While angry eBay sellers have taken to the ‘Net, it’s not to hawk their wares. Instead they’re posting messages and videos at MySpace, YouTube and Flikr, as well as blogs and forums, calling for solidarity in a week-long boycott that kicked off yesterday.
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eBay says 1 in 3 UK transactions now mobileGoMo NewsIn an interview with the Daily Telegraph, eBay's head of Europe, Clare Gilmartin claimed that eBay is firmly on the side of small retailers and businesses. She told the Telegraph, “We are only successful if retailers are sucessful. Unlike Amazon, we … More: continued here
AuctionBytes Blog ebay's Vendor Pricing Wars – Really a Good Thing?AuctionBytes Blog, MABut the pricing changes, lock-ins, bonuses, etc. that some of ebay's Certified Third-Party developers have been throwing around lately make me wonder if there is a price to be paid somewhere down the line for trying to attract sellers who may be in ……
WHDH-TV Not a fish storyPhiladelphia Daily News, PAYou're batting 1.000 if you picked "c" (although, in this eBay-crazy world, we wouldn't be surprised if you selected "d"). The items were pilfered from the Knotty Pine Auction Service last week. The New Hampshire Sunday News reported that auctioneer, …Williams' fishing memorabilia stolenMLB.comBaseball Great's Memorabilia Stolen From AuctionWMURSplendid…
Fourth-quarter results show improvements in Marketplace businessMarketWatch31, eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) reported net income of $559 million, or 42 cents a share, compared with net income of $1.36 billion or $1.02 a share for the same …EBay's profit falls 59% in Q4 to $559.2MSan Jose Business JournaleBay Inc. Reports Strong Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 ResultsBusiness…
eBay Sellers Caught by Surprise over UPC ChangeEcommerceBytes (blog)Sellers have been experiencing issues this weekend when listing (or relisting) certain brands on eBay – has it finally come, one seller asked on the eBay discussion boards. "Can't seem to use "Does not Apply" for UPC on certain name brand new items.". More: continued here
New York Times (blog) EBay to buy Braintree to boost PayPal's mobile presenceReuters(Reuters) – Ebay Inc will buy payment gateway Braintree for about $800 million to strengthen its PayPal unit's presence on mobile devices and take out a rapidly growing rival. PayPal, the dominant online provider of payment services, has been trying to …EBay to…