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  2. Unusual eBay listings - Wikipedia

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    The minimum bid was US$3 million and the sale closed January 16, 2003. [2] The city of Carlotta, California was up for auction on eBay in February 2003. [3] In September 2004, the Indiana Firebirds arena football team was auctioned off, first in a regular auction that failed to reach the reserve price, [4] and again as a "Buy it Now" item for ...

  3. 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.

  4. eBay - Wikipedia

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    eBay office in Toronto, Canada. eBay Inc. (/ ˈ iː b eɪ / EE-bay, often stylized as ebay or Ebay) is an American multinational e-commerce company based in San Jose, California, that allows users to buy or view items via retail sales through online marketplaces and websites in 190 markets worldwide.

  5. Ethicon - Wikipedia

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    Ethicon, Inc., is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. The company is part of the Johnson & Johnson MedTech business segment. The company is part of the Johnson & Johnson MedTech business segment. It was incorporated as a separate company under the Johnson & Johnson umbrella in 1949 to expand and diversify the Johnson & Johnson product line.

  6. Chicago Board of Trade - Wikipedia

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    Men working the floor at the Chicago Board of Trade as photographed by Stanley Kubrick for Look magazine in 1949 Trading floor at the Chicago Board of Trade in 1993. The concerns of U.S. merchants to ensure that there were buyers and sellers for commodities have resulted in forward contracts to sell and buy commodities.

  7. Chip log - Wikipedia

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    The log-line attaches to the board with a bridle of three lines that connect to the vertex and to the two ends of the quadrant's arc. To ensure the log submerges and orients correctly in the water, the bottom of the log is weighted with lead. [1] This provides more resistance in the water, and a more accurate and repeatable reading.

  8. Quipu - Wikipedia

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    The Aschers’ also identified a fourth, and less common, type of knot—a figure-eight knot with an extra twist—which they refer to as an "EE" knot. On a given quipu cord, knots are grouped into clusters. Each cluster is tied at specific registers, or lengths, along the cord. These knot clusters represent digits in a base-10 number system. [31]

  9. American Cyanamid Co v Ethicon Ltd - Wikipedia

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    At first instance, American Cyanamid was granted an interim injunction against Ethicon, preventing Ethicon to use the type of surgical suture at issue until the trial of the patent infringement. On appeal of Ethicon, the Court of Appeal discharged the interim injunction. American Cyanamid appealed against this decision to the House of Lords.