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IQ Tester Complains About Offers on EBay

Intelligence tests widely used to help determine the competence of criminal defendants and the placement of students are for sale on eBay Inc.'s online auction site, and the test maker is worried they will be misused.

Swiss, EBay Stop Sale of Iraqi Treasure

A 4,000-year-old clay tablet authorities suspect was smuggled illegally from Iraq was pulled from eBay just minutes before the close of the online auction, authorities said Tuesday.

Judge Affirms $30M Judgment Against EBay

A federal judge has approved a roughly $30 million judgment against eBay Inc. more than four years after a jury concluded the online auctioneer had infringed on the patent of a small Virginia company.

EBay Focusing on 'User Experience'

EBay Inc. will focus on improving the "user experience" in 2008 in hopes of making the world's largest online auction more satisfying for its millions of users, a top executive said.

Auction Watchdog Takes EBay to Court

France's auction watchdog is taking eBay to court, arguing the Internet auctioneer does not do enough to protect consumers.

Package Prompts Evacuation at eBay

EBay employees who were evacuated from their offices Wednesday after a suspicious-looking package was found in the company's mailroom were allowed to return to work after a bomb squad determined the parcel was harmless.

EBay Wins 'Trademark Dilution' Suit

A company whose name sounds like eBay Inc.'s has lost its appeal of a court ruling that protected the online auctioneer from "trademark dilution" by e-commerce rivals with similar-sounding names.

EBay One of Few Companies to Lobby CIA

Online auctioneer eBay Inc. spent almost $2 million lobbying various departments of the federal government in the past year, including an entity rarely named on federal disclosure forms: the Central Intelligence Agency.

After 3Q Loss, EBay Reorganizes Skype

EBay Inc.'s Skype division has let down eBay executives, but they're confident they can reorganize the troubled Internet phone unit and make it more useful to people outside of the online marketplace.

EBay Launches 'Neighborhoods' Feature

Hoping to woo shoppers who say eBay Inc. has lost its folksy appeal, the world's largest online auction plans to launch its own version of a social networking service Wednesday and is promising other customer-friendly features by year's end.

Launch Night Looms for Harry Potter Book

Leaks. Lawsuits. Profiteering. What a way to treat such a fine young man like Harry Potter.

EBay Returns to Google Advertising

After a spat between two of the world's largest Internet companies, online auctioneer eBay Inc. resumed running advertising through Google Inc. on Friday.

EBay-Google Spat Hints at Larger Tension

A spat that erupted this week between eBay Inc. and Google Inc. after Google tried to siphon attention from the online auctioneer's grand user celebration might presage more tension in one of the Internet's most interesting new rivalries.

Google, eBay Form Advertising Alliance

In a deal between two of the Internet's most prominent players, Google will begin selling advertising for eBay outside the United States and help buyers quickly ring an online merchant to do business.

Advertisers, eBay to Test Ad Sales Idea

Several major advertisers are teaming up with online auctioneer eBay Inc. to test an idea for selling television advertising in an electronic marketplace, the group announced Friday.

EBay Members Can Sound Off

Users of eBay are getting new ways to tout their wares and coach one another on how to use the auction Web site.

'Skype Me': EBay to Add Button to Listings

EBay Inc. said Tuesday that it would add a "Skype Me" button to certain categories of listings, allowing prospective buyers to contact sellers directly through the Internet phone service it acquired last year for $2.6 billion.

Yahoo, EBay Join Forces in Partnership

Internet powerhouses Yahoo and eBay are joining forces in an alliance that further defines the battle lines in an online brawl with rivals Google, Microsoft and AOL.

EBay Launches Online Store to Sell Items

To attract more shoppers, online auctioneer eBay Inc. on Monday launched "eBay Express," an online store to sell new items ranging from cookware and books to electronics — all with no bidding involved.

California Town Again for Sale on eBay

The owner of a picturesque northern California town is accepting bids on online auctioneer eBay, nearly two years after purchasing the hamlet.

Town Auctioned on eBay Up for Sale Again

The first town ever auctioned on eBay soon will be back up for sale on the online auction site.

Google, Skype in Startup to Link Hotspots

Google Inc. and eBay Inc.'s Skype are investing in a startup that plans to help hotspot owners charge for Wi-Fi access, a plan that could face significant opposition from Internet service providers.

The Vine

How to deal with buyer fraud on eBay

Source: You might as well hang a sign

The best way to deal with buyer fraud is to prevent it.

eBay Business - $100 Per Day

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I'll be making $100 per day at the end of January looking to take that to $200 per day in February.

We screwed up, we got Dad a Wii for Xmas, but he doesn't want it.

Source: eBay

Dad…we're listening now and we're very sorry, it'll never happen again. We're grounding ourselves for a whole month and we'll wash and wax your car!

