EBay beats in quarter, PayPal strong

Economic downturn putting a hurt on eBayChicago Tribune, United States –2 minutes agoAA slowing economy is taking a heavy toll, especially as eBay tries to reinvent itself because its online auction platform is slipping in popularity. … More: continued here

Tampabay.com (blog) Walton County goes shopping on eBay for new Confederate flagTampabay.com (blog)As it turns out, Walton County had to go shopping on eBay for a stars and bars flag. The county spokesman said a vendor was found — in Los Angeles. The flag is on order and should arrive in DeFuniak Springs in two…

eBay is where you go to hunt down a mint $150,000 Joe DiMaggio baseball card, retro bathing suits, and a $6 Nickelback CD. But when it comes to browsing for bargains the venerable 17-year-old tech company, which along with Amazon helped pioneer online shopping, is looking downright dowdy. Hoping to update its own look, eBay…

Metro Caves flogged on eBayThe Sun, UK –18 hours agoBy STAFF REPORTER EBAYERS are going underground – with a cluster of caves up for grabs on the online auction site. Bidding for the 28-acre Mystic Caverns in …Ark. caverns up on eBay despite tight economyWXVTall 204 news articles More: continued here

Forbes How Ebay's Spinoff of PayPal Can Be A Model For Crisis ManagementForbesLast year eBay announced that it would be spinning off PayPal, the payments juggernaut that it acquired in 2002, into a standalone company with no ties to its parent. While the situation was not a crisis in the usual sense, because the goal…

Benzinga's Top Pre- Market Losers (ODFL, CELG, CNTF, TTWO, MNKD, EBAY)BenzingaeBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) is currently trading at $22.65, declined by 0.96% in the pre-market session. The 52-week trading range for EBAY is $9.91 – $25.80. …and more » More: continued here