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Ableauctions Announces Strategic Plan and Financial ResultsMarketWatch –2 hours agoOJAI, Calif., Aug 14, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — As a result of eBay's decision to suspend its live auction operations and the decreasing demand for …Ableauctions Announces Strategic Plan and Financial ResultsBusiness Wire (press release)all 6 news articles More: continued here

eBay is in talks to acquire a stake in Gmarket, a Korean marketplace. Cowen and Company analyst Jim Friedland had written about Gmarket and the competitive landscape in Korea last month in a research note. More: continued here

eBay Motors is lowering insertion fees for all vehicle listings and is raising the “Successful Listing” fee next month. More: continued here

eBay said the Belgian Tribunal de Commerce has dismissed all claims by L’Oreal brought against eBay regarding the sale of counterfeit items. eBay issued a statement published on the eBay corporate blog “This is the second successful court ruling in a row for eBay, both supporting our view that controlling …

So, eBay continues to evolve as the World’s Largest Group Therapy Meeting. Latest case in point: Some Australian lady is auctioning off her emotional baggage in the form of some other lady’s underpants …or at least a photograph of said underpants, as eBay does not allow the sale of used …

Report: An analysis of eBay's woesSeattle Post Intelligencer –3 minutes agoElise Ackerman of The Mercury News in San Jose reports that Amazon's popularity is encroaching upon eBay. She explores an interesting phenomenon: As eBay… More: continued here

Why Changes To Ebay’s Pricing Plan Could Whack Its Shares By 20%Smart Profits Report, MD –2 minutes agoThe company is eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY). And while that’s the upside part of the story, a new development could shave as much as 20% from its share price. … More: continued here

In June 2008, eBay was ordered by a French court to pay 40m Euros (£31.3m) to LVMH over the sale of fake items from designer retailers such as Christian Dior, Guerlain, Givenchy and Kenzo. LVMH is a luxury brand group whose portfolio includes Louis Vuitton, Donna Karan and TAG Heuer. …

An Australian woman took matters on her hands against her cheating husband by putting a photograph of his lover’s underpants up for sale on the auction site eBay. More: continued here

In a spiteful listing on eBay Australia, a jilted woman is auctioning off a pair of lacy black underpants “size humongous” and an empty condom wrapper “size small” found in her bed after her husband allegedly engaged in an extramarital affair. More: continued here