eBay News
- Judge says Tiffany, not eBay, should police trademark (USA Today)EBay scored an important victory in court Monday, as a federal judge said companies such as jeweler Tiffany & Co. are responsible for policing their trademarks online, not auction platforms like eBay.
- Entertaining tips from an expert eBay shopper (Denver Post)EBay is known as that vast online flea market where consumers can find everything from drink coasters to one man's entire life including house, car and job.
- Deal with Buy.com marks sign of the times at eBay (InternetRetailer.com)Buy.com, with $3 million in sales a month on eBay.com, is a big part of the new face of eBay as the world’s largest e-marketplace strives to boost growth rates with a shot of new products and higher service levels, says Scot Wingo, CEO of ChannelAdvisor Corp., which specializes in helping retailers sell on eBay and other e-marketplaces.
- Ebay shares fall 13 pct after weak outlook, downgrades (Reuters via Yahoo! News) EBay Inc's shares fell more than 13 percent on Thursday after its cautious near-term outlook led to downgrades by several Wall Street analysts.
- EBay shares fall to 2-year low (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Shares of eBay Inc. fell to their lowest point in nearly two years Thursday after the online auction company's second-quarter profit growth was eclipsed by a softer forecast than analysts had expected.
- The real McFly - genuine Back to the Future 2 Nike Mag on eBay (Tech Digest via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)Has anyone got $5,000 I can borrow? I'll pay you back, I promise, but it might take while - not because it'll be hard getting the money but because I'll be playing with my genuine Back to the Future II 2015 McFly Nike boot that's just appeared on eBay!
- eBay Announces Marketplaces Executive Changes (AuctionBytes)eBay announced executive changes to its global Marketplaces business. Effective in October, Rajiv Dutta, President, eBay Marketplaces, will retire from the company. With eBay for 10 years, Dutta served as eBay's Chief Financial Officer, then President of Skype and head of PayPal.
- eBay Canada Looking for Entrepreneur of the Year (AuctionBytes)eBay Canada has opened nominations for its Entrepreneur of the Year awards that recognize ambitious and hardworking members who run a successful small business on eBay. eBay Canada's Entrepreneur of the Year Award is open to eBay small business owners in Canada who sell full-time and part-time and who meet the eligibility criteria.
- eBay Reports $15.68 Billion in Second Quarter '08 GMV (AuctionBytes)eBay reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2008, posting second quarter revenue of $2.20 billion, up $361 million from the same period last year. Net income on a GAAP basis was $460 million. Gross Merchandise Volume for the Marketplaces business was $15.68 billion for the quarter, an increase of 8% over the second quarter of 2007.
- eBay profit up 22 per cent (Computing.co.uk) Bryan Glick, Computing , Thursday 17 July 2008 at 16:27:00 But hard strapped customers bidding less in online auctions Online auction site eBay saw net income for the second quarter of 2008 grow to $460m (£230m) from $376m a year earlier, with revenue up to $2.2bn from $1.8bn in...