The Douglas County Sheriff's Office is investigating the theft of equipment worth $9,300 from GE Energy, some of which turned up on eBay offered for sale by an employee.Company officials reported Jan. 4 that two calibrators worth $4,000 each, a laptop computer and a digital camera were missing from the factory acceptance test area at the plant.
When the items didn't turn up, a supervisor directed an employee to search eBay.One of the calibrators was listed for sale for $1,500 by a person identified as a GE Energy employee. The calibrator was not sold and has since been removed from the popular auction Web site.According to eBay records, the suspect opened his eBay account a day before the theft. He also reportedly was absent from work the day after the theft.
The employee was suspended pending an investigation and was advised to return the items to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.No charges have been filed and the case is under review by the district attorney's office.
Read more http://www.recordcourier.com/article/20070114/News/101140023
Monday, January 15, 2007
eBay ups opening bid
An increase in listing fees on Internet auction site eBay has those who use it regularly concerned over what it's going to mean for their bottom line.
Users recently received an e-mail from Bill Cobb, the San Jose, Calif.-based company's president of North American Marketplaces, outlining the new pricing structure for eBay and eBay Motors.
The changes will add 5 cents to listings for items costing between 99 cents and $9.99, or an increase to 40 cents from 35 cents. This will change final value costs, or the costs the seller pays eBay upon an auction's completion, to 3.25 percent of what the item sells for, up from 3 percent.
Vehicle sales transaction fees, meanwhile, will be raised $10 across the board, to $40 for motorcycles and power sport vehicles, and $50 for cars, trucks and trailers.
The changes will take effect Jan. 30, according to the
e-mail.
Read more http://www.post-trib.com/business/209396,ebay.article
Users recently received an e-mail from Bill Cobb, the San Jose, Calif.-based company's president of North American Marketplaces, outlining the new pricing structure for eBay and eBay Motors.
The changes will add 5 cents to listings for items costing between 99 cents and $9.99, or an increase to 40 cents from 35 cents. This will change final value costs, or the costs the seller pays eBay upon an auction's completion, to 3.25 percent of what the item sells for, up from 3 percent.
Vehicle sales transaction fees, meanwhile, will be raised $10 across the board, to $40 for motorcycles and power sport vehicles, and $50 for cars, trucks and trailers.
The changes will take effect Jan. 30, according to the
e-mail.
Read more http://www.post-trib.com/business/209396,ebay.article
Memory, money gone in a flash
When Christopher Smith bought a flash-memory card on eBay, he had a feeling the price was too good to be true.
He was right.
Smith, a financial adviser at Robert W. Baird & Co., paid $35 for a new card that normally would have cost three times as much.
When the card arrived, it looked like the real deal. It came in a slick package, with a SanDisk-brand label, and it has worked fine in his cell phone and other electronic gadgets.
Too bad the card, like thousands of others sold over the Internet, was a counterfeit.
Read more http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=552298
He was right.
Smith, a financial adviser at Robert W. Baird & Co., paid $35 for a new card that normally would have cost three times as much.
When the card arrived, it looked like the real deal. It came in a slick package, with a SanDisk-brand label, and it has worked fine in his cell phone and other electronic gadgets.
Too bad the card, like thousands of others sold over the Internet, was a counterfeit.
Read more http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=552298
Retired Judge Selling 'Hillary2008.org' on eBay
A retired judge who bought the Internet domain name Hillary2008.org in 1999 has the site up for sale on the online auction house eBay.
Flagstaff resident Tom Jacobs, a retired Phoenix-area judge, is asking a minimum of $10,000 for the Web address. A supporter of former first lady and current U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, he said he hopes the site is sold to someone who will boost the potential presidential candidate's fortunes.
But he also knows it could be linked to another candidate or used to promote information unfavorable to Clinton.
Read more http://1010wins.com/pages/184073.php?contentType=4&contentId=289009
Flagstaff resident Tom Jacobs, a retired Phoenix-area judge, is asking a minimum of $10,000 for the Web address. A supporter of former first lady and current U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, he said he hopes the site is sold to someone who will boost the potential presidential candidate's fortunes.
But he also knows it could be linked to another candidate or used to promote information unfavorable to Clinton.
Read more http://1010wins.com/pages/184073.php?contentType=4&contentId=289009
Course teaches eBay selling
The popular course "Learn How to Sell on eBay the Right Way" will be held twice this month.
Courses are scheduled from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 23 and from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 30 at Tri-Lakes Telecommunication Community Resource Center, located in the south wing of Reeds Spring High School on Missouri 413.
"The course will include opening an eBay and PayPal account, how to research listings, photo techniques, setting a selling price and more," said Tom Keohan, a business development specialist with the University of Missouri Extension. "During the last session, participants will be able to photograph and post an actual item to list for sale on eBay."
Read more http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070113/NEWS01/701130400/1007
Courses are scheduled from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 23 and from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 30 at Tri-Lakes Telecommunication Community Resource Center, located in the south wing of Reeds Spring High School on Missouri 413.
"The course will include opening an eBay and PayPal account, how to research listings, photo techniques, setting a selling price and more," said Tom Keohan, a business development specialist with the University of Missouri Extension. "During the last session, participants will be able to photograph and post an actual item to list for sale on eBay."
Read more http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070113/NEWS01/701130400/1007
Trader jailed for eBay fraud
A ROGUE dealer on eBay, whose business was based in Herefordshire, has been jailed for fraudulent trading.
David Hammond, whose Kington-based company specialised in selling television and audio equipment, was jailed for eight months after defrauding users of the popular internet auction site.
Judge David Matthews said Hammond, who pleaded guilty, had abused the trust of his customers.
He added that his actions also had "a knock-on effect for internet trading, which is now an important part of the economy".
Hammond, whose company Trade Enterprises was set up in Church Street in Kington before it moved to the Webton Business Park in Kingstone, retained £8,812 belonging to 23 customers who had not received their orders.
Read more http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/herefordnewslatest/display.var.1114247.0.trader_jailed_for_ebay_fraud.php
David Hammond, whose Kington-based company specialised in selling television and audio equipment, was jailed for eight months after defrauding users of the popular internet auction site.
Judge David Matthews said Hammond, who pleaded guilty, had abused the trust of his customers.
He added that his actions also had "a knock-on effect for internet trading, which is now an important part of the economy".
Hammond, whose company Trade Enterprises was set up in Church Street in Kington before it moved to the Webton Business Park in Kingstone, retained £8,812 belonging to 23 customers who had not received their orders.
Read more http://www.herefordtimes.com/news/herefordnewslatest/display.var.1114247.0.trader_jailed_for_ebay_fraud.php
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