E-commerce Hot Topics in Canada
Buy.com launches Garage Sale service on Facebook
New service lets people bypass auction and sales sites and sell goods directly from a profile page
18 charged in case over illegal online pharmacy. Defendants include three physicians, two pharmacists, a pharmacy operator, a credit card processor and eight affiliate site operators.
Amazon selling veggies, eggs, more under pilot
Participation in program currently is by invitation only, and limited to residents of a small area; no word yet on expansion plans.
Baseball gets into resale of tickets
Major League Baseball has struck a revenue-sharing deal with StubHub to allow fans to resell or buy tickets online.
PayPal offers 'pay later' option
Online payment service lets online merchants offer credit accounts and options such as no payments for 90 days.
eBay wins round in 'Buy it now' patent redux
Judge won't force the auction giant to stop using the MercExchange patent, but the tiny patent-licensing firm plans to appeal.
Net access tax compromise: A short extension?
A temporary extension of the Internet access tax restrictions seems likely, but what about the idea of making the tax ban permanent?
Lennon's glasses for sale in Web auction
Round, gold-rimmed glasses worn by the famous Beatle said to be going for as high as $1.5 million on British site conducting secret auction.
Auction site sells security exploits
Founder says WabiSabiLabi will improve security by ensuring researchers get fairly compensated, but security companies are split over its value.
NetSuite files for IPO
In auction-style public offering, hosted-software maker seeks to raise $75 million--and to stay under Larry Ellison's control.
Broader horizons for eBay
At its developers conference, the auction giant assesses its international options and how it may open up to outside app builders.
eBay thinks outside with eBox
Initiative calls for auction kingpin to rebuild its systems for faster development--and maybe more hosted apps.
Video: A look at eBay's eBox
Amazon snaps up Digital Photography Review
Online marketplace reveals neither financial terms nor plans for the straight-talking camera review and news site.
Welcome, tweens, to the musical world of Disney
Mix Central sells only kid-friendly songs and videos, assures concerned parents that only adults have purchasing power.
Yahoo bangs gavel down on auction sites
Yahoo Auctions in the U.S. and Canada will shut down on June 16, but the Asia sites will remain up and running.
eBay takes stake in Turkish e-commerce site
Acquires minority stake in GittiGidiyor.com, an online marketplace with more than 400,000 listings and a format similar to eBay's.
E-Gold charged with money laundering
Online payment company and its owners are accused of serving as a 'highly favored' method of payment by scammers and child porn vendors.
FCC to reveal spectrum auction plan
The Federal Communications Commission will unveil some of the rules it will use in the upcoming 700MHz spectrum auction.
Selling stuff online? Here comes the IRS
If the tax agency gets its way, it could start demanding personal info on people who sell via Amazon and eBay.
Google Checkout debuts in the U.K.
Retailers in Britain can now use the online payment service, which also ties in closely to Google's Adwords service.
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