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The PayPal site will undergo scheduled maintenance this evening from approximately 11:00 PM to 11:25 PM PDT. During this time customers may experience site slowness and some features may be intermitt...
Saturday, May 10th 2008

Scheduled Maintenance For This Week

The eBay system will be undergoing general maintenance from approximately 23:00 PT on Thursday, May 15th to 01:00 PT on Friday, May 16th. During this maintenance period, certain eBay site fea...
Wednesday, May 14th 2008

Ebay Marketing

eBay Radio: Ask Griff Today, May 15th at 5:00 PM PT

Thursday, May 15th 2008

A Message from Lorrie Norrington ? Join my next Town Hall on Monday, May 19th

Wednesday, May 14th 2008

Introducing 'PayPal Pay Later' in eBay Checkout

Thursday, May 15th 2008

Support China Earthquake Victims with eBay Giving Works

eBay Radio: Call In Today, May 13th at 11:00 AM Pacific Time

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Tuesday, May 13th 2008

Ebay in the News

Craigslist hits back in eBay dispute

Craigslist is fighting back against minority shareholder eBay with a countersuit that accuses the online auction giant of false advertising. By Jemima Kiss
Wednesday, May 14th 2008 - Guardian Unlimited

Banner Day in Auction Software Piracy Fight: SIIA Announces 26th Lawsuit of ?08 and Guilty Plea Entered in Auction ...

SIIAs Auction Litigation Program Provided Lead to Justice Department, Resulting in Criminal Prosecution of Jeremiah Mondello, a Notorious eBay Software Pirate
Thursday, May 15th 2008 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! News

Craigslist Countersues EBay, Escalating Legal Fight

Classified-advertising site Craigslist is countersuing eBay, accusing the online auction company of using its stake in...
Wednesday, May 14th 2008 - PC World via Yahoo! News

The one-size-fits-most eBay box

Shippers can use new Flat Rate Box to package up the old hockey cards and Star Wars figures they've sold through the online auction site
Friday, May 16th 2008 - The Globe and Mail

MIKE WENDLAND: eBay software pirates busted

The software police are showing no signs in letting up in their uphill fight against software pirates who peddle stolen wares to unsuspecting buyers on auction sites like eBay. Nine more lawsuits have been filed this week -- one of them against a Michigan man -- in an ongoing crackdown that began with much fanfare at the start of the year.
Friday, May 16th 2008 - Detroit Free Press

EBay Seller Pleads Guilty to Software Piracy Charges

A 23-year-old Oregon man has pleaded guilty to charges that he used identity theft to set up bogus accounts on eBay, where he...
Thursday, May 15th 2008 - PC World via Yahoo! News

New Orleans Artists Rebuild Livelihoods with eBay Charity Auction on May 23

Global market research firm Synovate commissioned 40 artists in New Orleans to create original pieces based on the theme 'My New Orleans.' The pieces will be auctioned off on eBay beginning May 23 with all proceeds going to the artists and the Arts Council of New Orleans to help rebuild the livelihoods of the artist community in New Orleans.
Thursday, May 15th 2008 - PRWeb via Yahoo! News

Craigslist countersues eBay, escalating legal fight

NEW YORK, 14 MAY 2008 - Classified-advertising site Craigslist is countersuing eBay, accusing the online auction company of using its stake in Craigslist to misappropriate proprietary information and engage in false advertising, trademark infringement and a host of other wrongdoings.
Wednesday, May 14th 2008 - Computerworld Singapore

UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News

Man puts wife for sale on eBay ... Hospital workers called patient 'alkie' ... Trump sells beach house for $100 million ... Rasberry ants invade Texas homes ... UPI Quirks in the News.
Thursday, May 15th 2008 - UPI

Drew Peterson-Signed Baseball Cap for Sale on EBay

Somebody on eBay wants at least a grand for a hat signed by Drew Peterson. Bids for the "Authentic Autographed Drew Peterson Today Show Cap" was slated to open at $1,000 -- but Wednesday, the hat's first day on the block, no one had stepped up with the money to get in on the auction.
Thursday, May 15th 2008 - FOX News Chicago