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Shopster Now One of Only 28 eBay Certified Solution Providers

Pete — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:18:36 +0000

Shopster, a leading online dropshipping and retail solution, is now an eBay Certified Solution Provider, joining an exclusive list of services and solutions that have been given this designation.

Bear Stearns loot floods onto eBay

Pete — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:16:46 +0000

Posted: March 25, 2008, 1:05 PM by DrewHasselback
Read more of this story at the national post online.

This almost seems like the flood of Enron’s products at various auction outfits when the company went under

Version 1.5 of Firefox eBay tool released

Pete — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:29:58 +0000

Firefox has updated its companion tool for eBay. The tool was first introduced in May 2007.

Download / Install the tool from Firefox

Features of the tool are;
* Audio alerts
* Tighter alert integration with OS
* Growl alerts for Mac (Note - Growl and Growl Notifications extension is required)
* Preferences menu updated
* eBay item drag and drop functionality to quickly add items to watch list
* Ended item flow (”Leave feedback”, “Mark as posted” etc.)
* Autosuggest results in search box (UK only)

See the version history of this application

SilkFair: An eBay Alternative that shines

Pete — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:37:22 +0000

I posted some links to eBay alternatives a while back. SilkFair is one such alternative and they have been getting good reviews as showcased by this article from AppScout.

Illinois shaped corn flake sells for $1350 on eBay

Pete — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:31:04 +0000

By Associated Press
Wow! it actually sold. Its amazing what people consider a collectible. Read more of this story at the Pantagraph.com

eBay cuts 125 jobs in North America, Europe

Pete — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:14:38 +0000

By Linda Rosencrance

According to eBay cuts are to streamline operations and not to cut costs
Job cuts account for less that 1% of eBay’s 15,500 employees

Software group files lawsuits against eight eBay sellers

Pete — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 18:57:23 +0000

Grant Gross | PC World | Thursday, March 20, 2008; 1:19 PM
Bootleg software will get you into trouble. Especially if you sell it on eBay.
In Summary;

8 new lawsuits filed by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIAA) against software sellers on eBay.
SIAA estimates that approximately 90% of software sold on eBay is illegal
Buyers of illegal software from eBay have the option of turning in the illegal software to its vendors.

More than $3,000 offered on eBay for a corn flake that looks like Illinois

Pete — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:47:53 +0000

Wow! this story makes you want to eat your breakfast cereal more carefully You never know what jackpot you may find.

Posted on Mon, Mar. 17, 2008 10:15 PM
Read more of this story at the Kansas City Star Online

eBay dropping ValueClick

Pete — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:55:27 +0000

eBay is dropping ValueClick’s Commision Junction as the manager of affiliate programs for eBay’s auctions and Half.com sites.

Virginia Sisters Selling Illinois-Shaped Frosted Flake on eBay

Pete — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 23:39:40 +0000

Monday, March 17, 2008 Associated Press
Read more of this interesting story at foxnews