users in Europe. The free applications enable … More: continued here

eBay Cuts Paper Payments, Leaves PayPal to Rule RoostMarketing Vox News –2 minutes agoBeginning late next month, eBay will no longer accept money orders and checks for online purchases, writes Retailer Daily (via Internet Retailer). … More: continued here

Harry Rinker, a well-known expert in the antiques and collectibles field, is leaving eBay over its ban on checks and money orders. It’s time to take a stand, he wrote in his column last week. “I will be damned to hell if I am going to allow eBay to dictate how I should pay for…

ANDOVER — One Lincoln Circle family hopes to transform their giant pumpkin into cash for charity this Halloween season. Jim Kazmer is selling the 177-pound pumpkin he and his 6- and 8-year-old sons grew in their backyard patch on eBay. More: continued here

A CAIRNS woman has been forced to shelve plans to sell a mobile phone complete with X-rated photos on eBay. More: continued here

The Metuchen Branch YMCA, 65 High St., is offering the following programs this fall:• Learn the basics of eBay, 1-3:30 p.m. Saturdays, Oct. 4-18; the fee is $40 for members and $50 nonmembers. • Bus trip to see “Mamma Mia” on Broadway. Bus will depart from the Metuchen Municipal Pool parking lot 5:30 p.m. Nov….

Online auction site eBay will soon be paper-free. The e-commerce marketplace will no longer allow its sellers to accept paper payment methods like checks or money orders in favor of plastic and electronic methods. More: continued here