Archive for February 23rd, 2006

  • eBay pushes into India

    Economic Times:
    Tall, gangly, blond with turquoise blue eyes that look into you with an intensity that’s surprising and makes it difficult to call her Maggie or Meg.
    Meg Whitman, president & CEO of eBay, is probably the longest-serving chief of a dotcom firm. Someone who has seen the boom, bust and the maturing of the internet [...]

  • Olympian, Kimmie Meissner Already Hitting eBay

    Baltimore Sun:
    It didn’t take long before people began cashing in on Kimmie Meissner.
    Even as the 16-year old Bel Air ice skater was landing her triple lutz triple toe combination in Turin yesterday, there were 24 postings on eBay by people selling autographed photos, newspaper clippings, signed ice skates and autographs connected to starlet Meissner.
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  • Victorian Casino Antiques on eBay Live

    101 Best:
    A Victorian casino antiques auction is to be held next month, as announced yesterday by Ableauctions.com, which is hosting the auction on behalf of Victorian Casino Antiques. The auction, held in Las Vegas, will be broadcast live on the Internet. It will include antique casino items, dating back from as early as the 1840’s. [...]

  • eBay CEO, Whitman Visits India

    NDTV:
    The latest CEO to visit India is Meg Whitman, the head of eBay, the world’s biggest auction site. India is becoming an increasingly important market for eBay, especially as its growth on home ground has slowed down.
    “Our business here is quite small and quite nascent, but we think that over the next five to ten [...]

  • Elton John’s signed piano on eBay

    vnunet.com:
    Sir Elton John has placed one of his most famous pianos up for auction on eBay to raise funds for the Aids charity which he founded.
    The iconic Yamaha DC6A Pro digital acoustic 6ft 11in grand piano, played by the star at a variety of special events surrounding his hit shows in Las Vegas, will be [...]