Archive for March 13th, 2006

  • Secret eBay fee increases

    e-commerce guide:
    Just as the “feel-good” was starting to come back to eBay, the natives are becoming a bit restless again this week. Why? Fee increases! What else? A few news items were floated across the Web this past week revealing what some people are calling “secret” fee increases eBay has not publicized. We all remember [...]

  • Rick Mercer Liberal Leadership Auction

    Canada.com:
    With the top bid for his Liberal leadership kit auction sitting at an unrealistic $16 million, comedian Rick Mercer is beginning to wonder if the gag has gone a little too far.
    The host of CBC’s Rick Mercer Report will be on the hook for an eBay seller’s fee when the auction ends Tuesday. The fee [...]

  • Going eBay Legit

    Janelle Elms:
    Many eBay businesses start by accident. Sellers begin by clearing out their houses, then they quickly find a niche and grow rapidly. Legal intentions to set up a legitimate business escape their mind as they ramp up a new business. But you shouldn’t wait until you run into problems before setting up your business [...]

  • The Future of eBay

    Chicago Tribune:
    Q. I thought my stock in eBay Inc. would have done better. What does the future hold?
    J.K., via the Internet
    A. Contrary to popular opinion, you can’t buy everything on this aggressive international online trading platform.
    The company scrapped plans to permit the sale of various live pets last year after receiving thousands of angry messages [...]

  • Pregnant belly ad sold on eBay

    Toronto Sun:
    If the human body is the last frontier for advertising space, then St. Louis resident Asia Francis is helping chart new territory — the big, pregnant belly.
    Francis, 21, auctioned off the advertising rights to her pregnancy on eBay. The winning bid of $1,000 US went to a California Internet comp-any, giving it exclusive [...]