TribLIVE

| Business


Geek Squad goes to eBay for new customers

About The Tribune-Review
The Tribune-Review can be reached via e-mail or at 412-321-6460.
Contact Us | Video | RSS | Mobile



By Chris Burritt C.2012 Bloomberg News

Published: Tuesday, October 9, 2012, 12:01 a.m.
Updated: Tuesday, February 19, 2013

The Geek Squad is going where no geek has gone before.

Best Buy Co.'s tech-support service is expanding to eBay Inc. and conducting trials at some Target Corp. stores as the world's largest consumer-electronics retailer seeks new revenue from fixing computers and tablets.

EBay recently added around-the-clock Geek Squad support with service plans costing $29.99 for three months and $49.99 for six months, said Gregory Boutte, vice president of eBay electronics and motors in North America. Best Buy also is rolling out the Geek Squad at 28 Target Corp. stores in Denver and one in Minneapolis.

Most Popular Business Headlines

  1. Rue21 to be taken private in $1.1B deal
  2. Profit drops 29 percent in first quarter at American Eagle Outfitters
  3. ImPAct Awards go to 5 in Pittsburgh region
  4. Dick’s earnings rise 13 percent, but sales disappoint
  5. Pa. jobless rate declines as fewer look for work
  6. Chrysler CEO sorry for ethnic slur
  7. Planning your escape from cable? Here’s what you’ll need to know
  8. PPG Corning bankruptcy plan receives preliminary approval
  9. Cloud backups offer reassurance, more
  10. J.Lo to open cellphone stores
  11. UPMC will cut 100 transcribers’ jobs
You must be signed in to add comments

To comment, click the Sign in or sign up at the very top of this page.

There are currently no comments for this story.
Subscribe today! Click here for our subscription offers.