This week, Senator John Thune (R-SD) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013, which improves the ability of Internet-enabled small businesses to serve customers across the globe. Similar legislation was introduced by Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL-18), Congressman Joe Crowley (D-NY-14), and
One of this week’s DC Fly-In participants was Stephanie Inge, who has been selling jewelry on eBay for 14 years. She was recently featured in a Dallas Fox News segment, where she discussed her business and her upcoming trip to Capitol Hill. During her trip, Inge visited the offices of legislators from both Texas and Colorado to encourage them to vote against the Mainstreet Fairness Act.
Below is yesterday's article in the Washington Internet Daily covering today's United States of eBay DC Fly-In, including quotes from eBay Inc.'s own Brian Bieron:
Pictured: StubHub Director of Software Development Mehdi Ghazizadeh, Boston Mayer Thomas Menino, MA Secretary of Housing & Economic Development Greg Bialecki, PayPal Media Networks General Manager Walt Doyle, PayPal Media Networks Director of Product & Strategy David Chang
Most US state governments are tasked with the sale of unclaimed or surplus property – items like unneeded furniture or the contents of an abandoned safe deposit box. For years state governments have struggled with a mandate to make the sale of these items as open to the public as possible, as well as sell these items for current market value. They might put items on display in a state office and advertise an upcoming live auction, but too often those events resulted in a non-competitive bidding environment where the majority of the goods went to a small number of peo
On Tuesday, March 5th, eBay Inc.’s very own Vice President of Government Relations & Associate General Counsel, Tod Cohen, will be participating in a panel on Capitol Hill to discuss The Internet on Main Street: Success Stories in Unexpected Places. Tod will share eBay Inc.’s vision of enabling all retailers, of every size, with the tools and technology they need to be successful in today’s retail environment. In addition, Tod will share some seller success stories from over the years, including how they have leveraged the