Archive for February 27th, 2006

  • Only on eBay: Image of Jesus on Sheet Metal

    Leading the Charge:

    Thomas Haley was unloading supplies for his job at Hardy‘s Hardware when he said something odd caught his eye: the face of Jesus Christ on a piece of sheet metal.
    “I mean, it hasn‘t done anything miraculous as of yet, but seeing it is kind of groovy,” said Haley, [...]

  • eBay’s Feedback System Broken?

    InternetNews:
    eBay has taken a few “minor steps” to improve the feedback system recently, according to David A. Karp, author of “eBay Hacks.” Until recently, Karp said, new eBay members weren t instructed on how to use the feedback system. Now people must watch a mandatory tutorial on the proper use of feedback before they are [...]

  • Pics of Cheating Wife Sold on eBay

    icWales:
    A husband has taken revenge on his former wife by putting pictures of her on sale on eBay.
    The Welshman is selling discs containing 200 pictures because he says his ex-spouse cheated on him with his ex-best mate.
    Using an anonymous eBay trading name, the man has seven discs of pictures of the 24-year-old listed for sale [...]

  • eBay Should Do More On Fraud

    BBC News:

    Internet auction site eBay should do more to tackle fraudsters targeting the site, a consumer magazine has said.
    Computing Which? called on the site to be more active in identifying its fraudulent users.
    It also wants the site to warn users about the danger of fraud and to crack down [...]

  • Google vs. eBay

    p2p news / p2pnet:
    “As the number of Google services has increased, we’ve continued to build on our core payment features and migrate to a standard process for people to buy our services with a Google Account. Examples of this migration include enabling users to buy Google Video content, Google Earth licenses, and Google Store items [...]