Topic: e-bay - on October 21, 2007 at 2:40:00 PM CEST
'Fiendish' Trojan pickpockets eBay users
Miscreants have unleashed a new strain of a sophisticated Trojan that targets eBay users by feeding them spoofed web pages containing fraudulent information about high-ticket purchases, The Register has learned. It has already contributed to an $8,600 loss by one eBay member.
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Topic: e-bay - on October 5, 2007 at 11:22:00 AM CEST
eBay boots off Skype rival
eBay, still smarting from Monday's $1.43bn admission of Skype's failure, last night deleted auctions that carried click-to-call buttons for VoIP rival Jajah.
Jajah released its embeddable buttons last week, and decided to take the provocative step of promoting a special version for eBay auctions. Businessweek claimed there had been a deal between the two to approve the buttons, but no such talks occurred.
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Topic: e-bay - on October 3, 2007 at 12:49:00 PM CEST
Carved White Marble Gazebo Pavilion
Here is yet another spectacular thing for the antique lovers. This magnificent carved white marble Gazebo Pavillion is exceptional from every standpoint. Measuring approximately 50.5 feet long, it has two large Cherubic functioning water fountains both on the left and right of the Entranceway. The inside of the pavilion measures a spectacular 28 feet in diameter and approx 18 feet in height.
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Topic: e-bay - on October 3, 2007 at 12:27:00 PM CEST
eBay: Botnets are Linux-happy
eBay may soon offer online banking. It would seem.
This afternoon, while fielding questions about PayPal at Santa Clara University conference obsessed with "trust online," chief information security officer Dave Cullinane seemed to indicate eBay is interested in extending the popular online payment system to its logical conclusion.
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Topic: e-bay - on October 2, 2007 at 10:11:00 AM CEST
Ebay cuts back its value of Skype
EBay has conceded that it paid too much for internet telephone service Skype - dramatically writing down the value of its investment.
The online auction firm said it would take charges of $1.43bn (£699.5m) on the 2005 purchase, when it paid $2.6bn for the business.
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Topic: e-bay - on September 26, 2007 at 10:33:00 AM CEST
For sale: Spacious missile base for only $1.5 million
Looking for a new home with a bit more space as well as a 1950s Cold War ambiance?
A US intercontinental ballistic missile base, equipped with a vast underground network of tunnels and rooms but no atomic warheads, is for sale in a remote corner of the United States.
The warheads and missiles went when the US government abandoned the Titan bases in the 1970s.
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Topic: e-bay - on September 21, 2007 at 1:40:00 PM CEST
Novice computer hacking kits found for sale on eBay
Kits that claim to help people hack into computers have been discovered for sale on the auction website eBay.
Security experts found a selection of CDs, DVDs and programs for sale on eBay that promise to help buyers learn how to break into computers over the net.
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Topic: e-bay - on September 19, 2007 at 11:12:00 AM CEST
Someone tries to sell Belgium on eBay
Hidden among the porcelain fox hounds and Burberry tablecloths on sale at eBay.be this week was an unusual item: "For Sale: Belgium, a Kingdom in three parts ... free premium: the king and his court (costs not included)."
The odd ad was posted by one disgruntled Belgian in protest at his country's political crisis which reached a 100-day landmark Tuesday with no end in sight to the squabbling between Flemish and Walloon politicians.
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Topic: e-bay - on August 10, 2007 at 9:45:00 AM CEST
Blue Lagoon Island Resort for Sale on Ebay for 25 Million EURO
The 225 acre island is 1 mile long by 1/3 mile wide with 150 foot elevations, surrounded by a 5,000 acre lagoon which completely encircles the island, offering protection from extreme tides and providing the island with calm tranquil waters ideally suited for water sports. The crystal clear water has 200-foot visibility and is a comfortable 80 degrees Fahrenheit most of the year.
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Topic: e-bay - on August 1, 2007 at 10:07:00 AM CEST
German Court Says eBay Should Be Able To Tell A Fake Rolex From A Real One
For many years, various luxury brands have had problems with people selling counterfeit goods on eBay -- leading to a variety of lawsuits. Of course, most of these lawsuits are incorrectly targeted. They're usually filed against eBay, rather than the seller of the goods.
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Topic: e-bay - on June 26, 2007 at 1:39:00 PM CEST
eBay pirates plead guilty to selling $6m software for pennies
Two Americans pleaded guilty today to selling $6m worth of counterfeit software over eBay.
In 2003 and 2004 Robert Koster of Jonesboro, Arkansas auctioned more than $5m worth of counterfeit factory management software from Rockwell Automation, for a personal profit of $23,000. Also in 2003 and 2004 Yutaka Yamamoto of Pico Rivera, California auctioned $543,000 worth of Rockwell Automation software on eBay for a net gain of $6,000. Once again, eBay lives up to its reputation as a great place to get a bargain
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Topic: e-bay - on March 13, 2007 at 5:22:00 PM CET
'Starship' flat on sale for £500k
STAR Trek nut Tony Alleyne has put his Starship Voyager-themed flat up for sale — at an out of this world £500,000.
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