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April 23rd, 2009 EBay wins approval for South Korean acquisitionSEOUL, South Korea — Ebay Inc. has won regulatory approval to acquire online marketplace Gmarket, South Korea's antitrust watchdog said Thursday.

August 25th, 2009 EBay founder's group commits $2M to WikipediaNEW YORK — The organization behind Wikipedia is getting a $2 million commitment from a philanthropic investment group started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. Omidyar Network's grant over two years will support Wikimedia Foundation's key goals of bringing free educational content to people around the world and of supporting more people to help create that content.

April 15th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Online auction house eBay said Tuesday that it plans to spin off its online telephony business Skype via an initial public offering by the middle of next year. The announcement was seen as an admission by the auction powerhouse that its $2.6-billion purchase of Skype in 2005 had not worked out as expected.

March 16th, 2009 LONDON - A former Tesco employee has become Britain's first eBay millionaire. Mark Radcliffe has made the fortune by selling electrical gadgets like iPod holders and remote control toys for less than 15 pounds.

April 22nd, 2009 UK agency bans eBay ad claiming 25 pct discounts LONDON — Britain's advertising watchdog has told eBay to stop claiming that it offers new goods 25 percent below store prices. The Advertising Standards Authority said Wednesday that eBay's poster implied that shoppers could buy anything at that discount from store prices.

September 1st, 2009 EBay Skype to sell stake in SkypeSAN JOSE, Calif. — EBay Inc.

September 18th, 2009 French court rules against eBay for counterfeitingPARIS — A French court has found eBay responsible for brand counterfeiting and ordered the online marketplace operator to pay the luxury group LVMH euro80,000 ($118,000) compensation for damages caused to famous perfume brands like Christian Dior and Kenzo. The Paris-based LVMH SA conglomerate had sued eBay Inc., accusing the San Jose, Calif.-based company of using its brands as keywords in Internet searches.

May 6th, 2009 eBay to close Vancouver customer service facility SALT LAKE CITY — Online marketplace operator EBay Inc. said Tuesday it will close its Vancouver, Canada customer service facilities by Sept.

May 12th, 2009 EBay cuts auction listing fees for casual sellersNEW YORK — The online marketplace eBay is eliminating some upfront fees to attract more sellers who occasionally auction off items. San Jose, Calif.-based eBay Inc.

August 19th, 2009 Penske Truck Leasing to sell used trucks on eBayREADING, Pa. — Penske Truck Leasing Co.

September 30th, 2009 GM's trial program selling cars on eBay set to endDETROIT — General Motors says it's ending a trial program that put new cars for sale in California on eBay as it shifts its focus to national marketing efforts. GM spokesman John McDonald said the trial was slated to end Wednesday, after a run of about six weeks.

April 11th, 2009 Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, who sold Skype to eBay four years ago for $2.6 billion, wants to buy them back. Yeah, weird may it sound but that is what is buzzing around in the technology world right now.

July 31st, 2009 EBay working on alternative software for SkypeSAN FRANCISCO — EBay Inc. is developing software it might use to continue running the online telecommunications service Skype if it cannot resolve a legal dispute with a separate company run by the service's founders.

June 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - PayPal, an eBay company, today announced that it is launching new protection for its eBay sellers. The new coverage will provide protection against unauthorised payments and claims for items not received for eligible items sold on eBay websites.

October 1st, 2009 LONDON - A 10-year-old British schoolgirl tired of her grandmother's "moaning" decided to sell her on eBay. Zoe Pemberton, a pupil at the Great Clacton Church of England Junior School, described Marian Goodall, 61, as "rare and annoying and moaning a lot" but also "very cuddly and loves word searches", reports The Daily Express.