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$1 Holiday Doorbusters November 24, 2008 - December 8, 2008
Terms & Conditions The eBay“$1.00 Holiday Doorbusters” Event (the “Promotion”) begins at 12:00:00 am Pacific Time (PT) on November 24, 2008 and ends 11:59:59 pm PT on December 8, 2008. (“Promotion Period”). Open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, and ...
eBay $1 Doorbuster Promotion - GottaDeal.com Forums
forums.gottadeal.com — www.ebay.com/doorbusters Items will be posted on eBay.com at random, at undisclosed times during the day, and will... remain available until they sell out. Lucky shoppers can purchase these daily $1 Holiday Doorbuster deals at just a $1 fixed price with ... (more) eBay $1 Doorbuster Promotion - GottaDeal.com Forums
eBay: Stifel Downgrades; Credit Suisse Cuts Estimates
blogs.barrons.com — There’s no love for eBay (EBAY) this morning. Shares of the online auction giant have come under... pressure following a pair of downbeat research notes from the Street. Stifel Nicolaus analyst Scott Devitt cut his rating on the shares today ... (more) eBay: Stifel Downgrades; Credit Suisse Cuts Estimates
eBay Black Friday Sales: No News Is Bad News
eBay Black Friday Sales: No News Is Bad News
alleyinsider.com — Black Friday retail sales generally appear to have been better than expected...except, apparently, on eBay. How do... we know? Because eBay published a press release about Black Friday in which it said exactly nothing about sales volumes: eBay ... (more) eBay Black Friday Sales: No News Is Bad News
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eBay Holiday Contest Overrun By Automated Scripts, Honest Users Disgruntled
TechCrunch — ... is under fire because of a holiday giveaway contest gone awry. On Tuesday 25 November, eBay announced its $1 Holiday Doorbusters deals promotion, giving away 100 gifts ranging from jewelry, clothing, digital cameras, GPS devices to a brand-new Chevrolet Corvette for a $1 fixed price on a daily basis. ...

eBay Attracts More Complaints
WebProNews Feed — ... . They even catch hell when they're giving away items (well technically, they're charging a buck....for things like sports cars, jet skis, etc.). The auction site is hosting a contest called "Holiday Doorbusters," which is basically summed up here: eBay Holiday Doorbusters The problem is that some users are running scripts that "game" the contest, and that of course angers eBay users, who are trying to win prizes legitimately. After all, nobody likes a cheater. However, eBay users apparently like a contest developed in a way that would allow this to happen, even less. That is ...

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eBay $1 Doorbuster Deals have daily surprise like a Corvette Sports CarI4U News 11/30/2008
We already reported about the eBay Daily Holiday Deals. Since a couple of days eBay added daily $1 Doorbuster deals that also include real high value items that are offered for $1. On Cyber Monday the high value item is apparently a real Corvette ...
eBay Sees Black Friday Shopping IncreaseI4U News 12/1/2008
eBay reports that it saw an increase in shopping activities on its network of websites including eBay, PayPal, and Shopping.com. Shoppers to eBay reportedly took advantage of the $1 holiday door busters and Bid from $1 auctions. Shopping.com ...
Bot-wielding hackers crash eBay holiday giveawayThe Register 12/4/2008
eBay cares not eBay users are howling in protest after discovering hackers are using automated scripts to win hundreds of steeply discounted auctions as part of a holiday season contest designed to draw visitors to the site.…