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BBC News Buffett is amazed his lunch drew a $2.1M bidThe Associated Press –18 hours agoThis was the sixth year that Buffett auctioned a lunch on auctioneer eBay Inc.'s Web site to benefit Glide. Buffett began auctioning the lunches for Glide …Drive-Bys Rejoice as Buffett Breaks Our Reid Letter Record on …

High Bid on eBay Low Balls Man's LifeShortNews.com, Germany –23 hours agoHe ventured to sell his life on eBay, expecting to get about half of a million dollars. He got 100000 less than that. The 44 year old Australian put his job … More: continued here

eBay eyes Filipino e-commerce developersInquirer.net, Philippines –3 hours agoBy Lawrence Casiraya MANILA, Philippines — eBay is looking to provide support for Filipino developers who can create promising applications running on its … More: continued here

eBay Australia faces PayPal furyRegister, UK –3 hours agoBy John Oates → More by this author eBay Australia's attempt to force all sellers to use PayPal is failing to win over users and still faces a competition … More: continued here

Sify eBay Fined over FakesTechtree.com, India –1 hour agoOnline auctioneer eBay has been ordered by a French court to pay over $61 million to fashion label – LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA for selling …EBay braced for copycat lawsuits over fakesTimes OnlineEbay to appeal against French €40m counterfeit goods penaltyFinancial TimesDesigner …

Aussies unconvinced by PayPal-only policy eBay Australia’s attempt to force all sellers to use PayPal is failing to win over users and still faces a competition investigation.… More: continued here

With eBay fined £30m for sales of fake luxuries, is it possible to bag a true bargain any more? More: continued here

PARIS (Reuters) – eBay said on Monday it will appeal a ruling by a French court ordering it to pay 38.6 million euros (30.6 million pounds) in compensation to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of counterfeit goods on its online auction site. More: continued here

We reported last week of Ian Usher, a British man living in Australia who was auctioning his life on eBay. Once sold, he was going to use the proceeds to travel around the world and get away from his life, which had not been a happy one since his wife …

The biggest damage from court cases related to protection of luxury brands could be to the eBay brand, which promises shoppers the widest range of goods in a marketplace connecting millions of buyers and sellers. More: continued here