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Bill & Meg show there’s life after eBay

Online travel company Orbitz have appointed Bill Cobb to their board of directors. Bill served as President of eBay North America until January, and had previously held a number of positions withing the company, including senior vice president and… Read more

John Donahoe and the eBay circus

Talking at the Catalyst conference at Pinehurst Scot Wingo today revealed his thoughts on how eBay will change under JD. When asked how eBay would change from a buyer and sellers viewpoint under JD, specifically in comparison to Meg Whitman and Bill… Read more

$87450.00 windfall for Bill Cobb

On Friday whilst at eBay Live! Bill Cobb made $87450.00 in a pre-arranged purchase of eBay stock which he immediately resold. No wonder he was walking around with a huge smile the whole weekend. In fairness as an eBay senior executive it was a… Read more

Lower FVFs for Canada too

The reduction in core FVFs announced by Bill Cobb last week is valid on eBay Canada too. The eBay Live! speech was very careful to make it crystal clear that his announcements related only to the .com site, but it seems that eBay’s President for… Read more

PayPal gave me something for free!

At the eBay Live! closing gala Bill Cobb and Meg Whitman presented eBay community awards to five eBayers and then Bill announced that PayPal wanted to give a present too – a $10 prepaid PayPal credit card. Unfortunately Bill didn’t get the huge… Read more

“Tell Doug McCallum and tell him I told you to tell him”

That’s the answer Bill Cobb gave at the eBay Live! Town Hall meeting when Sue asked if we could have eBay Live! in London, Paris or another European destination. Philipp Justus formerly Senior Vice President, eBay Europe was also on the stage and… Read more

Keynote: Bill Cobb

Bill Cobb brought his mum and dad to eBay Live this year, but he was in avuncular mood, announcing a raft of changes for later this year which should please sellers and buyers alike. Bill, or rather a “lawyer” from behind the scenes, was keen to… Read more

eBay gets a new baby – StumbleUpon

Meg’s been spending again, in the region of $75m for StumbleUpon. For those that haven’t heard StumbleUpon is a discovery/search site. It aims to show you a combination of your own preferences and those of people like you to present websites,… Read more

eBay.com gets promotion that’s standard on .co.uk

eBay.com have announced a promotion for sellers that open a new store (shop to us in the UK!). Up until March 18th anyone opening a new basic or featured store for the first time will be eligible for a 30 day free trial. To be honest I’m… Read more

Feedback 2.0 is live and I already hate it

Feedback 2.0 has been enabled on many eBay sites around the world and buyers and sellers are exploring with interest, although by no means with universal approval. In fact this is one of the most hated changes on eBay I’ve ever known!. The… Read more

All you need is love and lower eBay fees

Today’s world outbreak of tackiness has reached even San Jose California, with a Valentine’s Day treat from Philipp Justus: 50% off auction insertion fees on the .com site. This is Justus’ first time on the .com Announcements board, and it’s… Read more

Town Hall : more feedback changes to come?

Last night’s eBay Town Hall was not so much about the new, as communicating eBay’s conviction that all their recent changes were great, and that members who are complaining are completely in the minority. Seller concerns about the unintended effects… Read more

eBay fourth quarter conference call upbeat and positive

Meg had the enviable position of talking to investors shortly after releasing better than expected financial results. Apart from allowing that overall margin is down slightly and that Skype has room to grow and deliver more for eBay’s bottom line… Read more

EU know it’s a load of cobblers

So far, these efforts appear to be paying off with minimal disruption to our legitimate sellers.That’s Bill Cobb referring to the effects of the new “Building Trust by Reducing Counterfeits” policy. Exactly which sellers is Cobb talking about here?… Read more

Keynotes sounding flat with sellers

Yesterday, a number of important announcements about changes to eBay were made by Bill Cobb. Leaving aside the question of why the Head of Marketplaces North America is announcing changes that are being implemented anywhere *but* north America,… Read more

A bad idea

Sometimes I really hate being right. More in the morning when I have un-lost my… Read more

Cobb phish

As a special holiday gift for my friend Fruity, I’d like to share the lastest phishing email (fifteen copies received this morning). I have been known to say that the sheer volume of eBay phishes are just an indication of eBay’s success, but I’m… Read more

Another management appointment at eBay

As part of eBay’s far reaching management changes eBay Strategies report Michael Linton (formerly CMO of BestBuy) is coming to eBay to run the non-core parts of eBay: Motors, Stores/Shops, Express and ProStores. Linton will report to Bill Cobb and… Read more

Bill Cobb makes way for Philipp Justus at eBay

Updates: Executive Shake Up at eBay USWe’re hearing that there’s been a shake up at eBay at the top management level. Philipp Justus Senior Vice President, eBay Europe will be transferring to eBay Corporate headquarters in San Jose, California to… Read more

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