It was all a misunderstanding says the B.C. man who had been reported to be selling the missing logbooks from the sunken ferry, the Queen of the North, on eBay.
The man from Prince Rupert, who calls himself "Blissmeister," had advertised what he claimed were exclusive photos and logbooks from the ship.
"Also included in this one-of-a-kind hard-to-find auction lot, are log books which are secured inside the manila envelopes shown below," read the ad on the eBay auction site.
Read more http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2006/11/22/bc-ebay-ferry.html
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
eBay's Early Cheer
At Tuesday's close, the stock was up 24% in the last three months -- 9% of which was delivered in only the last month since the company announced earnings. Shares were up another 18 cents Wednesday to $33.83.
But the positive sentiment may just be kicking in. A barrage of analyst-issued research reports this week lauded eBay's current-quarter progress and gave a vote of confidence to management's efforts to get the business back on track.
read more http://www.thestreet.com/_googlen/newsanalysis/techstockupdate/10323741.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEN&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA
But the positive sentiment may just be kicking in. A barrage of analyst-issued research reports this week lauded eBay's current-quarter progress and gave a vote of confidence to management's efforts to get the business back on track.
read more http://www.thestreet.com/_googlen/newsanalysis/techstockupdate/10323741.html?cm_ven=GOOGLEN&cm_cat=FREE&cm_ite=NA
Logbooks, photos said to be from sunken B.C. ferry go up for sale on EBay
Logbooks said to be from a ferry that sank near Prince Rupert, B.C. earlier this year were briefly up for sale on an online auction site Tuesday.
A seller on EBay named Blissmeister listed a lot of pictures and logbooks from the Queen of the North. The logbooks detailing the ship's activity the night it sank have been reported as missing. The description of the items up for sale didn't specify whether they were the documents in question. The listing was taken down late Tuesday night, but not before attracting a high bid of $57.30.
Read more http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/news/shownews.jsp?content=n112206A
A seller on EBay named Blissmeister listed a lot of pictures and logbooks from the Queen of the North. The logbooks detailing the ship's activity the night it sank have been reported as missing. The description of the items up for sale didn't specify whether they were the documents in question. The listing was taken down late Tuesday night, but not before attracting a high bid of $57.30.
Read more http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/news/shownews.jsp?content=n112206A
eBay to Make Gallery More Affordable?
Analyst Scott Devitt of Stifel Nicolaus met with eBay CFO Bob Swan this week. In Scott's research note published Tuesday, he mentioned something I'm not sure I've seen mentioned before. "We note that eBay has begun to test a Gallery pricing bundle that could provide discounted gallery pictures for sellers."
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl
http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl
eBay Runs Holiday Dreams Sweepstakes
eBay is running a Holiday Dreams Sweepstakes from November 24 through December 3. eBay members can enter for a chance to win a trip to Disneyland Resort or Walt Disney World Resort.
Read on http://auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y06/m11/i22/s03
Read on http://auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y06/m11/i22/s03
Coin Dealer Gets Prison in eBay Fraud
A former lawyer and rare coin dealer was sentenced Tuesday to more than five years in prison after admitting he defrauded more than $1 million from more than 100 people who bought collectibles from him on the eBay online auction site.
Read more http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061122/NEWS/61122009/1004
Read more http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061122/NEWS/61122009/1004
Jordan's eBay bra-gain
KATIE 'Jordan' Price is planning on removing and selling her G-Cup implants on ebay.She is reportedly fed up with her really big boobs and wants to tone it down just a little.After removing the implants she plans on selling it on ebay and donating some of the proceeds to charity.
The busty babe says, "I can't wait. I still want them to be big - they're certainly not going to be small. I just want them to be more pert. "I'll put them on eBay and I'll want a minimum of £1 million. I'll give some of that to charity."
The busty babe says, "I can't wait. I still want them to be big - they're certainly not going to be small. I just want them to be more pert. "I'll put them on eBay and I'll want a minimum of £1 million. I'll give some of that to charity."
MacSoft publishes Garage Sale eBay software
Destineer subsidiary MacSoft — best known as a purveyor of Mac games like the forthcoming Age of Empires 3 — announced Tuesday that it has partnered with Iwascoding to publish to retailers a version of Garage Sale, the eBay auction software for Mac OS X. Garage Sale costs $29.99.
Click here for more http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/11/21/garagesale/index.php
Click here for more http://www.macworld.com/news/2006/11/21/garagesale/index.php
EBay software pirates fined $100,000
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) has been paid $100,000 in damages after settling two cases of illegal software sales.
Two defendants, Kevin Liu and G T Tian, paid a total of $100,000 in damages, as well as agreeing to stop selling illegal software, in one of the cases arising from the SIIA's Auction Litigation Programme.
Read more
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2169255/ebay-software-pirates-fined-100
Two defendants, Kevin Liu and G T Tian, paid a total of $100,000 in damages, as well as agreeing to stop selling illegal software, in one of the cases arising from the SIIA's Auction Litigation Programme.
Read more
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2169255/ebay-software-pirates-fined-100
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