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  2. List of acquisitions by eBay - Wikipedia

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    As of September 2014, eBay has acquired over 40 companies, the most expensive of which was the purchase of Skype, a Voice over Internet Protocol company, for US$ 2.6 billion in cash plus up to an additional US$1.5 billion if certain performance goals were met. [ 2] The majority of companies acquired by eBay are based in the United States.

  3. Wife selling (English custom) - Wikipedia

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    The Gentleman's Magazine (1832) It is unclear when the ritualised custom of selling a wife by public auction began, but it seems likely to have been some time towards the end of the 17th century. In November 1692 "John, the son of Nathan Whitehouse, of Tipton, sold his wife to Mr. Bracegirdle", although the manner of the sale is unrecorded. In 1696, Thomas Heath Maultster was fined for ...

  4. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    Get-rich-quick schemes are extremely varied; these include fake franchises, real estate "sure things", get-rich-quick books, wealth-building seminars, self-help gurus, sure-fire inventions, useless products, chain letters, fortune tellers, quack doctors, miracle pharmaceuticals, foreign exchange fraud, Nigerian money scams, fraudulent treasure ...

  5. Reverse auction - Wikipedia

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    Private electronic market. Software. v. t. e. A reverse auction (also known as buyer-determined auction or procurement auction) is a type of auction in which the traditional roles of buyer and seller are reversed. [ 1] Thus, there is one buyer and many potential sellers. In an ordinary auction also known as a forward auction, buyers compete to ...

  6. List of companies listed on the London Stock Exchange

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  7. Christie's - Wikipedia

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    Christie's American branch at Rockefeller Center in New York. Christie's is a British auction house founded in 1766 by James Christie. Its main premises are on King Street, St James's in London, and it has additional salerooms in New York, Paris, Hong Kong, Milan, Amsterdam, Geneva, Shanghai, and Dubai. [ 3] It is owned by Groupe Artémis, the ...

  8. Category:British auction houses - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "British auction houses" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.

  9. List of largest companies by revenue - Wikipedia

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    List of largest companies by revenue. This list comprises the world's largest companies by consolidated revenue, according to the Fortune Global 500 2023 rankings and other sources. [ 2] American retail corporation Walmart has been the world's largest company by revenue since 2014. [ 1] The list is limited to the largest 50 companies, all of ...