SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The lawsuit filed by eBay Inc. against Craigslist, the online classified listings site in which it owns a stake, revolves around efforts by the online auctioneer to launch a competing service, according to a legal document posted online Wednesday.
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New York Times Online Merchants Home in on Imbibing ConsumersNew York TimesBut a pair of $3 sunglasses on eBay“turned out to be horrible fakes, with $17 of postage that I obviously didn't see with beer goggles.” Online retailers, of course, can never be sure whether customers are inebriated when they tap the “checkout” icon. …and…
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EBay exotic: 1974 Alfa Romeo Berlina 2000AutoWeekCheck out Bring a Trailer or eBay Motors for more. Four-door Alfa Romeo Berlina 2000 models aren't as common as the GTV and Spider here in the states, but they have the same high-winding engine and five-speed transmission. More: continued here
Auctionbytes China-Based Alibaba in Partnership Talks with eBay, AmazonAuctionbytesBy Ina Steiner Alibaba founder and Chairman Jack Ma is meeting with eBay, Amazon.com, Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Starbucks, and GE to discuss possible partnerships. Top Alibaba executives are in the US for an internal team building event and are … More: continued here
China's Loneliest Billionaire Dabbles in Tai Chi, PokerBloomberg BusinessweekAt about the same time, the U.S. government publicly shamed Alibaba-owned Taobao, a hybrid of Amazon.com (AMZN) (AMZN) and EBay, for enabling the sale …and more » More: continued here
City hopes to sell old parking meters on McMahan for $40Muskogee Daily PhoenixBy Liz mcmahan People can purchase a bit of Muskogee's past on ebay beginning Monday, said Shirley Simpson, city purchasing director. … More: continued here