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eBay prohibits sellers from using PayPal, now mandating that all funds will be transferred directly to and from their bank accounts.
2021-06-1

eBay forces its users to change their passwords after a database containing encrypted user passwords and other non-financial data is compromised by a cyber-attack.
2014-05-21

A man who found what he believes to be the secret recipe for Coca-Cola at an estate sale sells the instructions on eBay for $15 million.
2013-05-15

Online auctioneer eBay asks its customers to fight against a proposed U.S. online sales tax.
2013-04-21

PayPal, the online payments business, a division of eBay, launches a European version of the PayPal Here mobile payments system.
2013-02-21

Hewlett-Packard fires CEO Léo Apotheker, replacing him with former eBay CEO Meg Whitman.
2011-09-22

The infamous hat worn by Princess Beatrice at the 2011 Royal Wedding has been sold on auction site eBay for £81,100.01. Funds raised from the sale will go to the charities UNICEF and Children in Crisis.
2011-05-22

The 2010 FIFA World Cup runner-up Netherlands national football team embarks on an open-top boat tour of Amsterdam's canals drinking beer, lined by hundreds of thousands of people. [http:--news.bbc.co.uk-sport2-hi-football-world_cup_2010-8816050.stm (BBC Sport)] [http:--www.chicagotribune.com-sports-sns-ap-soc-wcup-netherlands-celebrates,0,7638339.story ("Chicago Tribune")]date=August 2019
2010-07-13

Spain's victorious 2010 FIFA World Cup "campeones" return to Madrid where they are met by millions of people in the streets, the royal family and politicians.
2010-07-12

More than 74,000 South African football fans attend the first match at Soccer City—venue for the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final—less than three weeks before the tournament begins.
2010-05-22