The Secret Weapon Behind eBay’s Comeback

After a long, painful transformation from an online auction site to a mobile-focused e-commerce hub, eBay is finally staging a comeback, online and on Wall Street. But auction sales don’t account for its rousing recovery. For t…

Bidding for Authors: When Books Sell at Auction

To those outside the publishing industry, the deals that get covered in the press might give the impression that book auctions are as rare as solar eclipses. In fact, they happen with remarkable regularity. But that doesn’t me…

Facebook Shares Clear $25 in SharesPost Auction

Shares of Facebook closed at $25 a share in a recent sealed-bid auction, bumping the value of the social networking giant to $56.7 billion, according to an announcement Friday by SharesPost, which facilities stock sales in privately held companies.

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Facebook Shares Clear $25 in SharesPost Auction

Shares of Facebook cleared $25 a share in a recent sealed-bid auction, bumping the value of the social networking giant to $56.7 billion, according to an email alert distributed Friday by SharesPost, which facilities stock sales in privately held compa…