Archive for February 14th, 2006

  • The eBay Pez Myth

    Wiki:
    The first item sold was Omidyar’s broken laser pointer for $14.83. Astonished, he contacted the winning bidder and asked, “did he not understand the laser pointer was broken?” Omidyar received the following email in reply: “I’m a collector of broken laser pointers.” (The frequently repeated story that eBay was founded to help Omidyar’s fiancee trade […]

  • eBay Bid Sniping

    Wiki:
    A bid sniper is a person or software agent for timed, open auction web-sites (Yahoo!, ebay), that places a high bid during the last few seconds of bidding and prevents other users the opportunity to counter with a higher bid. (source: ebay)
    This is often accomplished with the assistance of bidding software. On-line auction systems may […]

  • Tiffany Sues eBay

    Yahoo News:
    Tiffany & Company, the famous New York-based jewelry retailer, is suing San Jose, California-based online auction firm eBay for allowing its Web site to be used to sell counterfeit jewelry.
    The landmark lawsuit also alleges that eBay, in addition to facilitating sales of fake Tiffany goods, also makes millions of dollars from fees charged […]

  • Google Desktop eBay Watcher Plug In

    Google:
    Never miss an auction with the eBay Watcher. View items from your eBay Watch List. Track the current price and time remaining on each auction. Click on an item to see more details about the auction like end time, start time, bid history, high bidder, seller, and item number.

  • eBay Slide Player Technology

    Yahoo Finance:
    Slide, Inc. announced today the launch of their Slide Player for eBay. Slide Player, which works with Windows and Macintosh computers, is a free application that turns the latest content from thousands of websites, including eBay, into moving Slide Shows that are constantly updated and can be watched on any website or computer desktop.
    “eBay […]