Archive for May, 2006

News.com: 
Two of the world’s largest antivirus software vendors are launching legal action against software pirates selling illegal versions of well-known security products on eBay.
The sale of pirated software on eBay is booming, according to various reports, but the auction site has taken the position that it is the role of software makers to protect their [...]

inbsideline: 
I bought a car from Pro Auto Group, a Fort Worth-based dealership, through Ebay Motors. The car was “certified� to be free of mechanical defect. Within HOURS of leaving the dealership with the car, the clutch/transmission failed and the car had to be towed to a repair shop. In short, despite attempts at mediation and [...]

joplinglobe: 
A reader called the Herald inquiring if she should use the same eBay user name to sell items that she has been using to buy.
By all means, this is a great thing to do, and preferable to handling two accounts. Not only do you build up a reputation in both areas, you also build up [...]

 macobserver:
Equinux on Wednesday released version 3.1 of its eBay sales tool iSale, adding compatibility with eBay’s new communication standard, which will go live on June 1. The developer also added the ability to relist unsold auctions, added watch and hit counts to the interface, improved the iSale Dashboard Widget with more information, and localized the [...]

 eBay:

I have some news I want to share with you about calculated shipping. Right now, when sellers use the Shipping Calculator to show buyers their shipping costs, a “Calculate” link appears in the Shipping Costs column on search and listings pages. It can take a buyer some time to click through those links when looking [...]

Best Shopping Experience: A Touch of Whimsy Designs
Best eBay Store Marketing: Period Paper
Best Looking eBay Store: Grapevinehill
Best Success Story: Howlin’ Moon Bakery

Ryan Connect:
Just a word of caution, if you plan on selling anything Microsoft branded on eBay, even if you follow the terms of service for the product, Microsoft is likely to remove it. The latest set of auctions I put up were unbranded OEM cds. I read the terms, and it just had to be [...]

finanzen:
PayPal today announced it received the Webby Award forBest Financial Services site. PayPal was also named the People’s Voicewinner in the same category. Hundreds of thousands of Internet userscast their ballots for the People’s Voice Awards to decide theirfavorite sites from nominees in 60 categories.
Hailed as the “online Oscars” by Time magazine, The InternationalAcademy of [...]

Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal:

The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) on Tuesday announced it filed three lawsuits over alleged pirated software bought through the online auction site eBay Inc.The suits in U.S. District Court, Central District of California, are the first filed under SIIA’s new Auction Litigation Program, which aims to monitor popular online [...]

Google Analytics Invitations Selling on eBay:

A DigitalPoint Forum reports that Google Analytics invitations are selling on eBay for over a hundred dollars. One specific invite sold on eBay for US $114.09 a few days ago. So much for Google making Urchin free.
But this is not uncommon for Google product invitations. When Gmail was [...]