It seems that eBay is trying to stay away from the headlines these days, happy to leave the brunt of the post Google-YouTube deal reaction to other companies, especially Yahoo!

Has eBay been up to anything these days? Why, of course. In an attempt to perhaps pacify somewhat those disgruntled merchants who were hit by the recent rate hike, or perhaps an attempt to simply boost listings, eBay is offering a Feature Packs promotion. For the next two days, sellers can save 33% when on Feature Packs that combine several listing upgrades.

The promotion started today at midnight, Pacific time, and will end Thursday, October 12, 2006 at one second to midnight PT. Even listings created before today and that are scheduled to start during the promotional period are eligible for the promotional rate.

Finally, an update on the latest auction I've been following, the Skycar, the price now stands at $1,753,150.00 with 31 bids.

ebay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) shares declined 48 cents today, or 1.62% to close at $29.10.

eBay after the bell 10-11-06: Trying to pacify sellers? originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 17:42:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

No, this isn't another one of those crazy sci-fi/space posts. This is for real: If you had enough of traffic, look no further than ... eBay. Or rather, what is being sold on eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) these days -- flying cars.

The M400X Skycar VTOL Prototype Aircraft takes off and lands vertically but can also taxi (travel on the road), albeit with limited speed and not for long distances. The car is Moller International Inc.'s original flying car.

The catch? Of course there's a catch. The aircraft "is suitable for test and evaluation only and is not certified for use by the Federal Aviation Authority nor as a licensed road vehicle." Also, the sale is subject to all kinds of approvals because of the aircraft's potential military application among other issues.

The eBay auction started yesterday and already has 16 bids with the highest at $1,750,000. As far as I understood, though, the reserve price is around $4 million. With nearly nine more days left on the auction, Moller might just get the price it is looking for.

Moller International Inc. is trading on the OTCBB (MLER) and the sale of the car is intended to fund more tests.

M400X Skycar -- a flying car -- for sale on eBay originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.