Article: eBay buys 25 percent stake in San Francisco-based Web site craigslist.

Byline: Michael Bazeley

Aug. 14--Craigslist, the San Francisco Web site that has endeared itself to users with its free, eclectic classified ads, has struck an unexpected partnership with one of the most profitable e-commerce operations in the world: eBay.

Craigslist said Friday that the San Jose online auction giant has acquired a 25 percent stake in the company from a former business partner of founder Craig Newmark. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but craigslist said it received none of the sale proceeds.

Craigslist and eBay will share resources and expertise, but they will not merge their operations or otherwise immediately change how ...

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