I blogged earlier today about a tipster who reported eBay is finalizing a sale to Tom.com of its China operations. Now ChinaTechNews.com is reporting that eBay and Tom.com have inked a deal, and the parties will make a formal announcement very soon.

However, the article still is short on details about what kind of deal it is eBay may be entering into. Here's AuctionBytes September 26th article about rumors circulating at that time.