Startup Building eBay-Plus-Social E-Commerce Platform Raises $5M

San Francisco-based Copious is attempting to build an online marketplace that competes with eBay by incorporating more social features. The startup raised $5 million from Foundation Capital, Google Ventures and others this week, which will be added to the $2 million in seed money it raised previously.

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    Copious will require that its users log in via Twitter or Facebook, which will provide more information about buyer identities as well as help like-minded consumers interact.

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