Record-Breaking Black Friday for PayPal

On Black Friday, PayPal processed 20% more payments than in 2008, with mobile payments increasing 140% over a typical Friday. Click Here to read the PC Magazine article and Click Here to read the note from the PayPal blog on Black Friday 2009.
Coming to D.C. on November 19-20: eBay Mobile Boutique

Kick off the gift-giving season at our first ever eBay Mobile Boutique, with insider advice from eBay trend and culture experts. Come to Union Station on November 19-20 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visit eBayHoliday.com for more information.
How to Ensure Consumers Pay

The Wall Street Journal has a great article on three ways to help secure payments from customers. In the online world, PayPal and Bill Me Later are two of the easiest ways to ensure that. Click here to check it out.
PayPal Recognized For Privacy by Australian Gov

PayPal was recognized by the Australian Government for Privacy and security of the PayPal System. We were granted a high-commendation in the “large business category” at the Australian Privacy Awards. Click here to check out the full story at the PayPal Blog
StubHub President: "The Recession is Helping Fans"

An interesting upside to the gloomy economy? More fans are seeing more of their favorite teams and bands thanks to declining ticket prices on the secondary market. StubHub President Chris Tsakalakis explains in this Huffington Post article. Read more about eBay/StubHub\'s position on ticket sales here.
Introducing PayPal Main Street

eBay Main Street has a sister...introducing PayPal Main Street! If you\'ve not yet checked out the newly revamped PayPal Main Street site, we encourage you to do so. While we share many of the same public policy concerns, there are several issues of specific importance to the PayPal Community and PayPal Main Street is the place to follow \'em. See this feature story on the PayPal blog to learn more.
A Veteran\'s Day Message from eBay Government Relations

To all who are serving or who have served, thank you for your dedication and your sacrifice. We salute you!
Europeans Campaign for Consumer Choice

Many brands don\'t want their products sold online — on eBay or elsewhere. And they\'re not just talking about new, authentic goods...some are even trying to stop consumers from reselling a product they already own, like a used purse or an unopened bottle of perfume. On the heels of eBay\'s successful petition campaign in the EU, this army of supporters is growing online at www.consumerchoice.eu/uk, www.consumerchoice.eu/de and www.consumerchoice.eu/fr. Consumers are using this integrated social networking platform to stand up and defend their right to buy legitimate goods online.

"Here Come the Cops!" - a blog post from Steve DelBianco of NetChoice.org

In a new blog post from Steve DelBianco of NetChoice.org, "Here Come the Cops!", he says "while we got no apology, I think we got something much better at today\'s hearing" on Combating Organized Retail Crime. Continue reading.
European Commission publishes follow-up report on cross-border e-commerce

The European Commission released today its follow-up report to the March 2009 report on cross-border e-commerce in the EU.
The new report, published on 22 October 2009, aims to check the availability of products and to quantify the savings European Consumers can make when shopping cross-border online, which illustrates why it is important to increase efforts to combat the above-mentioned barriers.