eBay on Monday confirmed its decision to ban auctions for the characters, currency, weapons, attire and accounts of online games such as World of Warcraft, City of Heroes and others.

This 'eBay for government,' is allowing state, county, and municipal governments to sell off valuable assets and supplies to ...

Within hours of the first cars going up on eBay, a 2009 BMW 525 with 141,163 kilometers (87,714 miles) was fetching 13,050 euros ($18,000) while a 2007 Alfa Romeo 166 with 126,718 kilometers ...

Nikki Davidson is a data reporter for Government Technology. She’s covered government and technology news as a video, newspaper, magazine and digital journalist for media outlets across the country.

Lost in transit doesn't mean lost forever when it comes to undelivered packages. From eBay to government auctions, these seven platforms offer treasure hunters access to abandoned deliveries at steep ...

Government agencies dispose of items that are either surplus to their needs or have been seized in legal actions, offering the public a chance to purchase them at reduced rates compared to retail ...

While the government has long sold unwanted goods - such as property seized from criminals - at physical auctions, it has been slow to get into the more lucrative online market. With the exception ...

In 2001, sellers with higher eBay reputations scores have over twice the increase in price premium (6.8%) that they had in 2000 (5.3%) and 1999 (4.8%) when compared with sellers who have low ...

The IRS has made no secret of the fact that it wants Internet auction companies like eBay to provide more information about high-volume sellers to the government in order to help close the "tax ...

In 2009, the CBP used FedBid for nearly 1,700 auctions worth a total of $182 million in awards, less than the roughly $200 million the government estimated the supplies would cost.

The GSA Auctions website (gsaauctions.gov) is the federal government's official online auction site, providing access to surplus property sales. The platform offers a wide range of categories ...