Archive for March, 2008

Federation Against Software Theft Clamps Down on eBay

Monday, March 31st, 2008

FAST has started 17 auction piracy actions against individuals selling counterfeit software via eBay by the Software and Information Industry Association in the US.
“It does not take a rocket scientist to work out that software that should cost upwards of £100 that is being sold on an auction site for a few pounds is likely [...]

Olympus Raises Colorectal Cancer Awareness Through eBay Giving Works Auction

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Olympus, a global leader in endoscopy solutions and a precision technology leader in award-winning consumer products, will donate 10 percent of the proceeds from its consumer products sold through the eBay Giving Works auction to C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition and the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance (EIF’s NCCRA), to benefit advocacy and [...]

Illinois shaped corn flake makes $1350

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

A trivia-company owner from Austin, Texas, has purchased a corn flake shaped like the state of Illinois for $1,350 from two sisters from Virginia.
Kerr owns TriviaMania.com and said he will likely send someone to Virginia to pick up the flake by hand, so it won’t be damaged
“We’re starting a collection of pop culture and Americana [...]

Titanic watch for auction on eBay

Friday, March 21st, 2008

A pocket watch found on the body of the last victim of the Titanic to be recovered has been put up for sale.
The item, which belonged to Dumfries-born steward Thomas Mullin, hopes to attract bidders on the internet auction website eBay.
The 20-year-old, who later moved to Southampton, was one of more than 1,500 victims of [...]

eBay restructuring worldwide

Friday, March 21st, 2008

eBay Inc is to restructure its operations worldwide which will lead to a cut in global staffing levels.
“It’s less than 1% globally,” said eBay spokesperson, Sravanthi Agrawal, adding the main regions and countries affected by the online auctioneer’s job cuts were in North America, Belgium, Spain and Austria.
“We shared the news with the employees internally,” [...]

SIIA Continues to Wage War Against Auction Piracy by Filing Eight New Lawsuits Against eBay Sellers

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Press Release
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced today that it is continuing its aggressive battle against software auction piracy by filing eight new lawsuits against sellers of pirated software on eBay. The new round is the second largest number of suits brought at one time by SIIA, following the nine lawsuits filed in [...]

Seven charged in alleged eBay art scam

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

Seven people have been charged in connection with a multi-million dollar international art forgery operation.
Four Americans, two Spaniards and an Italian are accused of producing and selling thousands of counterfeit prints around the world.
The fakes of artworks by artists such as Picasso, Chagall, Miro and Dali sold for up to $50,000 (£25,000) each.
Hundreds of people [...]

NetSuite eBay Ecommerce Integration Supports Growth Of eBay Power Sellers In The UK

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

NetSuite Inc., a leading vendor of on-demand, integrated business software suites that include Accounting / Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Ecommerce software for small and midsized businesses and divisions of large companies, today announced that it has added the ability for its customers to manage online sales with eBay from within [...]

eBay Advances Affiliate Offering With eBay Partner Network

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Press Release
SAN JOSE, Calif.,– March 17, 2008 – Today eBay unveiled the eBay Partner Network, a new global affiliate program for publishers driving traffic to eBay. Officially launching on April 1st, 2008, the eBay Partner Network will be eBay’s new in-house affiliate network, designed to more fully align the programs across eBay’s global properties and [...]

Meg Whitman to co-chair McCain presidential campaign

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Whitman, the outgoing chief executive officer of eBay, will co-chair the national presidential campaign of U.S. Senator John McCain.
The organization said on Friday Whitman, 51, would play a lead role in the campaign’s financing and policy development.
Whitman previously worked as a fund-raiser for McCain’s formal rival, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.

Environmentalaction365.com Domain Name & Blog Up for Sale on EBay

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

Press Release
Phoenix, Az,March – The owner the highly ranked environmental domain name and blog http://environmentalaction365.com has given notice that she is moving onto yet another major project on the Internet concerning the environment. Thus, she has opted to sell this domain and blog on EBay which is ranked on Google for a number of key [...]

Mt. Shasta Mastodon skeleton for auction

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

A Northern California couple has put a 3-million-year-old mastodon skeleton up for auction on eBay.
Farmer Roger Fiddler had a paleontologist identify a tooth, found by a farmhand on the family ranch and a subsequent excavation revealed a nearly complete skeleton, which is now stored in a garage.
The start price is US $115,000.00
http://cgi.ebay.com/Rustler-Ranch-CA-3-Million-Year-Old-Mastodon-Skeleton_W0QQitemZ190206826031QQihZ009QQcategoryZ3216QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Formula 1 Race Car for Sale on eBay

Friday, March 14th, 2008

For the first time ever, an actual Formula 1 Race Car is on sale to the public today with eBay bids beginning at only $2. This along with more than 45 other one-of-a-kind and otherwise unavailable sports items will hit the eBay auction blocks over the next two weeks. All proceeds from the auction go [...]

More eBay Stores Exposure

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

eBay has announced more exposure for Stores in Search.
“Store Inventory Gallery Images Will be Displayed
Gallery images (when available) will now be shown in the Store Inventory expansion area when a search returns 30 or fewer core listings (auction-style and fixed price items).
Up to 50 Listings Displayed
We will now show up to 50 Store Inventory listings [...]

vzaar LAUNCHES FREE eBAY VIDEO SERVICE IN THE U.S.

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

vzaar today announced the launch of its free video service for eBay listings in the United States. Using vzaar, eBay sellers can quickly and easily add video to their eBay listings to showcase their products and gain a competitive edge. The core service is available to all users for no charge. Special features tailored to [...]