Archive for November, 2009

Tesco Outlet launches on eBay

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Tresco has opened on eBay they offer non-food products from iPods to LCD televisions to vacuum cleaners. The products are sold using eBay’s traditional auction method.
A Tesco spokesman said: “We hope eBay users will like the chance to buy great value refurbished customer returns from Tesco, all sold with a 12 month Tesco warranty. It [...]

eBay Adds Auction App for BlackBerry

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

The official eBay for BlackBerry application, which was co-developed by eBay and RIM, includes features to search for, track, and buy an item from the smartphone. Unsurprisingly, the eBay app accepts PayPal payments–PayPal has not only been an eBay company since 2002, it is also currently the only payment system for purchasing BlackBerry apps through [...]

eBay Teams Up With Microsoft to Offer Daily Deals

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Microsoft Corp. and eBay Inc. today announced they are partnering to offer eBay Daily Deals through a new Internet Explorer 8 Web Slice for the holidays. With most holiday shoppers looking to save money, Microsoft and eBay will present online Daily Deals through a new Windows Internet Explorer 8 Web Slice that will showcase popular [...]

Four Days Left in Charity eBay Auction of Original Handwritten NIV Bible

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

After six days on the auction block, the bid for the first ever entirely handwritten version of the best selling NIV Bible, Bible Across America, has already surpassed $6,500. The one-of-a-kind item, which features the original handwriting of more than 31,000 different people from across the country, is being auctioned off on eBay with all [...]

ABOL Software Launches iabol for eBay

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

ABOL Software announced today the release of iabol for eBay, a streamlined version of their powerful web-based multi-carrier shipping solution, iabol.com. iabol for eBay will initially offer the services of UPS and USPS via Endicia. Designed with eBay PowerSellers and professional sellers in mind, this solution is integrated within eBays Selling Manager and Selling Manager [...]

HammerTap Compares Amazon and eBay Selling Prices for Season’s Popular Toys

Friday, November 13th, 2009

HammerTap, the industry leader in eBay market research, compared the selling prices of some of this season’s most popular gift items on Amazon.com and eBay.com. HammerTap research included items such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2® from Infinity Ward, the Edward Twilight® Barbie doll by Mattel®, and Zhu Zhu Pet® Hamsters.
“On the surface, it [...]

iPhone Developer Selling 87 App Business on eBay

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Independent developer Brice Milliorn today announced the sale of JBMJBM, LLC. JBMJBM is a well established company whose sole purpose is creating consumer applications for the iPhone platform. JBMJBM has seen an explosive growth in just under a year, and offers a stable of high quality, well developed applications that are mixed in scope and [...]

eBay Inc. and Silver Lake Investor Group Settle Skype Litigation with Joltid Limited

Friday, November 6th, 2009

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) today announced that the investor group led by Silver Lake, which had previously entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Skype from the company, has reached a settlement agreement with Joltid Limited and Joost N.V. that gives Skype ownership over all software previously licensed from Joltid [...]

Shopster e-Commerce Introduces New Listing Manager for eBay

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Shopster Inc., the leader in e-Commerce software for small and medium sized business announced today it has launched the new Shopster Listing Manager for eBay. The Listing Manager allows Shopster merchants to seamlessly list and track their products and products from the Shopster Network on eBay’s auction site.
The unique Shopster platform allows merchants to build [...]

Ebay Removes Anti-Abortion Items

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

eBay has removed several items put up for sale by anti-abortion activists trying to raise funds for Scott Roeder, the man accused of killing Dr. George Tiller. eBay said the items violated its listing policies.
Tiller’s family asked eBay to stop the auction.
Activists said at least 10 items were removed. But some items from supporters of [...]