eBay gets serious on bids, B2B
eBay clamps down on prank bids and stakes a claim in the rapidly growing business-to-business e-commerce sector, while rumors swirl about a possible merger with Yahoo.
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eBay clamps down on prank bids and stakes a claim in the rapidly growing business-to-business e-commerce sector, while rumors swirl about a possible merger with Yahoo. "(eBay's plan to require credit card numbers) will weed out the people that aren't serious." - Rob Labatt, Gartner Group e-commerce analyst | 
| | | eBay moves against prank bids The leading online auction house will soon require customers to register their credit card numbers before placing bids of $5,000 or more.
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