Ebay launches designer-label site

E-commerce behemoth eBay Inc. launched a fullpriced designer shopping destination Tuesday in a play to expand beyond its roots as an auction site.

Called the Designer Collective, the site offers men’s and women’s clothing and accessories from 16 fashion labels, including True Religion and Calvin Klein.

Devin Wenig, president of eBay Marketplaces, told Women’s Wear Daily that the retailers will manage their own inventory and storefronts via eBay. Skybox’s satellite already in orbit to supplement the material it licenses from more than 1,000 sources.

The company hopes to build more satellites that could be used to beam Internet access to points around the world.