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Starting today, you can bid for Sarah Palin on eBay. The former Alaska governor is auctioning herself for charity. The highest bidder will get the chance to have dinner with her. Bidding starts at 25-thousand dollars and will run for ten days. The auction will raise money for ride 2 recovery, a program that uses…

A FRENCH court ordered eBay to pay 38.6 million euros to luxury goods group LVMH for allowing the sale of fake merchandise. More: continued here

For eBay, 'Collections' And 'Local' Strategy Are ImportantForbesAs Alibaba gears up for its U.S. IPO, eBay remains focused on creating a better customer experience and is not worried about the competition from the Chinese e-commerce behemoth. Going forward, e-commerce will be a multi-trillion dollar opportunity … More: continued here

Yes, Amazon and eBay can ban sales of Confederate merchandise. Is that good …Washington Post (blog)The news that eBay and Amazon are moving to block sales of Confederate-related merchandise is causing concern among commentators like the New York Times' Josh Barro. Barro and others have no time for Confederacy nostalgia, but worry that having …and more »…

Bernie Madoff's Mets tickets sold for a bargainWalletPop, VAThe two seats in the Delta Club Gold section behind home plate sold for $38100 Tuesday on eBay, well below the list price of about $56000." The sale was conducted by the bankruptcy trustee charged with liquidating Bernie L. Madoff Investment Securities … More: continued here

We spoke with Matthew Mengerink, VP and GM of eBay’s x.commerce, which offers merchants an e-commerce platform using the “fabric of eBay” and its various products to essentially be the ultimate set of APIs and tools for e-commerce (though it … More: continued here