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eBay Express: New shopping destination from eBay

2006-05-15T22:03:00.000-04:00

eBay Express Demo allows to you narrow your search.From eBay:With eBay Express it's faster and easier than ever to breeze through all your shopping. Find the best deals on everything from designer jeans to a complete home theater system. Get it new: Shop our vast inventory of brand new, brand name, and hard-to-find products. Get it now: Everything on eBay Express is offered at a fixed price

Meals-Ready-To-Eat Hurricane Relief sold on eBay?

2005-10-30T00:51:00.001-04:00

U.S. Investigates Sale of MREs on eBay The government is looking into whether eBay sellers in Gulf Coast states are trying to profit from military foodstuffs handed out for free (Meals-Ready-to-Eat) following hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. Some of the MREs advertised on the eBay are being sold from Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida and other Gulf states, and are individually packaged with a

The Ebay Buyer's FAQ

2005-09-29T07:29:00.001-04:00

A guest article by Kirsten HawkinsSo you have a question? Has something gone very wrong and you don't know what to do? Well, fair enough. Here are the questions that I hear all the time from buyers.Does eBay have a Customer Service Department I Can Phone?eBay are notoriously hard to contact, should you ever need to - it sometimes seems like they expect the site to run itself. You can email them,

eBay removes kidney for sale auction

2005-09-20T01:50:00.000-04:00

eBay Australia has cancelled the sale of a human kidney after it attracted bids up to $US800,000 ($1.05 million) in just a single day.The kidney was being sold by a 54-year-old US citizen from Missoula in Montana who wanted to use the proceeds to support his family.The internet site does not permit the sale of human organs and the auction was deleted as soon as it came to the notice of eBay

Man admits guilt in eBay auction scam

2005-09-15T19:18:00.000-04:00

As reported: A San Leandro man has pleaded guilty to charges that he defrauded eBay users in online auctions for rare Mickey Mantle and Michael Jordan sports cards.In pleading guilty Monday to one count of mail fraud, Michael Gouveia, 40, admitted that he accepted money from the winning bidders in 2002 and 2003 with no intention of delivering the cards as promised.Gouveia admitted that he had

eBay Buying Tip: My eBay Page

2005-07-09T11:26:00.000-04:00

My eBay pageLooking for a way to keep track of all your eBay activity? The My eBay page is a great way to keep track of items you're bidding, buying, watching, and have won in one convenient location.Each eBay member has his or her own personal My eBay section. Just click on the My eBay link at the top of any eBay page. Enter your User ID and password to enter your private My eBay page.My eBay is

Geldof angry; eBay scraps Live8 ticket sales

2005-06-15T08:12:00.000-04:00

LONDON (AFP) - The Internet auction site eBay bowed to pressure and stopped selling tickets for the London Live8 concert to increase awareness of African poverty due to be held on July 2.More than two million mobile phone text messages were sent in a lottery to win the 150,000 free tickets to the show, starring Paul McCartney, Elton John and REM, among others.But no sooner had the first tickets

eBay to Buy Shopping.com for $620 million

2005-06-02T15:49:00.001-04:00

San Francisco (InfoWorld) - eBay continued its acquisition spree by agreeing to buy comparison shopping site Shopping.com for about $620 million in cash. The move should benefit eBay's sellers by giving them access to a new sales channel and a new set of buyers, while Shopping.com will be improved by the addition of eBay's listings on its site. eBay had annual revenue of $3.3 billion in 2004, and

eBay Selling Tip # 1: Relisting Your Item

2005-05-28T21:44:00.000-04:00

Normally, Insertion Fees are non-refundable. However, if your listing ends without a winning buyer or results in an Unpaid Item (UPI), you may qualify for a credit by relisting the item. If the item sells the second time, eBay will refund the Insertion Fee for the relisting.To relist an item, sign in to eBay, go to the item page for the ended listing, and click on "relist your item". You can also

Stolen PaceMaker sold on eBay

2005-05-15T23:26:00.001-04:00

This surely should push eBay to be more strict with medical devices. It was reported by Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune that Medtronic Inc., based in Minneapolis, recently discovered that one of its pacemakers was stolen from a California hospital, sold on eBay and then implanted in an Arizona man.This surfaced when when police in Sacramento, Calif., arrested a 21-year-old woman early March