Top 10 Most Expensive Items On ebay

Source: HubPages

The top 10 most expensive items that you can find on ebay. The items include jewelry, domain names, antique items, real estate etc., etc. A must see page for all the people who buys things on ebay!

How to retract a bid on eBay

Source: You might as well hang a sign

All about why to retract a bid on eBay and how.

OSA Testimonials

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At last an E-book that addresses the dangers that children can be exposed to by unsupervised access to the Internet. Every parent should be aware of the dangers that the Internet poses to their children and know how to tackle this evil and spreading problem.

US President George W. Bush Up For Sale on Ebay

Source: Scoop

Sure there are signed photographs of George W. Bush up for sale on Ebay as there are many other souvenirs of the 43rd President, but this time, Internet Pioneer/Satirist/Government Teacher Eliot Stein has actually put our Chief Executive up for sale!

$500 reward for eBay pirates selling super cheap (counterfeit) software

Source: Ed Dickson @ FraudWar

The Software & Information Industry Association is willing to pay up to $500.00 to anyone, who inadvertantly buys pirated software off an auction site.

$10 Profit on iPods is Not Worth It!

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buying iPods on eBay and reselling them back on eBay or on Amazon

3 Instant eBay Money Makers

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3 products you can scout out, buy and resell with little effort and consistently profit from to make money on eBay.

Clues for when not to bid on eBay

Source: You might as well hang a sign on eBay thieves welc

There are a few reasons not to bid on an item on eBay, you do not want to bid to early and drive the price up, there are unanswered questions or the auction itself is questionable.

Turn in a pirated software vendor, collect $500

Source: iTnews

A tech industry group is offering consumers up to $500 for reporting software counterfeiters who sell their goods on online auction sites like eBay.. When: Where: More: Advertiser : Job Location : Reference : Listed :

Dad sells son's Xmas Wii game on eBay for $9k (£4522)

Source: tech.co.uk

After catching his 15-year-old son smoking marijuana, a Canadian father sold the Guitar Hero III game he had bought him for Christmas on eBay, to teach him a lesson. The popular game for the Wii, which is proving difficult to find pre-Christmas, fetched an incredible $9,100 ( …

Parent Sells Pot Smoking Teen's Game On eBay

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That's what I call parenting! Dad catches his son smoking reefer in the back with some friends after busting his @$$ getting the ultimate Christmas gift. How best to teach his son than to "give him the present of watching it get auctioned off on E-bay?"

Tips on dealing with deadbeat bidders on eBay

Source: You might as well hang a sign on eBay thieves welc

I spent years selling on eBay and I have run into a few deadbeat bidders on eBay. Rule number one when selling any place including eBay is to never ship or give the item to anyone until payment has processed.

Secret Of Life, Hope

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It's not about whether your hopes materialize or not, instead hopes are what we pin our daily activities on - it's all around us, in our minds, in our thoughts and in our actions.

Judge: eBay can use "Buy It Now," still owes $30 million

Source: Ars Technica

"eBay has been ordered to pay $30 million to MercExchange for violating that company's patents. But that's almost a footnote to the case, as eBay won an important Supreme Court victory regarding injunctions in patent cases."

Jumbo Jet Boeing 747 Fuselage Up For Sale

Source: Sky.com

Fancy your own jumbo jet? Well, part of a 747 has been put up for sale on eBay. The 40ft-long fuselage has been placed on the internet auction site by a design company, which used the mock-up aircraft to create a new line of interiors for airline Cathay Pacific.

Christmas Is Almost Here

Source: whistlebritches.com

Starting next week, December 17th being Monday - if you have not already completed your online Christmas shopping you may be out of luck on your order arriving on time.

'Rat's nest' eBay in dock over jewellery fakes

Source: Guardian Unlimited

Designer jeweller Tiffany & Co has accused auction website eBay of being a 'rat's nest' of fake jewellery such as watches, bracelets and necklaces.

Start Hacking Life: Desktop DNA luminator

Source: Wired News

A couple of weeks ago, I speculated in a post called The Open Organism: Genetic Engineering in the Open Source Era on the possibility for hackers to build their own custom organisms like people build web apps now.

Shortage makes Nintendo Wii top search on eBay

Source: Guardian Unlimited

The Nintendo Wii games console confirmed its place among the must-have items this Christmas after it became the most searched-for item on auction website, eBay. Last week eBay recorded nearly 30,000 searches on its site for "Wii" and "Nintendo Wii".

Yahoo Japan, eBay to announce tieup of online auction sites

Source: CNET News.com

Yahoo Japan and eBay are apparently set to combine their online auction sites.

"I am Mohammed the Bear!"

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The life of the original Mohammed the Bear may have been cut short but there are many more Mohammed bears who bravely came forward to replace him. And some of them are fetching quite a pretty penny.

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