SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Online retailer eBay Inc. will offer health insurance to merchants who make a living auctioning items on its popular site, a decision that may go a long way in keeping the site's smaller sellers content.
EBay chief executive Meg Whitman made the announcement over the weekend in Anaheim at the company's eBay Live convention for buyers and sellers.
``Over the last two to two and a half years, we have seen an increasing number of people coming onto eBay and making eBay their full-time source of income,'' company spokesman Kevin Pursglove said Sunday. ``We've been hearing from our users that they wish there was some way eBay could work with an insurance provider to get health coverage. In many instances, they had left a brick and mortar job.''
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