Popemobile Seller Sues eBay: Price not enough

2005-05-13T09:08:00.000-04:00

Benjamin Halbe, the jobless German who sold the the VW Golf once owned by Pope Benedict XVI (now known as the PopeMobile) for £130,000 GoldenPalace.com is suing eBay because he says it's not enough. Halbe, 21, from Olpe near Cologne, bought the car from a private dealer for over £6,000 just six months before Pope Benedict took the helm in Vatican. Halbe asked lawyers in the Munich legal firm

North Dakota boy auctioned by friend on eBay; bid reached $3,000

2005-05-10T09:23:00.000-04:00

In North Dakota, a prank by two teenagers caught the attention of the principal at North Dakota's Hazen High.Of of them put the other on sale on eBay, but eBay removed the auction when the bidding reached $3,300. Since sale of body parts on eBay is illegal, and so therefore is the sale of a whole live body.The boys lost their computer privileges at school (yes, they used the school computers) but

Golden Palace buys Pope mobile Volkswagen

2005-05-08T23:22:00.002-04:00

The online casino GoldenPalace.com known for buying unusual items at outrageous prices has won an eBay auction for Pope Benedict XVI's previously owned 1999 Volkswagen Golf, bidding Euro 188,938.88 (approx. $244,590.83 USD).Pope Benedict XVI (then Cardinal Josef Ratzinger) sold the six-year-old VW Golf to a private individual a few months he become pope. The new owner subsequently posted the car

3 eBay execs to pay $3million lawsuit settlement

2005-04-30T13:25:00.000-04:00

Mercury News reports that "three current and former eBay executives, including Chief Executive Meg Whitman, have agreed to pay $3 million to settle a lawsuit that they inappropriately accepted shares in scores of lucrative IPOs from investment-banking firm Goldman Sachs Group."Whitman, along with eBay founder and Chairman Pierre Omidyar and former President Jeffrey Skoll, will pay the money into

Pope Benedict Volkswagen sold on eBay Germany

2005-04-29T15:45:00.000-04:00

Reuters reports that "a second hand car once said to be registered in the name of Joseph Kardinal Ratzinger -- the new Pope Benedict - is up for sale on eBay and the sky seems to be the limit when it comes to bidding."The vehicle, a metallic gray 1999 Volkswagen Golf, went up for auction on the German site (www.ebay.de) at a minimum price of 9,900 euros ($12,790) on Wednesday and, just over 24

Pope's Communion Wafer auctioned on eBay

2005-04-15T08:58:00.002-04:00

SIOUX CITY, Iowa A Communion wafer allegedly blessed by Pope John Paul that was sold on eBay didn't violate the online auction site's policies, according to an eBay spokeswoman.The wafer, reportedly blessed by the late pope during a Mass in 1998, was offered on Saturday by a seller in Iowa town. It was sold for two-thousand dollars to a buyer in California.The

2 Charged With Selling Stolen Items On eBay

2005-04-12T13:50:00.000-04:00

Aspyr to Release eBay Utility iSale The Mac Observer - 1 hour, 22 minutes agoAspyr Media on Tuesday announced that it will publish Equinux's eBay utility iSale in May. While the...eBay Charity Program Gets Major Upgrade AuctionBytes - 2 hours, 49 minutes agoeBay is changing its Giving Works program for charity auctions, according to its partner MissionFish. eBay's program was initially

Current Most Popular on eBay

2005-02-24T22:48:00.000-05:00

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eBay: Pregnant woman sued over belly ad

2005-02-16T09:37:00.001-05:00

A pregnant woman in Atlanta, Georgia is being sued for refusing to sell her bump as advertising space to a winning bidder on eBay.SunPoker.com filed a legal action against Elisa Harp, of Roswell, near Atlanta, Georgia, arguing that by putting the auction on eBay, she agreed to sell to the highest bidder, reports Local 6 News.Harp instead sold her belly to Golden Palace Casino.

