iPhone App for eBay Shopping Expands Global Coverage (AuctionBytes)

Braintree, the payments gateway owned by eBay Inc, is trying to remove a hurdle for e-commerce companies by making it easier for customers to pay for products on their smart phones. The company launched a set of tools for software developers on Wednesday that allows businesses to deduct payments directly from a customer's PayPal account….

Business Insider Purported prototype of Apple's first-gen iPhone sells for $1500 on eBayApple InsiderA device that one collector says is an "engineering prototype" of Apple's first-generation iPhone has sold on auction site eBay for $1,500, one of a handful of similar preproduction iPhones to surface in recent years. iPhone prototype. The "very rare …Prototype Of…

EBay announced a ban on all ivory sales as a conservation group released a report on Tuesday accusing the Internet auction house of contributing to the trade in endangered wildlife products. More: continued here

Nomura analyst Brian Nowak this morning picked up coverage of both Amazon.com and eBay with Neutral ratings. In short, he wouldn’t buy either one of them right now. More: continued here

NEW YORK ( TheStreet) — eBay has had a tough year, there's no doubt about it, but during the fourth-quarter earnings call, its executives attempted to assure investors of a future rebound. "Not the worst performance, but a year we're glad to have behind us," eBay CFO Robert H. Swan said on the earnings call….

EBay Inc., the largest online marketplace, forecast fourth-quarter sales and profit that missed some analysts’ estimates as it spends more on marketing products to woo developers and strengthen its payment services. More: continued here