eBay reaches $55.7 million settlement with Massachusetts couple that was

eBay has agreed to pay $55.7 million in a settlement with a Massachusetts couple that was the victim of a bizarre harassment and cyberstalking campaign orchestrated by former employees of the company. Ina and David Steiner, who run the trade publication ECommerceBytes from their home in Natick, started receiving online threats and upsetting deliveries to … Read more

EBay rejects GameStop’s $55.5 billion takeover bid, calling it “neither credible nor attractive”

EBay on Tuesday said it is rejecting GameStop’s $55.5 billion takeover bid, calling the offer “neither credible nor attractive.” The rejection comes about a week after GameStop made its offer, with CEO Ryan Cohen arguing that the video game retailer’s 1,600 locations would give eBay a “national network” for authentication, intake and fulfillment.  In a … Read more

GameStop offers to buy eBay for $55.5 billion as video game seller threatens hostile bid

GameStop has offered to buy eBay for $55.5 billion, a move that would give the video game retailer control over a decades-old online marketplace where people can buy and sell collectibles, apparel, and other goods. Under the takeover proposal, GameStop said on Sunday it is offering $125 per share for eBay in cash and stock. The … Read more

Shares of eBay take off on a $56 billion buyout bid from GameStop’s Ryan Cohen

Shares of eBay are soaring before the opening bell after Ryan Cohen’s GameStop announced an attempt to take over the company for about $56 billion, seeing it as a vehicle to compete with online retail giant Amazon Shares of eBay are soaring before the opening bell Monday as Ryan Cohen’s GameStop pursues an approximately $56 … Read more

Photos showing last moments of men executed by Nazis acquired by Greece after appearing on eBay

Greece has acquired a trove of World War II photographs showing the last moments of 200 men executed by German soldiers following the assassination of a Nazi general, the culture minister said Saturday. The collection includes 262 photographs, 16 documents and four contemporary banknotes. The photographs are believed to have been taken by a German … Read more