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eBay settles lawsuit with Tumbleweed A lawsuit is alleging online payment service had been violating a patent governing the personalized e-mail
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eBay to Raise Listing Fees eBay will raise the fee it charges to list the most expensive items on its site by 45%
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| Jan.21 |
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eBay tops Wall Street expectations| The online auction giant reported strong holiday sales and improved outlook for 2004 | |
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| Feb.18 |
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Monster, eBay Team Up on Job Recruiting A deal is aimed at helping small business owners in eBay's network to recruit and hire new workers
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| Feb.23 |
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More Services Aimed at Small Businesses eBay and Direct Capital will offer leasing and financing programs on transactions valued at $2,000 and up
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| Mar.2 |
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eBay Hook Up Data with Microsoft Microsoft and eBay would link software and Web data to make it easier for auction sellers to manage their auctions
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| Mar.12 |
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eBay halts auction of Vietnamese girls eBay suspended a Taiwanese user who allegedly tried to sell 3 girls on the Internet site for a starting bid of $5,400
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| Apr.21 |
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Yahoo Swings Gavel at eBay in China Yahoo will offer its new China auction service Sina.com for free over the next few years
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1st quarter profits nearly double| Earnings easily exceeded expectations, as the auction giant reported another hefty gain in sales | |
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| Jul.21 |
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eBay beat Wall Street estimates A hefty surge in international sales helped to post second-quarter earnings that more than doubled
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| Sep.1 |
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eBay to acquire South Korean company The Internet auction giant would purchase nearly 3 million publicly held shares of Internet Auction Co.
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| Sep.23 |
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Half.com subsidiary be open indefinitely| Executives decided to keep the site open because it still generates revenue and brings customers to eBay | |
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| Oct.11 |
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Software glitch disrupts PayPal service| The widely used online payment service struggled to get customers back on track after several days of outages | |
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| Oct.12 |
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Problems with PayPal persist for 5th day| Despite furious repair efforts, outages are still affecting payments, log-ins and account creations | |
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| Oct.20 |
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Executives apologize for technical glitches Executives apologized to frustrated customers who were frozen out of the PayPal payment transaction service
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| Oct.27 |
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PayPal makes amends for recent outage Online payment service will waive transaction fees for some customers to make amends for the inconvenience
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| Nov.10 |
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eBay acquires Dutch site Marktplaats Online auction giant acquired the most popular classifieds Web site in the Netherlands for about $290 million
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New policy limits racist words Responding to complaints, eBay is reducing the use of racially offensive terms in its Internet auction listings
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