Archive for November, 2007

Pennsylvania Law Forces eBay Auctioneers to Get a License

Wednesday, November 21st, 2007

By state law everyone who sells another individual’s belongings online needs an auctioneer’s license. The law does not include people who sell their own things on online sites such as eBay.
The licensing process can take anywhere from six to eight months.
The Department of State oversees the online auction rules and auctioneer’s licenses. A spokesperson for [...]

Best of eBay website launched

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Best of eBay is a community driven website dedicated to show the most eccentric listings on eBay. With Best of eBay you can nominate the most eccentric listings you find and eBay to be voted by fellow community members. In order to nominate and vote for a Best Of eBay listing you must be a [...]

Washington state ferries to be auctioned on eBay

Saturday, November 17th, 2007

The state plans to put its two mothballed passenger ferries on the online auction site eBay at the end of the month, hoping to fetch nearly $9 million for the two boats, the Chinook and the Snohomish.
The vessels, now sitting at the Washington State Ferry Eagle Harbor maintenance yard on Bainbridge Island, haven’t operated since [...]

eBay San Jose HQ Evacuated

Friday, November 16th, 2007

At approximately 12:30 p.m. (PST) today, local law enforcement authorities of San Jose, California determined that a suspicious package delivered to eBay’s mailroom on the Hamilton Avenue campus was harmless.
Beginning at approximately 8:55 a.m. today, more than 200 employees had been evacuated from their building. The affected areas of campus have since been reopened. eBay, [...]

Tiffany Vs EBay Court Case

Wednesday, November 14th, 2007

A lawyer for Tiffany & Co. accused eBay Inc. on Tuesday of allowing the sale of tens of thousands of pieces of counterfeit Tiffany jewelry on its Web site; an eBay lawyer responded that Tiffany wasn’t doing its share to protect customers.
The arguments in U.S. District Court in Manhattan came at the start of a [...]

John Travolta ’70s Show Car ‘Travolta Fever’ on the eBay Auction Block

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Years before mega star John Travolta started piloting his own jumbo jet, he cruised around in ‘Travolta Fever,’ a custom celebrity show car created just for him as his career took off. Now this piece of Americana is up for auction on eBay.
The most famous Pontiac Firebird ever to hit the streets was designed by [...]

Elementary teacher convicted of stealing coat for sale on eBay

Friday, November 9th, 2007

A jury today convicted a former first-grade teacher of stealing a student’s coat and trying to sell it on eBay.
Elizabeth Lucinda Logan, 42, will be sentenced Nov. 20 on charges of attempted first-degree theft, computer crime and third-degree theft. Computer crime is a Class C felony punishable by probation and up to 30 days [...]

$1 million of fake Cisco computer components sold on eBay

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

A Cumming man who sold more than $1 million worth of counterfeit computer products on eBay pleaded guilty Thursday before a federal judge in Atlanta.
From 2003 until early this year, Todd Richard, 33, sold fake Cisco computer components by using several eBay account names and business addresses, federal prosecutors said. Richard was charged last month [...]

Recent eBay Buyer Tools Introduced

Monday, November 5th, 2007

A downloadable eBay Desktop application allows users to bid and get streaming price updates without opening a web browser.
Three new widgets can be used on blogs and social networks outside eBay’s walls: eBay To Go, GiftBay and eBay Marketplace for Facebook.
Bid Assistant automatically places bids for a buyer.
eBay Countdown is an easier (read: more in-your-face) [...]

eBay – PayPal Open Development Facility In Chennai

Monday, November 5th, 2007

eBay Inc. and PayPal, an online payment company, have jointly launched a new global development centre in Chennai. The facility currently houses a development staff of approximately 1,000 people and the companies plan to hire hundreds of additional technical positions over the next two years.
“We’re thrilled that one of the world’s most innovative and successful [...]

Virgin Unite Launches One-On-One Sit Down Opportunity With Sir Richard Branson On eBay

Monday, November 5th, 2007

Auctionwire online auction agency announces today that Virgin Unite will be launching the Ultimate Meet and Greet experiences on eBay this Thursday October 25, 2007. The auctions will run for 10 days, offering the winning bidders exclusive experience packages to Virgin Unite’s Midnight Magic Event in Toronto.
The first auction experience is the exclusive opportunity for [...]

Two NEW widgets for eBay Affiliates

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Press Release – eBay Affiliate Tracked Widgets = more $’s or £’s for you !
eBay Affiliate Program Members can now create CJ tracked customised auction display widgets!
These tools can be a great addition to your website, blog or any other non eBay web page and can help drive affiliate linked traffic for your selected eBay [...]

October Scams And Frauds Reported to New Mexico Attorney General Kings Office

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

November 01, 2007 — The following is an overview of what has been reported to the Attorney General’s Office since the beginning of the month.
Financial Institution Scams:
Several First National Bank of Santa Fe customers have been the targets of a “phising scam”. Northern New Mexico residents reported receiving e-mails telling them their account had been [...]