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News eBay is expanding its presence in the Netherlands with the acquisition of Dutch classifieds website Marktplaats.nl. While eBay is looking to build its Dutch business, Frank Crebas, managing director at... [11 Nov 2004]
5 years ago: eBay gets ready to battle the pirates
News 21.09.1999:Internet auction house eBay has announced that it will stop selling CD-Rs, back-up software and 35mm and 70mm movie prints on its site. An eBay spokesman added that the company also plans to... [21 Sep 2004]
eBay domain 'thief' evades charges... for now
News A school pupil who admitted taking ownership of the eBay Germany domain will not face charges immediately as eBay Germany first wants to investigate the incident further. The 19-year-old from Helmstedt,... [09 Sep 2004]
'eBay' worm starts to spread
News An email that claims to have been sent by online auction company eBay's webmaster contains a worm that attacks poorly-protected network drives Myfip arrives in an email with the subject "hi, [recipient], I'm webmaster of... [26 Oct 2004]
eBay profits soar
News Online auctioneer eBay has reported soaring profits for its second quarter, with net income hitting $190.4m, up from $91.9m for the same period last year. The company says that it expects turnover to stall during the... [22 Jul 2004]
eBay to spin off Skype
News eBay announced on Tuesday plans to spin off its internet phone and video-conferencing service, Skype, with an IPO in the first half of next year. The decision comes four years after online auction giant... [15 Apr 2009]
eBay theft paramedics face NHS fraud probe
News The NHS is investigating reports of paramedics selling stolen medical equipment on auction website eBay. Michael Crockford, who later resigned, stole items such as resuscitation packs, neck collars and pocket masks and... [17 May 2005]
eBay to sell music downloads online - cautiously
News Online auction giant eBay has decided that as well as selling music on traditional physical formats, there's room for it to sell digital downloads too. It's a doubt that may be figuring in eBay's... [16 Jul 2004]
eBay sued for overcharging
News A pair of eBay members have initiated a class-action-suit against the online auctioneer over a problem with the company's latest billing system. The two eBay members filed a claim against the company on... [07 Jul 2004]
EXCLUSIVE: eBay warns of new fraud
News eBay is warning customers to be wary of fraudsters using hijacked sellers' accounts to try to con them out of money by offering to sell goods such as laptops at knockdown prices outside of auctions.silicon.com was... [12 Nov 2003]
eBay pays a high price for fakes
Comment The French courts have already dealt several financial blows to eBay. Last month eBay was ordered to pay €38m to luxury goods manufacturer LVMH, for allowing online auctions of fake copies of the luxury... [01 Aug 2008]
eBay swallows up rival with $152m buyout
News Auction behemoth eBay announced on Monday that it has agreed to acquire a German competitor for $152m. The web-based company, mobile.de, acts as a middleman between vehicle buyers and sellers, featuring around 800,000... [27 Jan 2004]
eBay: e-crime cops latest recruit
News The UK's new e-crime unit is already collecting criminal intelligence reports from eBay in an effort to help stamp out fraud and data theft targeting the auctioneer.eBay is feeding information on... [25 Feb 2009]
eBay: Let us look inside your PC
News From this year, eBay will open the doors on a new site offering malware scanning to its users as part of a raft of new features aimed at beating the phishers and virus writers. The site, eBay Garage,... [23 Feb 2009]
eBay 'scare-story' sparks row with Which?
News eBay has hit back at claims from consumer magazine Computing Which? The magazine has said eBay shows too little interest in identifying fraudsters among its user-base and supported that claim with... [27 Feb 2006]
