In a recent post on ARS TECHNICA, Doug Kari with Arbitech, wrote about how one eBay seller defeated a publishing giant in a major Supreme Court case that has greatly impacted copyright case law.  Supap Kirtsaeng, a graduate student, sold textbooks online to help pay for grad school at USC.  The textbooks he sold were legitimate copies that he’d purchased overseas.

Last week, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published an opinion piece from three eBay sellers which argued that the costs of complying with the Marketplace Fairness Act would make small businesses unable to compete in the marketplace. “For us, collecting and remitting sales tax for Pennsylvania alone is difficult enough”, wrote the small business owners. “There are frequently technical issues and complexitie

Last week on eBay Radio, Tod Cohen, eBay Inc.’s Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Global Government Relations, discussed the 2014 midterm elections and the threat of  internet sales tax in the lame-duck session of Congress.

This week, Small Business Administrator, Maria Contreras-Sweet released a video discussing the importance of Small Business Saturday to our nation’s economy and encouraging Americans to Shop Small this holiday season. Small Business Saturday was founded in 2010, and it is a day set aside to encourage people to shop at small businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The single day has grown into a powerful movement, and more people are taking part than ever before. This year, the big day is Nov 29. eBay Inc.

Today, Saturday, November 29th, is Small Business Saturday. Small Business Saturday is a day for Americans to celebrate and support the small businesses in our communities. It is also a day to support your local tech-enabled small businesses. Did you know that we have Main Street Members all across the country? Below are 4 small tech-enabled businesses in a neighborhood near you!

Please join us this holiday season and SHOP SMALL!

Steve Douge, Hardware Sales Inc. from Ferndale, WA

eBay Inc.’s Government Relations team would like to wish you and your family a very Happy Thanksgiving! We are so thankful that you are eBay Main Street Members and we appreciate your support!

Find more information on our team and how we can support you. Happy Thanksgiving!