Student Tries eBay to Pay UVA Bill (NBC 29 Charlottesville)
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Online auction site eBay didn’t prove as successful as a University of Virginia had hoped.
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English lord cancels eBay auction of title (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
A British lord who was selling off his title and property on the internet website eBay said he has halted the auction because of concerns over whether the bids were genuine.
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EBay auction doesn’t work for student’s tuition (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Online auction site eBay didn’t prove as successful as a University of Virginia student had hoped. Thirty-year-old Zack Ketz tried to use the site to get someone to foot the bill for his school expenses. The Norfolk resident was hoping a bidder would pay for one year of his college tuition. In exchange, Ketz would wear a T-shirt advertising the winner’s philanthropy. The …
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Irked by eBay, some sellers trade elsewhere on the Web (The Pantagraph)
Some online retailers are moving away from eBay. Irked by February’s changes in fees and the feedback-rating system, merchants who once sold wares exclusively at the online-auction site can now be found on a number of smaller alternative sites that have sprung up.
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Student tries eBay to pay UVa. bill (WAVY 10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Online auction site eBay didn’t prove as successful as a University of Virginia had hoped. Thirty-year-old Zack Ketz tried to use the site to get someone to foot the bill for his school expenses.
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Buy Evidence of My Husband’s Adultery on eBay (Fox News)
In a spiteful listing on eBay Australia, a jilted woman is auctioning off a pair of lacy black underpants “size humongous” and an empty condom wrapper “size small” found in her bed after her husband allegedly engaged in an extramarital affair.
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Got emotional baggage to spare? Sell it on eBay! (MSNBC)
So, eBay continues to evolve as the World’s Largest Group Therapy Meeting. Latest case in point: Some Australian lady is auctioning off her emotional baggage in the form of some other lady’s underpants …or at least a photograph of said underpants, as eBay does not allow the sale of used undergarments.
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eBay wins another court battle over sales of counterfeit goods (InternetRetailer.com)
After losing two similar cases in European courts in June, eBay has prevailed in a lawsuit by cosmetics manufacturer L’Oréal, which argued eBay was responsible for phony products auctioned off on eBay. L’Oréal was surprised by the decision and plans to appeal, a spokesperson says.
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Ebay seeking stake in South Korea’s Gmarket (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
EBay Inc is seeking to buy a minority stake in Gmarket Inc, the U.S. online auctioneer said on Wednesday, lifting shares of the South Korean online retailer by as much as 16 percent.
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South Korea: Ebay Seeks Stake in Gmarket (New York Times)
The online auction company eBay said it was in talks to buy a minority stake in the South Korean online marketplace operator Gmarket.
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