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Comment Sink too low and the inevitable Catch-22 sets in - you must grow to increase stock value, but you can't attract the investment until the stock value starts increasing.eBay has suffered very obviously from the... [14 Nov 1999]
Transatlantic Cable : The world's most expensive greetings card
Comment Online auctions are becoming a way of life, and many people in the US are auctioning things online for both business and personal use: a friend of a friend has a very profitable sideline in selling beanie babies over eBay. [27 Oct 1999]
Stalemate in eBay and AuctionWatch.com dispute
News Web autioneer, eBay, and aggregation service, AuctionWatch.com, have admitted they are stuck in stalemate over a week-long dispute over Web site trespassing. AuctionWatch.com compiles information from many of the major... [06 Oct 1999]
Ex-Andersen chief coins it in as captains of industry flock to the Web
News Meg Whitman left toy maker Hasbro 18 months ago to run eBay, and now has options worth in excess of $900m. The latest predictions for this Friday's Nasdaq flotation of Internet grocery start-up Webvan have put the firm's... [06 Oct 1999]
Ebay cracks down on pirates
News Internet auction house, Ebay has announced that it will stop selling CD-Rs, back-up software and 35 and 70mm movie prints on its site. An Ebay spokesman added that the company also plans to prohibit the... [21 Sep 1999]
Novell finally rolls-out Netware clustering
News McDonald said: "High availability is becoming more of an issue across the board, especially with the highly publicised eBay and stock trading outages. Novell finally will roll-out its clustering services for NetWare 5... [15 Sep 1999]
Houston, we have a problem: downtime on the Web
Comment Ebay is a good example. Lately it seems that every consultant with access to email is nagging us to get our businesses ready for the Internet. But given the recent spate of viruses and hacking incidents - from... [15 Sep 1999]
QXL buys out the opposition
News Reports claims that the buy out could encourage other companies - such as Amazon.com, eBay and Freeserve PLC - to find ways to enter Europe's online auction market. QXL.com has announced the acquisition of two online... [11 Aug 1999]
Lycos seeks to escape messy merger
News Lycos claims it will be able to set its service apart from frontrunners like eBay by offering users the ability to keep tabs on multiple bids through links integrated on their personalised pages. Net portal, Lycos, is... [13 Jul 1999]
Demon ruling prompts eBay to reconsider UK future
News eBay, the Internet auction company, is reconsidering its future in the UK following last week's developments in the Godfrey vs Demon Internet defamation lawsuit. Others doubted it will have a major... [15 Jun 1999]
AOL cuts Net access fee
News AOL also announced the European phase of a strategic alliance with online auction company, eBay - the type of relationship it hopes will fuel ecommerce over its network. Andreas Schmidt, CEO of AOL Europe - a joint... [11 May 1999]
Razorfish rides high after IPO
News Razorfish numbers Ebay, Excite, IBM and AOL amongst its clients. Web design company Razorfish has continued its strong performance on Nasdaq after its initial public offering on Tuesday. Shares in the multimedia company... [29 Apr 1999]
Novell tracks down fake software on eBay
News US firm, MTZ Computers has been sued by Novell for allegedly selling counterfeit Netware software via online auction Web site, eBay. Novell announced yesterday it has filed law suits in Texas against MTZ and its owner... [13 Apr 1999]
AOL and eBay deal rumoured
News Speculation is rife about negotiations between online service provider AOL and Web trading community, eBay. AOL and eBay have enjoyed a close relationship since signing a joint agreement in early... [19 Feb 1999]
eBay accused of online fraud
News Online company eBay is in hot water for allegedly selling fake sporting memorabilia through its popular auction Web site. It is thought the company could still be held accountable for the fraudulent items even though it... [26 Jan 1999]
