Ebay removes anti-abortion items posted to help man accused in Kan. abortion doctor’s slaying

October 27th, 2009 eBay: No auction for suspect in Kan. doc's deathKANSAS CITY, Mo.

June 17th, 2009 Factory workers charged in costly cookware theftPERRYSBURG, Ohio — Three Ohio men are accused of stealing merchandise from the gourmet cookware plant where they worked and selling the pricey pots and pans on eBay. Police Detective Sgt.

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.

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 21st, 2009 Ahead of the Bell: EBay to report 3Q resultsSAN FRANCISCO — When eBay Inc. reports its third-quarter earnings Wednesday after the closing bell, investors may get a better sense of how well the company's ongoing efforts to refresh its online marketplace are working.

August 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - An unemployed Arkansas woman, who was thwarted every time she tried to sell the naming rights to her seventh child on eBay, is hoping that her fifth attempt will bring her success. Lavonne Drummond, 36, revealed that her fourth bidding hit 26,100 dollars before eBay removed it on August 17, which was considerably more than the 15,000 dollars she lost when eBay shut down her first auction because the company ruled the mother of six was soliciting donations.

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.

November 1st, 2009 NYC man pursues insanity defense in doctor slayingNEW YORK — David Tarloff was diagnosed as schizophrenic and hospitalized more than a dozen times before hacking a Manhattan psychologist to death with a meat cleaver. Last month, psychiatrists said he was mentally fit to stand trial on murder charges for the February 2008 slaying of Kathryn Faughey.

March 16th, 2009 LONDON - A former supermarket worker has become Britain's first eBay millionaire, flogging an inventory of 3,700 items on the online auction site to earn his company more than three million pounds a year. Ten years ago, Mark Radcliffe was a 21-year-old Tesco supermarket worker earning seven pounds an hour when he established his business First2Save, which he operated from his bedroom in his spare time, with less than 200 pounds.

March 14th, 2009 Chennai father arrested for throwing infant into 30-feet well CHENNAI - Twenty nine-year old software engineer, arrested on charges of killing his unwanted four-day-old daughter into a 30-feet well, has been remanded to judicial custody after being produced before a magistrate's court. Niranjan Kumar married Sangeetha a year ago.

October 14th, 2009 EBay to lay off several dozen employeesSAN FRANCISCO — EBay Inc. expects to lay off several dozen workers as part of an internal restructuring plan.

September 10th, 2009 Charged Maine man now accused of vandalizing carPORTLAND, Maine — A Lewiston, Maine, man charged last month with selling stolen tractors on eBay is facing a new charge of criminal mischief. Matthew Theriault, 25, was indicted on charges of wire fraud and lying to an FBI agent.

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.

October 21st, 2009 EBay 3Q net income down 29 pct though revenue roseSAN FRANCISCO — EBay Inc. said Tuesday that even as third-quarter net income dipped 29 percent, its revenue rose largely because more people and merchants are using PayPal to pay for things online.

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.