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A student reported to UTA Police on Saturday that his laptop was stolen through online shopping on eBay Inc. The student said he shipped the laptop to the buyer but did not receive payment, according to the police report. Police assistant chief Rick Gomez said this is a particularly unusual report.

Sort By:Motorized La-Z-Boy On Ebay, Slight Damage From DWI-Induced Accident [Chairs]

Remember the guy who got a DWI after crashing his motorized La-Z-Boy? While he’s serving a 180-day jail sentence, the City of Proctor, Minnesota is putting his tricked out chair onto eBay, “Hell…

eBay Founder and Wife Commit to $50 Million to Hawai’i Community Foundation

The Hawai’i Community Foundation announced a six-year, $50 million commitment from Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay, and his wife Pam. The investment will be used to launch several community initiatives over the six-year period and will support the Omidyars’ ongoing philanthropic interests through the Omidyar ‘Ohana Fund at the Hawai’i Community Foundation.

eBay: No auction for suspect in Kan. doc’s death

Online retailer eBay said Tuesday it will block an auction planned to raise money for the man charged with killing Kansas abortion provider George Tiller.

More Third-Party Tools Released on the eBay Open Platform

Additional seller tools developed by third-party vendors have launched on eBay’s open platform (SM Apps). On Monday, Terapeak Keywords became available for free exclusively on the eBay Selling Manager Applications platform.

PayMate Removes Volume Requirements for eBay and Online Merchants

PayMate is opening its service to smaller sellers by removing minimum volume requirements, effective October 29. The online payment service will now allow the smallest eBay and website seller to sign up to accept payments via Paymate.

Jim Hillibish: Have a biz plan? Then you can shovel in the money on eBay

Only the amateurs just sell stuff on eBay. The pros, such as Adam Burtle of Seattle, have a business plan. He sold his soul for $400 before getting kicked off.

Local man victim of eBay car scam

Last week, John Cameron wanted to get an idea of how much his 1966 Pontiac GTO was worth, so he got on the Internet and started a search on eBay.

EBay nixes auction by abortion opponents

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 28 (UPI) — Abortion opponents can’t hold an online auction to raise money for the defense of a man accused of killing a Kansas abortion doctor, eBay says.

eBay founder and wife donate $50 million

Pierre Omidyar (oh-MEED’-yar), eBay’s founder and chairman, and his wife, Pam, have donated $50 million to the Hawaii Community Foundation.

eBay: No auction for suspect in George Tiller’s death

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Online retailer eBay said Tuesday it will block an auction planned to raise money for the man charged with killing Kansas abortion provider George Tiller. Supporters…

eBay bans auction for abortion doc’s suspected killer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Online retailer eBay said Tuesday it will block an auction planned to raise money for the man charged with killing Kansas abortion provider George Tiller. Supporters of the man had said that they wanted to raise money to pay for Scott Roeder’s defense.

Infamous Motorized La-Z-Boy Hits eBay

Hell yeah, it’s fast. The bumper sticker on a motorized chair driven while the driver was intoxicated says so.

Ebay blocks defense-fund auction

Online retailer eBay is blocking an auction to raise money for the defense of the man accused of killing Kansas abortion provider George Tiller.

EBay won’t allow auction to aid man charged with killing abortion doctor

Supporters hoped to raise money for Scott Roeder’s defense in the shooting of Dr. George Tiller. EBay says it bans “listings that promote or glorify violence, hate, racial or religious intolerance.” Online retailer EBay said Tuesday that it would block an auction planned to raise money for the man charged with killing Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller.

eBay-toting iPhone users like to Buy It Now

eBay, the Internet’s garage sale or auction house, depending on your point of view, is reaping the benefits of having a free iPhone app. According to this Financial Times report, users of eBay’s iPhone app have spent over $400 million over a variety of items from the service. It seems that some people have even bought more expensive things like cars and a $150,000 boat, in addition to the more …

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