No one can accuse Ebay of being slow. It was only late last week that most people learnt that eBay was interested in the Internet communication company Skype. By Monday they had paid a combination of cash and shares to the value of $4.1 billion and were the new owners of Skype.

As you an imagine the net is alive with articles and comments about this move. To read what the likes of Dave Bromley, Ina Steiner and others have to say go to http://www.ukaucctionline.co.uk
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