'Data geek' brings algorithms to online charity auctions
Jon Carson, chief executive of charity auction site BiddingForGood, describes himself as a "data geek with a social bent."
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Nov 15, 2010
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EBay 2Q profit rises 26 pct on PayPal, marketplace
(AP) -- EBay Inc. reported healthy second-quarter earnings Wednesday as more people transferred money through its PayPal payment service and shopped on its main website.
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Jul 21, 2010
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eBay fined in France for selling upscale perfumes
(AP) -- Online auction site eBay Inc. was fined euro1.7 million ($2.5 million) by a Paris court on Monday for failing to stop the sale of famous perfume brands like Christian Dior, Guerlain, Givenchy and Kenzo - all of which ...
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Nov 30, 2009
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EBay fined again for selling fake Louis Vuitton goods online
A French court on Friday ordered online auction site eBay to pay 80,000 euros (118,000 dollars) to Louis Vuitton for selling fake luxury perfumes, LVMH said.
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Sep 18, 2009
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Graft and security issues feed the trade in Iraq's past
Do you want to buy a more than 5,000-year-old Sumerian tablet, listed as the property of a gentleman from Sussex in England and passed down as a family heirloom?
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Aug 23, 2021
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Blockchains—focusing on bitcoin misses the real revolution in digital trust
In 2008, short of sending a suitcase full of cash, there was essentially just one way for an individual to send money between, say, the United States and Europe. You had to wire the money through a mainstream financial service, ...
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Coffee with Apple chief: $610,000
An anonymous bidder paid $610,000 in a charity auction for coffee date with Apple chief Tim Cook, the organizers said Wednesday.
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May 15, 2013
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eBay pays £1.2m in British taxes on sales of £800m: report
Online auction giant eBay paid only £1.2 million ($1.92 million, 1.47 million euros) in tax to the British government despite generating £800 million in sales in the country, the Sunday Times reported.
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Oct 21, 2012
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Einstein letter on God to be auctioned on eBay
A letter in which Albert Einstein dismissed the idea of God as a product of human weakness is being sold on eBay for a starting price of $3 million.
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Oct 7, 2012
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Jack Ma: English teacher turned Internet billionaire
After being knocked back by American venture capitalists in 1999, Jack Ma -- a cash-strapped entrepreneur -- convinced friends to give him $60,000 to start Chinese online retailer Alibaba.com.
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May 21, 2012
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