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eBay vs. Google -- eBay wins!: After eBay pulls Google's ads from the auction site, Google cancels its planned anti-eBay protest.; Farhad Manjoo Jun 13, 2007
From each according to his junk, to each according to her need: Need a pile of dirt? Got a pile of dirt? It's Christmas every day in the new world of freecycling.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Nov 25, 2003
Yes, I bid on Abe Lincoln's hair: When I collected baseball cards, you had to buy them from other humans. Now you can get almost anything you want, anonymously, on the Internet -- and people want ever-stranger things.; By Keith Olbermann Dec 5, 2002
The case of the missing code: Are al-Qaida terrorists hiding their secrets in eBay photographs?; By Farhad Manjoo Jul 17, 2002
Hey, mister -- wanna buy a 4,000-year-old cuneiform tablet for $10?: Iraq's economic collapse means the oldest writing in the world can be bought for a song on eBay -- and has scholars racing to digitize Sumerian artifacts before they become paperweights.; By Katharine Mieszkowski May 11, 2002
Meg Whitman: The CEO of eBay presides over a company worth more than four times as much as Kmart. Maybe there's something to this e-commerce thing after all.; By Loren Fox Nov 27, 2001
The bid bombers of eBay: How a group of e-vigilantes, furious at profiteers attempting to cash in on the WTC tragedy, fought back.; By Gretchen Dukowitz Oct 15, 2001
Losing faith in PayPal: Aggressive anti-fraud tactics at the first widely used online payment company are spurring a consumer backlash.; By Damien Cave Feb 23, 2001
When the saints go up for auction: A one-man crusade against online relic sales is met with unholy indifference.; By Jeff Sypeck Feb 20, 2001
Cash flow controversy: EBay sellers experience a "glut of goods" and AOL users get up in arms over Steve Case's big gift.; Audio by Janelle Brown and Katharine Mieszkowski Nov 17, 2000
Missing the eBay point: A new book about the auction Web site sheds little light on one of the Net's biggest successes.; By John Geirland Nov 15, 2000
Doomed by eBay: By Claudia O'Keefe; Nov 1, 2000
Doomed by eBay: I quit my job to become an online auctioneer, but the success of millions turned out to be a disaster.; By Claudia O'Keefe Oct 27, 2000
Keep the customer dissatisfied: What does the failure of e-commerce experiments tell us about the potential for making money on the Net?; By Scott Rosenberg Oct 20, 2000
Dot-com deadpool for sale on eBay: The site that chronicles the Net's living nightmares goes on the auction block.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Sep 11, 2000
Democracy for sale: Bid for the vote of one U.S. citizen, now on eBay!; By Katharine Mieszkowski Aug 17, 2000
Baseball card fetches $1.27 million: Imagine what it would be worth if it weren't a worthless piece of paper.; By Gary Kaufman Jul 18, 2000
The purse of the Barrymores: Jaid Barrymore busted for gun possession and illegal postering.; By Amy Reiter May 16, 2000
Bidding for the boat: EBay has a mess on its hands after a rogue auctioneer tries to sell Elian's "genuine" raft.; By Daryl Lindsey May 3, 2000
Grief for sale: A heartbreaking letter bought on the Web led me to a Vermont graveyard.; By Ted Gup Apr 19, 2000
Candidate Clinton comes to Silicon Valley: Hillary cuts the "virtual ribbon" on a new Web company and shakes down dot-com millionaires for their support.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Mar 30, 2000
Hugs 'n' drugs: Mackenzie Phillips: "My father taught me how to shoot up"; Halle Berry: Why do bad drivers happen to good dogs? Plus: Mariah Carey says ninth-graders are hotter than she is!; By Amy Reiter Mar 22, 2000
Letters to the editor: Whose generation is it anyway? Plus: No sympathy for Hitler apologist; is Dr. Laura's mantra "Now go take on the gays?"; Letters to the editor Mar 3, 2000
Letters to the editor: Has evolution ensured survival of the rapists? Plus: Kiddie sales force is exploitation; hot and bothered over RealDolls sex dolls.; Letters to the editor Mar 2, 2000
eFaust eFoiled: The real reason you can't sell your soul on eBay: There's just no way to prove you can make good to the winning bidder.; By Stephen Lemons Feb 25, 2000

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