eBay Main Street

On Tuesday 21st April Senator Kate Lundy visited the Sydney eBay office, highlighting her ambition for ICT innovation and digital growth coming into the 2010 Federal Election.

eBay welcomes the new college of European Commissioners who officially took office on 11 February 2010

Last fall, eBay Main Street conducted an essay competition asking contestants: how a law or other government regulation has impacted their eBay business - or how enactment of a proposed law could impact their business in the future. The prize? A free trip for four to Washington, D.C., including a private tour of the U.S. Capitol building. We received a lot of great entries, but Jim and Kelli Shaw's essay stood out.

eBay buyers and sellers are driving Internet commerce across the globe, including Southeast Asia. Steven Liew, senior director and legal counsel for eBay Asia Pacific Government Relations, recently sat down with Thailand’s Make Money magazine to talk about the state of e-commerce during challenging economic times. Read the full interview

This week, The European Commission adopted new rules governing selective distribution, including protections against unnecessary online sales restrictions. The latest ruling recognizes the importance of online sales channels and e-commerce.

In April 2009, PayPal and Bill Me Later purchased software licenses from EverFi, a Web-based platform that teaches and certifies students in the core concepts of financial literacy, for use by students in San Jose, Calif. and Baltimore County, Md. Over the past year, the Baltimore County Public Schools were able to incorporate the software into the high school students’ curriculum.Click here to read the article from the PayPal Blog.

Ann Whitley Wood, an eBay Platinum Power Seller, responds to an article in the Dallas Morning News about the potential harms caused by Internet taxes on small businesses. Read the full article and Ms. Wood\'s letter to the editor.

Today is Tax Day 2010. We thought it would be the perfect day to get an update on the Internet sales tax issue from eBay\'s Brian Bieron, Senior Director, Federal Government Relations and Global Public Policy. Read more.

The new PayPal iPhone application has been downloaded One Million times in only three weeks. The new PayPal application has a lot of new features including allowing users to “Bump” payments, spilt the check and of course send money, all from their phone. Click here to read the article from the PayPal Blog and Click here to get the app for yourself.

Government Agencies all over the US have been adopting PayPal as a way to accept payments and save money. Click here to read about one county doing just that, and Click here to find out more information for your county.