GM and eBay are in the process of trying a one month experiment, in which consumers will be able to buy a car on eBay. The experiment involves some 225 dealers in California who will participate in the trials to determine if there is a online market for new cars.
According to a recent article it [...]
Death and taxes. Two things none of us can avoid. But some online retailers are trying to avoid collecting sales tax in states that have enacted or are about to enact laws requiring that taxes be collected. In response some online retailers like Overstock, eBay and others are dropping their affiliate programs in states that [...]
It is hard to believe that the most successful auction site on the Internet may become the new Amazon. eBay is going to start telling its sellers that fixed pricing may be the way to go and not the more traditional auction, which eBay became famous for. Like everything else on the Internet, eBay is [...]
If you are a fan of using Microsoft Windows Vista sidebar and enjoy using gadgets, you have to take a look over at Build A Gadget. The site offers a variety of custom built gadgets which include a gadget for those who use blogger.com to host their web site. The blogger.com gadget called Blogger Buddy allows the [...]
Next month the wife and I are heading to the bright lights of Las Vegas, so I found this story about eBay interesting. Seems that the auction giant has slot machines in the Rivera hotel in Las Vegas. To show that eBay only wants big gamblers, their machines are penny slots.
According to this [...]
Up in Portland, Oregon the citizens there are facing a situation that I believe other cities soon will encounter. The city fathers had contracted with a silicon valley company to setup free Wi-Fi access for all its citizens. So far, so good. The free Wi-Fi would be supported by advertisement. Is this starting to sound [...]
In a recent decision a federal judge has ruled that eBay, is not responsible for fake items being sold through the companies web site, The ruling states that eBay was not responsible for fake Tiffany items that were sold and later determined to be fakes. With this ruling it is buyer beware for purchases made [...]
Google is taking another step in the fight against philshing and is authenticating any messages from eBay or PayPal. The system will try and prohibit fake messages from either company, from reaching consumers.
Gmail does its best to put a red warning label on phishing messages, but it can be hard for us to know sometimes [...]
Over at CNN there is an article referencing stolen military gear that was being sold on eBay and craigslist. Items such as military uniforms, body armor, night vision goggles plus other military equipment was also being sold. But there was one item that was being sold that seemed odd to me. It was parts for [...]
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