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eBay's Meg Whitman, Pierre Omidyar to Testify in Craigslist Suit

Conrad — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:34:28 +0000

eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and former eBay CEO Meg Whitman will square off against Craigslist founder Craig Newmark in a trial slated for next week. eBay, which acquired more than a quarter of the …

Amazon Takes Away Buy Box When Price Exceeds MSRP

Conrad — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:34:28 +0000

Amazon.com said it would suppress the Buy Box on product pages when the price from third-party sellers is above the List Price (MSRP). Featured Merchants on an Amazon.com discussion board are …

eBay Promotes TigerDirect with Special Buyer Coupons

Conrad — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:34:28 +0000

An eBay buyer found a notice at the top of his account page stating, You have a $5.00 off coupon. He clicked on the link and found, $5.00 off an item of $50.00 or more from the seller …

eBay Plots 1 Million Transactions on Black Friday Map

Conrad — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:34:28 +0000

eBay published an animated graphic that shows Black Friday sales plotted on a map of the United States. The 1,027,807 U.S. transactions are displayed on the map with two dots per transaction …

CNBC to Get Cyber Monday Scoop on Wednesday

Conrad — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:35:46 +0000

ComScore publishes some of the best data on holiday shopping for ecommerce sites, and this year it is unveiling Cyber Monday data live on cable television network CNBC on Wednesday. ComScore …

Vendors Say eBay Will Limit Active Content on Item Pages

Conrad — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:50:33 +0000

Vendors are saying eBay has plans to ban active content on View Item pages, and they seem unsure exactly what will be allowed. Javascript, ActiveX, Flash and embedded video players will seemingly …

eBay Holds Invitation-Only Limited Free-Listing Sale

Conrad — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:50:07 +0000

eBay is apparently holding an invitation-only listing promotion as part of a test. Usually the company announces such promotions on its announcement board, but a page on the eBay website shows a …

eBay Live Exhibit Hall Ends with a Whimper

Conrad — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:48:28 +0000

While vendors told me the exhibit hall was busy this morning before the Town Hall meeting at 11, it was very slow the rest of the day, as witnessed by me. One vendor said it was his fourth time …

eBay Live Town Hall Meeting Live Blogging (Greg)

Conrad — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:46:37 +0000

I got to the Town Hall session a few minutes late; the place was packed, and I got sent to some sort of overflow room where I was watching Griff and other eBay people on two big screens. I m …

eBay Live Town Hall Meeting Live Blogging (Ina)

Conrad — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:44:44 +0000

Check back to this blog for regular updates: Jim Griff Griffith moderated the Town Hall meeting, which took place at the eBay Live convention in Chicago. It s also being …