Groupon and LivingSocial, the poster children of local commerce, have done a bang up job of making us believe that the trend is all about offering steep discounts to restaurants, spas or other nearby merchants.
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EBay axes 1000 jobs, buys 3 companiesCBC.ca, Canada –19 minutes agoOnline auction giant eBay Inc. said Monday it was cutting about 1000 permanent employees, reducing its workforce by about 10 per cent. The San Jose, Calif. … More: continued here
Bigfoot For Sale On eBayMyFox Chattanooga, TN –37 minutes agoOn the eBay listing, the suit is being put up for action to "settle financial problems created by the hoax." At last check, bids of $85000 and more were … More: continued here
Auctionbytes Los Angeles eBay Sellers Meeting, Networking, Round Table discussion EventEcommWire (press release)Whether you are a casual eBay seller wanting to make a few extra dollars, or a Top Rated seller, earing a living on eBay– this is the meeting for you! …AuctionBytes Publishes Guide to Forthcoming eBay ChangesAuctionbyteseBay Seller Objects to Feedback and PayPal…
Phone Arena Deal: Asus ZenWatch 3 is 20% off on eBay, limited quantity availablePhone ArenaThe newest smartwatch launched by Asus has yet to receive the promised Android Wear 2.0 update. Still, the ZenWatch 3 is expected to get the update by the end of Q2, which means that it should go live in less than…
Nimbus has launched the second generation of its S-class line of flash memory systems, which have been picked up by eBay to provide 100TB of storage to support its virtualisation software ( ZDNet UK – Storage ) More: continued here
A Chinese investment fund manager won the chance to have lunch with the billionaire Warren Buffett by bidding $2.1 million in the most expensive charity auction ever held on eBay. More: continued here