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Online marketplace eBay to drop American Express, citing fees, and says customers have other options
Read full article: Online marketplace eBay to drop American Express, citing fees, and says customers have other optionsOnline marketplace behemoth eBay said it plans to no longer accept American Express, citing what the company says are “unacceptably high fees” and that customers have other payment options to shop online.
EBay will pay $59 million settlement over pill presses sold online as US undergoes overdose epidemic
Read full article: EBay will pay $59 million settlement over pill presses sold online as US undergoes overdose epidemicThe e-commerce giant eBay will pay a $59 million in a settlement with the Justice Department over thousands of pill press machines sold on the the platform.
Online retailer eBay is cutting 1,000 jobs. It's the latest tech company to reduce its workforce
Read full article: Online retailer eBay is cutting 1,000 jobs. It's the latest tech company to reduce its workforceOnline retailer eBay Inc. will cut about 1,000 jobs, or an estimated 9% of its full-time workforce.
Feds charge eBay over employees who sent live spiders and cockroaches to couple; company to pay $3M
Read full article: Feds charge eBay over employees who sent live spiders and cockroaches to couple; company to pay $3MOnline retailer eBay has agreed to pay a $3 million fine to resolve criminal charges over employees who harassed a Massachusetts couple by sending live spiders, cockroaches and other disturbing items to their home.
Justice Department targets eBay for alleged unlawful sales of pesticides and other toxins
Read full article: Justice Department targets eBay for alleged unlawful sales of pesticides and other toxinsThe U.S. Justice Department filed a civil complaint against eBay, claiming the online marketplace unlawfully sold and distributed hundreds of thousands of products like pesticides and motor vehicle emission-evading devices that violate environmental laws.
eBay auction of Japanese internment art pulled after protest
Read full article: eBay auction of Japanese internment art pulled after protestThe auction of a series of sketches purportedly drawn by an artist at the Japanese internment camp at Manzanar has been canceled after groups protested it was offensive and immoral to profit off the misery of incarcerated people.
Texas quilter makes viral Bernie Sanders meme blanket for charity
Read full article: Texas quilter makes viral Bernie Sanders meme blanket for charitySAN ANTONIO – A Texas quilter is giving back to the community by auctioning off her Bernie Sanders blanket she made on Ebay, KSAT reported. Pacheco told KSAT she is a huge fan of Sanders and is an advocate in “paying it forward.”AdEven Sanders used the meme for philanthropy, as he sold sweaters to help raise money for Meals on Wheels Vermont on his campaign website. Pacheco’s quilt has been listed on Ebay, where all proceeds will be donated to the San Antonio Food Bank. She hopes to reach as many impacted residents as possible, especially those impacted economically, KSAT reported. AdAs of Wednesday, the quilt is priced at $76 and is scheduled to end on Friday.
Man steals over $41,000 worth of iPads from Deer Park ISD school, sells them on eBay, police say
Read full article: Man steals over $41,000 worth of iPads from Deer Park ISD school, sells them on eBay, police sayDEER PARK, Texas – A Deer Park man has been arrested and charged after police said he stole thousands of dollars worth of iPads from a school in the Deer Park Independent School District. Alexander Garcia was arrested earlier in July after detectives determined he stole over $41,000 worth of iPads from Deepwater Junior High School and listed them for sale on eBay, police said. The Pasadena Police Department said upon activating the iPad, people who purchased the stolen item got a message on the screen that said it was missing from Deer Park ISD. Several victims have been in contact with the Pasadena Police Department and are working to get the devices back to the school so they are available for students come the fall semester. Police are asking for help locating the remaining stolen iPads and “returning these devices to the district and ultimately to the children they belong with.”Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives at 713-475-7885Garcia is currently out on bond and has not been cooperating with investigators, police said.