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EBay and Bidders Edge smoke final peaces pipe

The conflict between the auctionsites wanted to make then eBay its competitor of Bidder's Edge in December 1999 accused of the infringement on its intellectual property.

Bidder's Edge is a metaauction: the site searches auctionsites on a particular product. As can the visitor see where the concerning product it most cheaply are offered. This was feared against the sore bone of eBay that to hit that way visitors rid. According to the auctiongigant, Bidder's Edge so-called spiders (automatic missing robots) launch loosely its site and that will had to be. Bidder's Edge, on its turn, accused eBay of abuse of its monopoly position.

Jam Carney, CEO of Bidder's Edge, affirmed Tuesday that eBay and Bidder's Edge now an agreement have reaches. Both parties will the lawsuits that they tightened had against each other, let fall. Bidder's Edge will pay eBay moreover an unknown sum.

Bidder's Edge has closed its site recent and has been smashed a new away. Visitors of the site now are sent on to BidXS. com, a business from Loose Hook that a comparable auction service offers.

Earlier relevant messages:
Bidder's Edge accuses eBay of monopoly formation (01 August 2000)
Missing robot may not visit auction data boss eBay (31 May 2000)
Justice examines quarrel between eBay and missing machines (04 February 2000)

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