Archive for April, 2009

eBay India Partners with Puma, Adidas and Reebok for IPL Merchandise

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

eBay India, India’s leading online marketplace, today announced it was the one stop destination for IPL 2009 merchandise from all 8 IPL Teams – Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Deccan Chargers and Rajasthan Royals. eBay India has inked partnerships with branded apparel companies – [...]

Oxford Saints For eBay Auction

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

The Oxford Saints, one of the oldest and best run clubs in the country (UK), have come up with a unique way to avoid the Credit Crunch by putting the club up for sale on ebay, something never done before!
The Saints are offering one unique bidder this exclusive opportunity to OWN their very own [...]

eBay to Expand Asian Operations Through Combination With Gmarket

Monday, April 20th, 2009

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) and Gmarket Inc. (NASDAQ: GMKT) have jointly announced a definitive agreement for eBay to combine Gmarket, Korea’s leading e-commerce business, with eBay’s existing online marketplace in Korea. Under the terms of the agreement, eBay will make a cash tender offer of $24.00 per share for all outstanding Gmarket common shares and [...]

Auction Lotwatch launches free auction tool

Friday, April 17th, 2009

UK based auction tools provider Auction Lotwatch has launched auctionfinal.com. A new tool designed to work specifically with over ten eBay sites it aims to put last minute, zero-bid auction lots at the fingertips of auction buyers worldwide.
Auction Lotwatch, who have been offering free auction software for over six years, have also responded to [...]

eBay to Buy Share in Korean Auction Site

Monday, April 13th, 2009

Online newspaper edaily has reported that eBay will buy a controlling stake of 34.21 percent in Gmarket, a leading South Korean online marketplace Inc. from Interpark Corp. and its chairman Lee Ki-hyong for $24 a share, or $413 million.
eBay had announced in August it was in talks with Interpark and its chairman.
Nasdaq-listed Gmarket [...]

eBay Manager Applications For Third Party Developers

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

The new eBay Manager Applications Beta allows third party developers to embed their applications at My eBay, where professional sellers manage their business. eBay Selling Manager tool currently has 270,000 active paying subscribers in the US which represents a large potential customer base for the upcoming third party applications. Once approved, applications will be available [...]