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“Shop victoriously” is eBay’s new mantra. As the holidays approach, the Web’s No. 1 retail site (with roughly 80 million unique visitors a month, per ComScore Media Metrix, Reston, Va.) is looking to drive home its new winning message. A massive marketing blitz, created by BBDO, New York, will proclaim “It’s better when you win […]

O.J. Simpson, the former National Football League star acquitted in 1995 of killing his ex-wife, is at it again. Getting arrested. Keeping himself in the spotlight. And watching his stuff sell on eBay.
Early indications say that more Simpson items are selling briskly (this past week, 302 items were sold on eBay compared to 106 the […]

Time was, small-business owner Evan Prytherch considered eBay (EBAY) capable of performing e-commerce magic. Prytherch would list his entire music-accessory inventory on the auction Web site and within days it all seemed to disappear. Sold.
But in recent years, much of that magic is gone, Prytherch says. Shoppers are simply not buying all the inventory anymore. […]

Each year during eBay’s annual conference, the company likes to make splashy announcements (health care insurance for PowerSellers, ProStores web-hosting, and last year - blogs and wikis). This year, eBay CEO Meg Whitman will deliver the keynote on June 14th; joining her will be Bill Cobb (eBay North America) and Rajiv Dutta (PayPal). (Does anyone […]

Ambience Home is unique to Eastern Oklahoma County.
The new shop just east of Indian Meridian Street on N.E. 23rd Street resulted from the growth of an eBay business owned by a woman who lives just south of the city.
.Jamie Willis started selling home decor items on eBay seven years ago. Eventually, the business outgrew the […]

Ebay is a juggernaut. Ever forward. However, it has become very apparent that ebay is seriously damaging the economy of the United States of America.
Here’s how: ebay started out as a venue in which people were primarily buying and selling pre-owned items until shortly later, businesses were selling new items. Thousands of new businesses cropped […]

Mpire has launched widgets for eBay and Amazon affiliates that incorporate the company’s meta-shopping data into Web sites, blogs and social network profiles. Mpire’s collection of over 75 widgets gives free access to packaged Amazon and eBay shopping trend results across 15 popular categories, such as entertainment, sports, fashion, technology, games and youth/teens. By inserting […]

What do you do when you receive an email from an online financial company that you regularly deal with, informing you about the completion of a transaction that you never did in the first place? There’s a good chance you might lose your senses for a short while. That’s exactly what people behind this new […]

For someone who’s interested in starting a retail business, I can’t think of a more perfect incubator than eBay (EBAY - Cramer’s Take - Stockpickr - Rating).
The auction site, now in its 12th year, is the world’s most robust online marketplace, serving up more than $44 billion in sales every year. Nearly a quarter of […]

Amazon.com, the world’s largest e-tailer, is expanding a program designed to allow independent sellers - including those on eBay - to use its network of distribution centers to store and ship their products, according to a report published Friday.
The New York Times, citing Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, said the e-tailer has had the “Fulfillment by […]