This week in its Boss Talk column, the Wall Street Journal interviewed PayPal President David Marcus, highlighting PayPal’s recent emphasis on in-store payment. In a Q&A, Marcus talked about the opportunities he sees offline, why near-field communication is overrated and how big he thinks PayPal can get. Some highlights: On near field communication (NFC), the…

CNBC recently featured the food service provider for eBay Inc.’s headquarters in San Jose, Bon Appétit, which has long set the standard for high-quality cafeteria food at Silicon Valley’s top companies. CNBC reporter John Fortt, above left, visited eBay’s cafeteria with Bon Appétit founder Fedele Bauccio, above right, where they watched chefs in action and…

In a time of trouble, “eBay saved my life,” says Rawlins Gilliland of Dallas, in a commentary aired on NPR affiliate KERA-FM in north Texas. Mired in debt, “I paid off six-figure medical bills and tax liens selling primarily vintage clothing found in thrift stores or garage sales.”

Recently, as reported here on Ink, eBay committed to giving sellers 60 days notice of changes that may impact their business – and that this would happen only twice a year. Consistent with that commitment, today eBay made an AB post that announced that in early May, Half.com inventory will be available on eBay.com. For…

Two more General Announcements went up today that caught my eye… ***A Message from John Canfield: Update on our Fraud Prevention Efforts*** John Canfield, Senior Director of eBay’s Trust & Safety team, made an AB post earlier today updating folks on eBay fraud prevention efforts. On the whole, the post makes for a one-stop repository…

The above AB post yesterday previewed some changes coming soon to the Media and Jewelry categories on eBay. In the media category: Condition values “Brand New”, “Like New”, “Very Good”, “Good” and “Acceptable” will take the place of the current values “New” and “Used”. In the Jewelry category: eBay Item Specifics will be attached to…