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eBay facing compensation bill after site crashes

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago

eBay the online auction giant is facing a substantial compensation bill after its site crashed over the weekend leaving sellers out of pocket.

eBay faces hefty compensation bill after website crashes following massive pre-Christmas surge

Daily Mail (Free subscription) | 22 hours ago

Millions of online shoppers were left unable to search for items on the website following the computer system failure.

eBay wipe feedback and fees for blackout auctions

TameBay (Free subscription) | yesterday

We've been forwarded an email sent from eBay to one of the sellers affected by this weekend's outage. Here's the text of the mail: By now you may be aware that between 4:45pm GMT on Saturday, 21 November and 8:00am GMT on Sunday, 22 November eBay... Read more

eBay offers compo for search failure

The Register (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

Tech firm behaves like a proper company eBay is offering customers hit by the failure of its search engine last weekend the chance to relist items, rather than sell them at lower prices. They are also offering discount vouchers to buyers who are disappointed to have lost out.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

Ebay's strategy brings site down

Financial Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

The crash of Ebay, one of the world's most visited websites, at the weekend has raised concerns about the internet retailer's ability to handle bulk listings by big sellers

Tips for helping your eBay or Non eBay business survive economic downturn

Learn2sellonline (Free subscription) | 23 hours ago

Its bad out there yes but its not the end of the world. I know that from my own experience because people are still buying products from me not as much but they are none the less. http://www.stores.ebay.co.uk/sold4youuk I’m a realist. Like everyone else, and of course I am concerned about the state of our economy. [...]

Search functionality restored to eBay.com – Lorrie Norrington, President, eBay

eBay Developers Program (Free subscription) | 23 hours ago

"We are happy to report that critical search functionality was restored overnight on Saturday and we are seeing normal activity levels today. As part of our effort to restore critical search functionality as quickly as possible for sellers and for...

• 'Technical issue' downs eBay search over weekend - Cnet

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Aardvark News (Free subscription) | yesterday

140362358195 I will try and get an URL tomorrow. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll'ViewItem&item=140362358195&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp2685.m38.l1313%26_nkw%3D140362358195%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1 got it! Comments

Get the Most out of eBay Search

Sports Collectors Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday

Narrowing your search and knowing how the search engine works can help you save time and find what you're looking for when shopping for sports cards and memorabilia on eBay.

eBay UK testing new feedback option

TameBay (Free subscription) | yesterday

eBay UK have announced this afternoon that they're running tests on new feedback options. Over the next 3 to 4 weeks, a "small percentage of buyers" will see a new feedback option, asking them to rate on a scale of 1 to 10 how likely they are to... Read more

eBay Deals iPhone app pushes bargains in your face – 1459th Edition

Efinditnow (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Filed under: Software, Odds and ends, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch Do you use eBay regularly for shopping for goodies? If you do, and if you’re an iPhone or iPod touch owner, you probably ought to turn on your device right now and download the new eBay Deals app [Free, iTunes Link]. In eBay parlance, a deal [...]

• eBay Deals iPhone app pushes bargains in your face - touchmyiphone.com
• eBay Deals iPhone app pushes bargains in your face - The Unofficial Apple Weblog
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Andy Plesser: eBay Launches Online Magazine with "Inside Source" -- and Fake Hamsters are Hottest Holiday Gift

The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Earlier this month, eBay launched Inside Source, a style/fashion/shopping guide published by the auction giant. Here's the launch story in The New York Times....

• eBay Launches Online Magazine with "Inside Source" -- and Fake Hamsters are Hottest Holiday Gift - Beet.TV
• eBay Launches Online Magazine with "Inside Source" -- and Fake Hamsters are Hottest Gift - Beet.TV

eBay pushes new iPhone app to propel $500M in mobile sales

BloggingStocks (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL) , eBay (EBAY) , iPhone Last summer, eBay ( EBAY ) launched its iPhone app, which turned into an instant hit. If anything, it showed that mobile commerce was not a pipe dream as the downloads reached more than five million. So, in anticipation of the Christmas shopping season, eBay has launched a new iPhone app. It's called "Deals." Continue reading eBay pushes...

• eBay pushes new iPhone app to propel $500M in mobile sales - AAPL - BloggingStocks

eBay Inc. Completes Sale Of Skype

.: Internet Ad Sales :. (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

San Jose, Calif. – Nov. 19, 2009 – eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) announced today that it has successfully completed the previously announced sale of its Skype communications unit in a deal valuing the business at $2.75 billion. The buyer, who will control an approximately 70 percent stake, is an investor group led by Silver Lake and includes Joltid Limited and certain affiliated parties, the...

• Skype Gets Sold At A Price Of $2.75 billion - ITProPortal
• eBay completes sale of Skype - Fierce VoIP

eBay® Serves Up Bargains to Consumers Around the Clock with New “Deals” Application for iPhone® and iPod Touch®

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) today made it easier for iPhone and iPod touch owners to shop eBay anytime, anywhere with the release of its new “Deals” application, providing a constant stream of the best deals across hundreds of millions of ebay.com listings. Available for free download on iTunes®, the Deals application features simple, intuitive navigation,...