eBay 'considering PayPal spinoff for 2015'

A college student claimed it was all a joke when he put his vote in this fall’s presidential election up for sale on the Web auction site eBay. But prosecutors didn’t see the humor. More: continued here

Discounts Not Enough to Revive Online Retail SalesWall Street Journal –22 minutes agoInternet auction site eBay Inc.'s traffic dropped 16% between early November and mid-December, while Best Buy Co.'s site experienced a 17% decline in … More: continued here

Since launching in Australia, eBay has always had a policy of placing local listings ahead and separately from those originating overseas. From today, that approach will change somewhat, with listings from the US and UK sites intermingled with those offered by Australians in a “variety of categories”. (more…) More: continued here

Teach For America gets $10 million from Meg Whitman's foundationBizjournals.comErstwhile California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) and now CEO of Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ) set up the foundation with her husband, Griffith Harsh. It focuses particularly on K-12 education. …and more » More: continued here

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Groupon, Apple, eBay, MasterCard and Visa More: continued here

Jenny's 867-5309 Phone Number Sells On Ebay for $5500Digital CityHe estimates he received more than 10000 calls a year which lead him to also put his number up for bid on Ebay. Potter won $25000 for "Jenny's" number back …Jenny, I Sold Your NumberNBC Philadelphiaall 7 news articles » More: continued here