Old water slides officially on eBay (The Saginaw News)

It started as a family joke: Facing snowballing medical expenses for their two young disabled children, Gregg and Brittiny Peters quipped they might need to sell everything they owned to stay solvent. As the bills tipped $10,000, however, the idea was no longer funny. So on Thursday, the Gainesville, Ga., couple accepted a winning $20,000…

http://www.wsj.com/articles/ebay-mulling-job-cuts-next-year-1418250740Wall Street JournalThe cuts are expected to primarily affect workers in eBay's core marketplace division, these people said. One said eBay has discussed trimming at least 3,000 jobs, or 10% of its total workforce. The planned layoffs appear to be part of eBay's… More: continued here

eBay Desktop 0.9.140 BetaPC Authority Business Centre, Australia –2 hours agoHowever, with the launch and popularity of eBay, it’s now enabled the average user to become their own retailer, buying and selling products that they … More: continued here

eBay posted an update about shipping policies and features on its Announcement Board on Monday. Beginning this week, eBay will begin requiring that all new sellers who are listing for the first time specify their shipping costs using the Shipping Details section. More: continued here

Metro 7-year-old Holly sells homemade card on eBay to let her best friend know they …MetroAnd now Holly's decided to list the card on eBay. Not, of course, to make a quick buck off her best friend's artwork (you cynical lot). No, Holly has a far nobler ambition. She writes on her listing: 'Today is…

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