RE: Ebay being investigatedhere more:
Justice probes eBay for antitrust
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has launched an
antitrust investigation of eBay Inc, the world's largest online auction site.
The government has interviewed top executives of two smaller Internet
companies involved in disputes with eBay. The probe, which has been
under way since December but still is in its early stages, is focused on
eBay's attempts - including a federal lawsuit against one competitor and
threats to sue another - to prevent smaller Web companies from listing
on their own sites items being auctioned by eBay's customers. One of
eBay's top lawyers, Jay Monahan, said Friday that company officials
"have had some discussions with staff at the Justice Department
regarding eBay and the online trading business generally."