Archive for March 30th, 2006

  • Security Breach at eBay’s PayPal

    Auctionbytes:
    AuctionBytes reported on Friday a vulnerability on the PayPal website that allowed anyone to find out if an email address was attached to a PayPal account, and if so, revealed the account holder’s full name (http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y06/m03/i24/s00). Several hours after AuctionBytes contacted PayPal about the security issue the page raised, PayPal fixed it, calling it “a […]

  • Tough Tax Questions for eBay Sellers

    E-commernce News:
    If you are like millions of other Americans, you made money peddling products on eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) Latest News about eBay last year. Many earned enough to enjoy a night on the town. Others collected enough to go on their dream vacation. Still others made a living selling widgets at the online auction site.
    Regardless […]

  • Supreme Court hears eBay’s patent appeal

    ZD Net:
    In a dispute that’s part of a broader debate over the future of the patent system, some U.S. Supreme Court justices suggested Wednesday that the patent at the heart of a suit against eBay may be too vague and trivial to even be taken seriously.
    During oral arguments that lasted about an hour, Justice Stephen […]

  • Fake Clothing on eBay

    fibre2fashion:
    Aktieselskabet Af, a Danish clothing company, has filed suit against one of China’s largest e-commerce websites, eBay Eachnet in the Shanghai No 1 Intermediate Court.
    Company alleged that eBay Eachnet provided platform for selling forged goods and demanded public apology as well as 200,000 yuan (US$24,691) in compensation.
    Danish company has said it had acquired the rights […]

  • Stolen eBay Account Reseller Shut Down

    Security Pro News:
    A Russian-language site had been selling stolen eBay accounts along with a few pilfered PayPal accounts until their operation was uncovered and put to an end.
    Alex Eckelberry’s Sunbelt Blog recounted the discovery of the illicit site recently. Written in Russian, the site offered eBay accounts for sale.
    The sale price varied depending on […]

  • Forbes: Google Gunning For EBay?

    Forbes:
    When Google began testing a payment system in February for Google Base, its virtual catalog product, Internet pundits assumed the company was moving ahead with efforts to go head-to-head with eBay, the online marketplace giant. Not so, Google executives claimed.
    That’s standard operating procedure for team Google (nasdaq: GOOG - news - people ), which is […]