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Woman Auctions Virginity Online

A 22-year-old woman is auctioning off her virginity on the Internet on bunnyranch.com in order to pay for her college education.

eBay Lowers Sellers Fees For Fixed-Price Items

eBay is lowering its fees U.S. sellers on its site pay to list fixed-price items in an effort to attract new buyers and better compete with rivals like Amazon.com.Sellers will now pay a flat rate of 35 cents for a 30-day listed period, up from the previous seven-day standard. Sellers will be able to list multiple quantities of the same item for a single 35-cent listing fee.

The Transaction of a "Lifetime"

eCommerce has come a long way over the years. You can buy or sell just about anything online. You can buy DVDs, cars, digital music, real estate, and brides. You can sell televisions, cosmetics, hand-made crafts, and even your skin as ad-space. You can apparently even sell your entire life - in a manner of speaking anyway.A 44-year-old man by the name of Ian Usher recently put his up on the auction block via eBay (the only way to go to unload your history).

eBay Changes Feedback Policy For Sellers

Online auction site eBay has begun to introduce changes in the feedback that sellers can leave about buyers. The changes were first announced in January.Sellers on eBay are no longer allowed to leave neutral or negative comments about buyers on the site. eBay has also changed the way it calculates a member's positive feedback percentage score.

eBay Sees Slow Down In '08

eBay cautioned in its annual report that it will be challenging to win back former customers while also trying to attract new users to its properties.The online auction site recently experienced its first major sellers revolt with customers boycotting the site after unpopular changes were made to fees and policies. At the end of the week long boycott eBay saw a 13 percent decrease in auctions