US DOJ issues subpoena in Craigslist vs eBay saga

September 14, 2011

The spat between eBay and Craigslist has been going on for years and has just taken another turn with reports that the Department of Justice in U.S district court in San Jose has issued a grand jury subpoena. The subpoena is asking for information… Read more

Written by Chris Dawson · Filed Under Classifieds, eBay, eBay.com | 1 Comment 

eBay appoints Devin Wenig, President of Global Marketplaces

September 7, 2011

eBay have just announced the new head of global marketplaces. Devin Wenig is now President global eBay Marketplaces, which includes eBay, eBay classifieds sites and StubHub. He will report directly to eBay President and CEO John Donahoe. This… Read more

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Social selling grows on eBay classified sites

March 20, 2011

According to a “Glocal Trade Study” by eBay, Global Classifieds business is growing faster than ever but there’s still plenty of potential for growth. There were a total of 221 million classifieds adverts posted across eBay’s online classifieds… Read more

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US classifieds site Kijiji.com rebrands as eBay Classifieds

March 30, 2010

eBay have renamed their US classified ads site Kijiji as eBay Classifieds: as of today, the kijiji.com domain name redirects to ebayclassifieds.com. Since its US launch in 2007, eBay have promoted Kijiji as a family-friendly alternative to… Read more

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eBay to dump StumbleUpon, expand classifieds

September 19, 2008

TechCrunch are reporting that eBay are to sell StumbleUpon, the website discovery service they bought in May 2007 for $75million. According to TechCrunch’s source, eBay have hired Deutsche Bank to find a buyer for the site. Whether they’ll make… Read more

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Craigslist’s turn to sue eBay

May 14, 2008

Following the lawsuit filed by eBay against Craigslist for diluting their 28.4% share of the company to below 25%, Craigslist have now sued eBay. The lawsuit demands that eBay now return all of the outstanding shares to Craigslist as well as a… Read more

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eBay sues Craigslist which it part owns

April 23, 2008

eBay are reportedly suing Craigslist, the online classified listings site which it owns almost a third of. eBay acquired the share in Craigslist in 2004, but have never taken an active role in managing the company, although they have developed… Read more

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