eBay after the bell 9-14-06: Yahoo! Ads showing PayPal icons?

As I've mentioned this morning, several bloggers have reported seeing Yahoo! search ads featuring a small shopping cart icon next to them (much like Google's Checkout cart), but of course pointing to PayPal.

We all remember that eBay and Yahoo partnered up so that Yahoo! would offer PayPal as a form of payment on its searches. It wouldn't be surprising then if Yahoo! was indeed testing the feature. Even in the form of a nearly identical Google Checkout shopping cart. Many sites use the shopping cart icon, not just Google Checkout, right?

However, I've tried many search items myself and never once came across the icon. Also, the only image I've seen with the shopping cart icon in a Yahoo! search around the Internet has been the same one that Traffick posted on Tuesday. This caused some to think this could be a hoax, however, Search Engine Journal claims receiving confirmation from Yahoo! that they are testing the feature.

Interesting to see where this would lead, if anywhere at all.

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) shares closed at $28.05 today, up 5 cents or 0.18%.