Archive for September, 2006

eBay India Motors sells 100,000 vehicles

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

AuctionInfo.org
eBay India Motors Marketplace, the leading online B2B Motors marketplace, announced a significant milestone achieved by the sale of the 100,000th vehicle on the eBay India Motors platform. Mr. Rajan Mehra, Country Manager, New Ventures & Payments, eBay India, today commemorated the occasion by felicitating the Delhi-based buyer and seller who completed this landmark transaction. [...]

eBay Launches DoorOne

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

UK Auction Info
eBay launched a new shopping site on Wednesday called DoorOne in four countries: the UK, France, Germany and Australia. The DoorOne sites are currently identical to eBay’s comparison shopping site Shopping.com in terms of features, though it sports a different design and branding. eBay launched DoorOne because it does not own the Shopping.com [...]

Upcoming Workshops: Getting Started on My World and Knowing the Best Time to List

Saturday, September 30th, 2006

We would like to invite you to attend the following workshops this week:

Update on Shipping Features

Friday, September 29th, 2006

PayPal Agrees to Simplify User Agreement

Friday, September 29th, 2006

PayPal has made an agreement with 28 U.S. state attorneys general to simplify its user agreement and better inform users about fraud protection. PayPal, owned by online auctioneer eBay, agreed to pay $1.7 million to the attorneys general in California, New York, New Jersey and 25 other states to cover costs of investigations into complaints [...]

Introducing My World ? A New Profile Page

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

Now Available: Enhancements to Multi-User Access Functionality

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

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Tom.com to buyout eBay China ?

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

AuctionInfo.org
HONG Kong-listed Tom.com is going to announce its takeover of eBay’s China division and its PayPal service, the 21st Century Business Herald reported today, citing a well-informed source.
Tom Group is the distributor of Skype, eBay’s online telephone service in China.
According to the previous agreement between eBay and Eachnet, eBay will sell its shares to the [...]

Category Updates Now Available

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

The category updates outlined in the announcement below have now been introduced to the site.
We appreciate your input on how we can make categories better for everyone. You may submit categori…

eBay Radio: Call In Today at 11:00am PT

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

eBay Seeks Grid Standards as It Expands Massive System

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

Quessa.com
EBay Inc. is using grid computing to deliver online auction services to millions of users. Paul Strong, the company’s distinguished research scientist, said the biggest technology issue facing eBay is managing its shared grid infrastructure, which is spread across more than 15,000 servers. Instead of managing individual servers, eBay wants its systems administrators to manage [...]

Two-Day 1¢ Sale for Subtitle

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

As a special offer to our sellers, we will be holding a two-day 1¢ Sale for

New “Auction Inspector” Software Finds Niche Markets in eBay for Sellers

Monday, September 25th, 2006

Press Release
Auction Inspector representative, Pat Davenport, says Auction Inspector addresses a strong need in the eBay seller community. “Like any other retail business, eBay is subject to the laws of supply and demand. Many sellers are beginning to shy away from highly saturated markets, such as those for traditional goods like DVDs, cellphones and mp3 [...]

Warren Buffett’s car sells on eBay

Sunday, September 24th, 2006

US Auction Info
Billionaire Warren Buffett’s 2001 Lincoln Town Car on Friday fetched $73,200 (38,535 pounds) at a charity auction held on eBay Inc.’s Web site.
Proceeds will benefit Girls Inc., a nonprofit New York group that offers educational and recreational programs for girls ages 6 to 18 in high-risk, underserved areas such as inner cities. Buffett’s [...]

eBay Radio: Call In Today at 3:00pm PT

Sunday, September 24th, 2006