Terry Smith invests in eBay

eBay is where you go to hunt down a mint $150,000 Joe DiMaggio baseball card, retro bathing suits, and a $6 Nickelback CD. But when it comes to browsing for bargains the venerable 17-year-old tech company, which along with Amazon helped pioneer online shopping, is looking downright dowdy. Hoping to update its own look, eBay…

Pre-Earnings Options Play On eBayForbesOne name that popped up on the radar as a potential candidate for a pre-earnings premium selling strategy — particularly for put writers — is e-commerce firm eBay, which is slated to unveil its third-quarter results after the close on Wednesday, Oct … More: continued here

eBay has again postponed the implementation of a contentious payment scheme for members due to concerns from the competition regulator. More: continued here

Triple Pundit EBay to Power New Data Center With Fuel CellsEP MagazineProving that it's serious about becoming greener, EBay has announced that a new data center being built in Utah will run entirely on fuel cells, a move that other …EBay Plans Data Center That Will Run on Alternative Energy Fuel …New York TimeseBay Bets…

eBay D&D? Would Gamifying Auctions Make You Buy More?EcommerceBytes (blog)eBay is exploring more ways to engage users, and one of them is "gamifying" auctions and other forms of buying on the site (and maybe even selling). According to a piece in VentureBeat, eBay is working with a team of University of California Santa Cruz ……

DigitalJournal.com 'It's pretty disgusting': Boston Marathon medals for sale on eBayYork Daily RecordBOSTON — Several gold-colored medals strung on yellow-and-blue ribbons for runners of Monday's Boston Marathon were being offered for sale on eBay on Thursday, listings the manufacturer described as "disgusting" because of the twin bombings at the …2013 Boston Marathon medals appear on…