eBay to ban sale of ivory products on its service
US based online auction service eBay has announced that starting next year sellers would not be able to offer ivory products on its web services.
The company wrote in a blog post that this decision was taken to ensure the protection of African and Asian elephants.
eBay had [...]

eBay gets permission to acquire Gmarket
US based online auction service eBay has now received permission from the South Korea government to acquire Gmarket.
Gmarket is the leading online auction and shopping service in the country.
eBay is now authorized to buy a 36 percent stake in Gmarket from Interpark.
Interpark chairman Lee Ki-Hyung spoke about this new development: [...]

Skype: eBay supports us fully
Market rumors are pointing towards the possibility of eBay considering plans to sell off their Skype assets.
However, Skype has now responded in a statement that they have the full support of the online shopping giant.
Skype CEO Josh Silverman said in a statement that eBay is extremely supportive of Skype.
He added: “And [...]

eBay now cutting fees to list products on the service
eBay has announced that they are now cutting the fees they charge from their members to list items on the web service.
The aim is to enhance their competition against emerging competition from services from Google and classified services like Craigslist.
John Donahoe spoke about this new announcement: [...]

eBay and Yahoo Japan collaborating for auction services
eBay and Yahoo Japan are scheduled to announce a collaborative deal to provide auction services in the country.
This collaboration is likely to enable members of one service to bid on products listed on the other network.
This deal is likely to be announced at a Tokyo news conference by [...]