Sellers can include product descriptions, item numbers, and starting bid prices.
The move comes as many Internet companies struggle to find new sources of revenues. The idea is that readers will find out about the items and then go online to bid and buy. The company said the new service, offered in Minneapolis-St. Paul's Star Tribune , is also expected to launch in Florida's St. Petersburg Times . Any way they can grow the number of people who are selling and buying things on eBay is always a smart move.