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eBay is showing signs of getting behind the new frontier that is Bitcoin commerce. According to PandoDaily, eBay's UK site will allow for the sale of virtual currency in its Classified Ads format on February 10, and the next step could be using Bitcoin to pay for products. Meanwhile, Overstock.com chief executive Patrick Byrne tweeted that the company made $130,000 in Bitcoin sales on its first day of accepting the currency. [PandoDaily]