eBay CEO Meg Whitman retired from the corporate world in 2008 and soon after began the run for Governor of California. The election is only 2 months away (November 2), and the poll numbers are …

eBay Updates eBay Debuts Reusable Green Shipping Boxes to Sellers eBay gives away 100,000 boxes in three sizes and giving eBay: On Location participants and eBay Green Team members a limited chance to sign up to participate in the pilot. [via eBay Ink ] Top Stories MasterCard and Borderlinx Collaborate to Enhance E‐Commerce Experience Around the World By working together, MasterCard and Borderlinx are enabling an enhanced online commerce experience that allows shoppers from many markets around the world to make purchases initially at U.S. and U.K. retail websites using their MasterCard‐branded cards. [via InternetRetailer ] Back to school sales get an A Retailers reported surprisingly strong August same-store sales as many consumers braved scorching summer temperatures to bag juicy discounts on school…

The appeal of eBay in its early days was that anyone from stay-at-home parents to mom-and-pop shops could get their items in front of shoppers alongside top retailers and brands. While that s still …

eBay’s Sarah Brubacher, PayPal’s Colin Rule, and Griff took the stage as The eTones to bring our kick-off to eBay: On Location – San Jose to a close last night. They performed 3 songs… I was able to capture the second two. (If anyone managed to video their first song, I would love to add to this post – let me know). Here is the first one… Cheers & enjoy!

All, I’m going to be publishing all the best photos from eBay: On Location – San Jose. The first wave of pics are already uploaded to the eBay Ink Flickr account. I’ll continue to update as they come in. Remember, for those of you also attending, please send your photos to home23like@photos.flickr.com and I’ll make sure they get included in the eBay Ink Flickr feed . Cheers, RBH

I ve always held that to be a successful online seller, you must be equal parts web designer, photographer, packer, shipper, customer service rep, accountant, sourcer,…the list goes on and on …

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Bling My Bra folks are at it for the second year in a row. They will be auctioning off one-of-a-kind themed art bras through Giving Works auctions on eBay. Proceeds will benefit Susan G. Komen For the Cure. Look for eBay seller ID BlingMyBra or do a keyword search for “bling my bra”. I’ve decided to get in on the action this year and will be designing my own eBay Ink Blog Bra. This could be interesting. You can find out more about the Bling My Bra auctions and how you can help . For those of you on Twitter , please remember to use the hashtag #BlingMyBra in your tweets. Cheers, RBH Related Reads: Auctiva: Organizers Seek Bras With …

Every year, eBay hosts an Innovation Expo that invites eBay employees, from every department and level of the organization, to develop prototypes for new products and breakthrough innovations that benefit our buyers and sellers. This year, more than 250 employees on nearly 80 teams competed for the top prize. eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and CEO, John Donahoe kicked off the event . This year’s grand prize winner was an idea called “simple green shipping.” (I was lucky enough to video the team behind the concept so I’ll try and dig up the footage for you guys as soon as eBay: On Location comes to a close). In a nutshell, it’s a durable box that’s been designed to be used over and over and over again. Now, six months later, We’ve printed up 100,000 boxes in three sizes and …

Four years after eBay banned sellers from offering Google Checkout, TechCrunch is unaware of the fact and incorrectly reported it as news today. A story went out over 3 hours ago, and other bloggers …

All, eBay: On Location kicks off today, in conjunction with our celebration of 15 years of eBay. I managed to get my hands on a celebratory video we’ll be showing at eBayOL – San Jose tonight and to our employees around the world. I’ve only been a part of the eBay family and community for a relatively short time in the grand scheme of things but have thoroughly enjoyed every minute of…