EcommerceBytes-NewsFlash, Number 1401 - November 01, 2006 0 of 4 
Explosion Forces Evacuation at eBay's San Jose PayPal Unit
By Ina Steiner
News outlets in San Jose, California are reporting that there was an explosion at PayPal's North First Street offices on Tuesday night. No one was injured. Authorities were alerted to trouble at 7:34 pm and minutes later, an explosion shattered a large first-floor window. Authorities are investigating the source of the explosion.
eBay acquired PayPal in 2002. Both companies have been the targets of complaints by competitors and customers in the form of lawsuits and "gripe sites," such as PaypalSucks.com, PaypalWarning.com and AboutPayPal.org, that complain about problems with customer service, policies and scams at the online payment service. Eric Jackson recounted PayPal's battles with criminals and fraudsters in his 2004 book, "The PayPal Wars: Battles with eBay, the Media, the Mafia, and the Rest of Planet Earth."
The San Jose Mercury News reported that authorities have suspicions about what may have caused the blast, and said no threats were reported ahead of the explosion. San Jose police are taking over the investigation.
Community Reacts:
http://forums.ebay.com/db2/thread.jspa?threadID=2000254561
Mercury News Story:
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/local/15899811.htm
Link to News Story with Video:
http://cbs5.com/local/local_story_305004735.html
About the author:
Ina Steiner is co-founder and Editor of EcommerceBytes and has been reporting on ecommerce since 1999. She's a widely cited authority on marketplace selling and is author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). Her blog was featured in the book, "Blogging Heroes" (Wiley 2008). Follow her on Twitter at @ecommercebytes and send news tips to ina@ecommercebytes.com.
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