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Archive for September, 2007

German court overturns eBay buyer conviction

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

A conviction of a German man has been thrown out for purchasing stolen goods on eBay.
The 47-year-old software engineer was convicted of buying stolen goods for a purchase of a GPS system he bought on the auction site in 2005. The new device reportedly was sold as a buy-it-now item for less than one [...]

eBay appoints interim Country Manager for Canada

Friday, September 28th, 2007

eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY; www.ebay.com) today announced the appointment of Andrew Sloss to the position of interim Country Manager for eBay Canada.
Currently in his sixth year with the organization, Andrew was most recently head of marketing for eBay Canada, overseeing the company’s marketing strategy and execution within Canada. In 2006, Andrew played an instrumental role [...]

1200 eBay Accounts Hacked

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

eBay ran into a serious security issue this morning. Hackers posted on the Trust and Safety forum the information from over 1,200 users, which includes their phone numbers and credit card information.
eBay has verified that the information was accurate, and that the posts seemed to be originating from the users own accounts, suggesting a [...]

iSold It store does the work for eBay sellers

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

“Buying on eBay is easy, but selling on eBay, let alone other online marketplaces, takes effort,” says Ken Sully, CEO of iSold It. “The process can be time consuming and intimidating for people who are not familiar with the mechanics of posting items for sale online. iSold It lets everyone — from individuals, to businesses [...]

Larsen nuclear missile base for sale on ebay

Tuesday, September 25th, 2007

For an asking price of $1.5 million (£750,000), the 57-acre former Larsen Air Force complex and ensuite Titan ICBM facility offers a property that only rarely finds its way on to the market.
Offering 43,000 square feet of “usable” space - not including the tunnels - in 18 underground chambers and ceiling heights of up to [...]

Luciano Pavarotti funeral items on eBay

Friday, September 21st, 2007

Funeral cards and official programmes for opera star Luciano Pavarotti’s farewell Mass in Modena, Italy are available to fans on auction site eBay.
Just two weeks after the September 8 funeral fans can bid for official items.
Highlights include the programmes, which were handed out only to the 1,500 friends and close family who attended the funeral [...]

iTaggit Unveils New Features to Simplify eBay Collectible Listings

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

iTaggit, the leading online collection website that aims to change the way people collect, organize, and enjoy their personal items and collections, today announced new tools to help iTaggit members quickly upload information about their items from their iTaggit account into eBay listings.
With the new features a user can post an item to an existing [...]