Photo of Giant Frosted Flake on eBay

2005-02-05T10:37:00.000-05:00

Spotted on Ebay on Jan. 23,2005: Giant Frosted Flake item on eBay The auction ad: "Let me start by saying that this auction is the ORIGINAL giant, monster flake. There's some unoriginal joker trying to sell their flake here on Ebay and it's of lesser statue by far. Anyway, you are bidding a single, intact, genuine, MONSTER-SIZED, Kellogg’s Frosted Flake. No, I was not impaired when I decided

eBay clarifies Fee Increase announcement

2005-02-03T09:43:00.000-05:00

Reeling from the backlash of its recent announcement to increase fees, and in a move to soften the negative impact of its impending free increases on Feb. 18, eBay has issued a statement, admitting that its "original communication was a bit unclear. " Here it is, verbatim: "Recently, we announced fee changes taking effect on February 18th and affecting certain optional listing upgrades on

Omaha guy sells ad space on forehead for $37,375 on eBay

2005-01-27T20:17:00.002-05:00

Andrew Fischer used his head and he got $37,375 for it.The 20- year-old web-page designer and resident of Omaha, Nebraska, was paid $37,375 on Friday to advertise the snoring remedy SnoreStop. He will display the SnoreStop logo on his forehead for one month."I look forward to an enjoyable association with Andrew - a man who clearly has a head for business in every sense of the word," SnoreStop

Boost Sales with PayPal Buyer Credit

2005-01-27T14:07:00.000-05:00

Are you selling higher-priced items on Ebay, AND want to attract more buyers despite the tag price? This is good news for Ebay Buyers and Ebay Sellers alike, if you're not still aware of it. I just got reminded by Ebay of PayPal Buyer Credit, dubbed as "an easy way to attract more buyers and boost your sales on your higher-priced eBay listings." Through February 28, 2005, qualified sellers can

About Ebay My Summary - The Basics

2005-01-22T21:50:00.000-05:00

The My Summary page is the most comprehensive way to see the status of all your buying and selling activities on eBay. My Summary is very flexible and customizable. You can to make your My Summary page work for you by customizing it to suit your needs. You can change the order and amount of the information you see on this page. On My Summary, you can see: Buying Reminders: Like a "to do"

Naughty kids' Christmas gifts sold on eBay

2004-12-29T21:37:00.000-05:00

Naughty kids' Christmas gifts sold on eBay As reported by the Associated Press: "An online casino that bought a cheese sandwich said to bear the Virgin Mary's image and a cane sold to banish a young boy's fear of ghosts has struck again -- this time paying a man $5,300 for his naughty children's Christmas gifts. The Pasadena man said last week that he decided to auction the three Nintendo DS

eBay buys Rent.com for about $415 million

2004-12-19T19:48:00.001-05:00

This from the Associated Press:"NEW YORK — In a diversification move, online auctioneer eBay Inc. is buying the privately held Rent.com, which specializes in Internet listings of apartment and house rentals, for about $415 million in stock and cash.The deal, announced yesterday, would enable eBay to expand into a new segment of the online real estate market.Rent.com, based in Santa Monica, Calif.

Ebays buys Marktplaats

2004-11-11T09:36:00.001-05:00

Ebay acquires biggest classified ads site in NetherlandseBay has acquired Marktplaats.nl, the most popular classifieds Web site in the Netherlands for about $290 million, the company announced on Wednesday. It bought the site from Het Goed Beheer BV, a company that owns second-hand retail shops in the Netherlands. Het Goed Beheer BV owns 92 percent of Marktplaats.Marktplaats.nl site boasts over a

Shill bidding doesn't pay. Don't bid on your own items!

2004-11-10T17:11:00.000-05:00

If you're thinking of asking your friends to bid on your items just so to inflate prices and create a bandwagon effect, think again. According to an AP report, eight eBay sellers were ordered to pay nearly $90,000 in restitution and fines "after admitting they bid up products online to inflate the prices." New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said more than 120 people will receive restitution

Singapore eBay user wins auction for a private lunch with investment guru Warren Buffett

2004-07-11T10:11:00.000-04:00

EBAY IN THE NEWS TODAY:(SINGAPORE) A Singapore-registered eBay user by the ID of 'jchoo9' has won an online auction for a private lunch with investment guru Warren Buffett in New York for a whopping US$202,100.The auction, put up on June 28, lasted 10 days and saw 11 bids being placed by three users including 'jchoo9'. The Singapore bidder's first bid of US$55,000 appeared on July 5, but a