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Ebay (EBAY) Tries To Knife Craigslist24/7 Wall St., NY –2 hours agoEnter Ebay (EBAY) which made an investment in Craigslist about four years ago. Now, the big auction company has sued the classified company for having a … More: continued here

Online auction site eBay extended an open offer to purchase Craigslist last year, according to court documents released Wednesday. EBay owned a little more than a quarter of Craigslist’s shares at the time. But several months later, Craigslist reorganized so… More: continued here

Wall Street Journal Blogs Details Emerge in eBay v. CraigslistWall Street Journal Blogs, NY –4 minutes agoThe fuzzy edges around the eBay-Craigslist spat — the subject of a sealed complaint filed last week — came somewhat into focus yesterday with the release of … More: continued here

AmeriResource Update: BizAuctions Revenues for April 2008 Increase …CNNMoney.com –2 hours agoSales outside of eBay contributed $56000 of the $315146 in revenues for the month of April. BizAuctions provides quality brand merchandise at a discount … More: continued here

Web classifieds leader Craigslist sought a divorce, while online auction giant eBay proposed a formal marriage, according to court papers unsealed on Wednesday that detail a testy four-year relationship. More: continued here

New kids take on the dotcom dinosaursguardian.co.uk, UK –13 hours agoThis week sees the launch, initially in the US and Canada, of an eBay"killer" named Wigix.com which is unashamedly aiming at the solar plexus of the most …The Anti-EBay LaunchesWired NewsStart-up hopes to outdo eBay with online marketCNET News.comBeat eBay's selling charges …

The legal wrangle between Craigslist and eBay is about the competition in the online classifieds market, eBay’s complaint in the case reveals. More: continued here

ITProPortal Ebay shots itself in the foot by suing Craiglist over KijijiITProPortal, UK –3 hours agoEbay made public why it chose to sue Craiglist in a Delaware court last week; in a strange move, the auction company decided to become aggressive towards a … More: continued here

Sellers and buyers in eBay boycottPocket-lint.co.uk, UK –3 hours agoBuyers and sellers are hoping to force eBay to reverse recent changes to the site by boycotting today. An email is appearing on blogs, websites and in mail …Paypal & Ebay to rule the World? Part Two Sellers Must Fight Back …Blogger News …

eBay apparently feels Craigslist unfairly reduced its ownership stake because of eBay’s rival online classifieds service Kijiji, according to the recently revealed copy of the complaint. More: continued here