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Auctions: Former Boyfriend of Jennifer Aniston to Auction Items on eBay

Written on July 26, 2005 by Laurie Barak in eBay

Source: All Headline News A man is trying to cash in on a summer fling he claims he had with former “Friends” star Jennifer Aniston. Michael Baroni is auctioning off a love letter from Aniston, a birthday note she wrote on a piece of toilet paper, a piece of paper has her phone number written…

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News: New Phishing Scam Looks Like the Real Thing

Written on July 25, 2005 by Laurie Barak in eBay News

Souce: Webhosting.info The new phishing scam is sent to target email addresses in an attempt to fool and convince users to sign onto a Web page using their eBay login information. The web page is not affiliated with eBay and may track the user’s login information in order to steal data. Identity theft, credit card…

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News: Kids Nabbed for eBay Sale of Stolen Goods

Written on July 24, 2005 by Laurie Barak in eBay News

Source: Boston Herald A ring of high school students hawking stolen high-tech calculators on eBay got caught after police tracked down the suspects through the Internet auction site. Nine juveniles have been charged in the crime spree, which began last September. A total of 109 calculators were stolen and sold on eBay. Some students took…

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Auctions: For the Person Who Has Everything: A 12-Foot Clam

Written on July 22, 2005 by Laurie Barak in eBay

There are always auctions on eBay auction that support good causes, like childrens’ outreach programs. But this one was a little different. It was an auction for a 12-foot clam weighing in at 700 pounds. Before you get out the lemon juice, the clam isn’t a real, living clam – it is a wood, mesh…

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News: Boston Man Pleads Innocent in Car Scam On eBay

Written on July 22, 2005 by Laurie Barak in eBay

Source: The Morningstar News A Boston man was ordered held on $2,500 bail on Friday after pleading innocent to charges that he collected more than $28,000 from at least four people in a scam in which he sold cars on eBay that he never delivered. Odilon DeMoura, 22, who also goes by the name Adam…

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Resources: eBay Online Workshops for the Week of July 25th

Written on July 22, 2005 by Laurie Barak in eBay Resources

Open Source & the eBay Community Codebase This workshop will be held on Monday, July 25th, from 14:00 PDT to 15:00 PDT. The eBay Community Codebase provides developers who are interested in creating open source software applications that use eBay or PayPal Web Services a place to share development resources. This includes a shared code…

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News: eBay Boosts Fraud Protection

Written on July 21, 2005 by Laurie Barak in eBay News

Source: PCWorld eBay is developing a new search system to help users find products on its online marketplace and a new fraud protection program for its PayPal online payment unit, company President and Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman said Wednesday. The new product search system, called Magellan, is being tested now and is the company’s…

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Weird Wednesday: July 20, 2005

Written on July 20, 2005 by Laurie Barak in Weird Wednesday

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it’s time once again for … WEIRD WEDNESDAY Where I look up some weird auctions on eBay and share them with y’all for fun. I didn’t get any suggestions this week so I just found a bunch of goofy stuff. If you do have an idea for what you…

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News: One Serious Caveat Emptor

Written on July 19, 2005 by Laurie Barak in eBay News

Source: USA Today Caveat emptor means “buyer beware.” And some buyers really should have been warned before bidding on some auctions they thought were used clothing – but ended up getting garbage and even feces for their hard-earned money. The St. Louis man accused of sending the nasty stuff claimed he arranged for the shipments…

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Auctions: Car Hunting on EBay, This Deal Just Clicked

Written on July 16, 2005 by Laurie Barak in eBay

Source: Washington Post Here’s a funny article by Washington Post staff writer Erica Johnston about buying a car on eBay. Erica’s patience and cool head got her a great deal on the car she’d always wanted. Click here for the link to the article.

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