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PARIS, May 4, 2008 (AFP) – An online advertisement on auction website eBay for far-right leader Jean-Marie Le Pen’s armoured car mysteriously came off the site again on Sunday, after it was flagged for preposterous bidding. More: continued here

Rebecca Tyrrel: Days Like ThoseIndependent, UK –3 hours agoWasting no time, I sprinted upstairs, called my brother, Noel, and instructed him to put it on eBay. "Get rid of it within the week and you can keep the … More: continued here

Elusive Birkin Bags, Celebrity Arm Candy, Give Up Their SecretsBloomberg –2 hours agoHe was just a guy who resold handbags on EBay. Those bags happened to be Birkins, the highly desirable, terribly expensive satchels made by Hermes … More: continued here

eBay Does Exclusive Deal with Buy.comAuctionBytes Blog, MA –3 minutes agoeBay acknowledged on its corporate blog it has entered into a deal with Buy.com after the news was broken by industry blogger Randy Smythe on Friday. … More: continued here

An FBI investigation recently resulted in indictments in a scheme to allegedly sell $5 million worth of fake art prints via eBay. The prints were sophisticated fakes of works by Picasso, Warhol, Chagall and other artists. A member of the FBI’s art crime team and a victimized art dealer talk …

A winning bid that seems to come from nowhere with just a second or two to go before the close – that’s a snipe – and anyone that has more than a casual experience with online auctions has probably seen (or even been a victim of) a snipe or two. …

Auctionbytes Bidnapper Sniping Expands Beyond eBayAuctionbytes –5 hours ago"We have received many requests over the years to offer support for other auction sites, in addition to eBay and its international sites," said Taylor. … More: continued here

Small-business owner Barry Fallon was scheduled to appear before the Pennsylvania State Board of Auctioneer Examiners on May 12, 2008, to face charges of conducting an auction on eBay and operating an auction house without a license. More: continued here

Online shoppers boost eBay profits by 52%Edinburgh Evening News, UK –3 hours agoINTERNET auction site eBay said high-spending global shoppers and a strong performance at its online payments unit had helped boost profits by 52 per cent. … More: continued here

Auctionbytes Upcoming Licensing Hearing Could Impact Many eBay SellersAuctionbytes –5 hours ago"It would be wonderful if a lot of Pennsylvania eBay Trading Assistants and Power Sellers could attend this hearing in support of all of us," Fallon said. …From the EditorAuctionbytesall 2 news articles More: continued here