Bruce Hershenson, who auctions vintage posters online, is hanging up his eBay gavel. For almost a decade, Hershenson’s business epitomized the e-commerce that made eBay (NasdaqGS:EBAY – News) famous. He sold rare, collectible, sometimes kitschy memorabilia in online auctions that had a starting bid of 99%. But as the business …
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FedEx plans to stop using the Kinko’s name on its copy and office service stores and book an $891 million charge for the quarter that ended Saturday. The charge relates to a decision about the use of the Kinko’s name and a write-down of the value of its acquisition of …
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Auctionbytes Jumbuck Seizes on eBay Australia Unrest with Acquisition of OZtionAuctionbytes –23 minutes agoBy Ina Steiner eBay's rival in Australia is being acquired by Melbourne-based Jumbuck Entertainment. The move comes as eBay users in Australia protest the … More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Drops the Name Kinko’s (WJTV Jackson)
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Read More »FedEx dropping Kinko’s name (Contra Costa Times)
n The stores will be redubbed FedEx Office during the next few years More: continued here
Read More »O2 Fires Staff for Selling Apple IPhones on EBay (Cellular-News.com)
UK operator, O2 has reportedly sacked at least six staff who used their staff discount to buy Apple iPhones – then later sold them on the eBay auction website for a significant profit. More: continued here
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A trio of suspected robbers accused of raiding a post office in Harrow-on-the-Hill in north London have appeared in court. Unar Sentamu, 18, of Wellesley Road, Croydon, pleaded guilty to the robbery and was remanded in custody to await sentence. More: continued here
Read More »Jumbuck Seizes on eBay Australia Unrest with Acquisition of OZtion (AuctionBytes)
eBay’s rival in Australia is being acquired by Melbourne-based Jumbuck Entertainment. The move comes as eBay users in Australia protest the company’s move toward a PayPal-only model. Auction site OZtion has seen a 50 percent increase in sales and said 28,000 new members have joined in the past 6 weeks …
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