A British man, one of eBay.com's "Titanium PowerSellers," has been permanently removed from the Web site for alleged shill bidding.
Shill bidding is when the seller artificially drives up the price of an auction, The Sunday Times of London said.
Eftis Paraskevaides, an antiquities dealer from Cambridgeshire, England, allegedly used his ex-wife's eBay account to drive up the prices of at least 400 items, the newspaper reported.
Six users were permanently banned from the auction site after after The Sunday Times ran an investigation on shill bidding and passed the evidence on to eBay, the newspaper said.
Paraskevaides antique company made around $2.7 million, making him a "Titanium PowerSeller" and one of eBay's top earners.
Last month he told an undercover reporter that he was able to have business associates bid on his auctions, The Sunday Times alleged.
Monday, February 5, 2007
nna Bonta Spaceship for Sale on eBay!?
The spaceship being sold may win the high bidder half of a million dollar grand prize and a place in aerospace and literary history. A rocket being built to compete in an aerospace competition has been name Lauryad, after the spaceship from American novelist Vanna Bonta's quantum fiction FLIGHT novel!
The rocket team is competing for a grand prize of one million dollars in the NASA Lunar Lander Challenge this October (07) against a few rocketeers contenders, including video game genius John Carmack (Doom and Quake).
Read more http://www.waleg.com/celebrities/archives/006736.html
The rocket team is competing for a grand prize of one million dollars in the NASA Lunar Lander Challenge this October (07) against a few rocketeers contenders, including video game genius John Carmack (Doom and Quake).
Read more http://www.waleg.com/celebrities/archives/006736.html
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Great tips for ebay sellers
Like most who sell on eBay, my initiation with the site was as a buyer.
Once I had a feel for how things operated, I realized it was the ideal way to achieve my dream of making money without ever having to theoretically put on pants.
Fast-forward five years and selling on eBay has become my primary source of income.
As most full-time students understand, it can be difficult to keep afloat with academics and still scrape up enough cash for bills and extracurricular activities.
While I'm known in my circle of friends as the guy without an alleged real job, eBay has allowed me to bring home enough coin to cover the aforementioned items and flex my hours to fit my schedule for the given day.
Read more http://www.svsu.edu/clubs/vanguard/stories/1167
Once I had a feel for how things operated, I realized it was the ideal way to achieve my dream of making money without ever having to theoretically put on pants.
Fast-forward five years and selling on eBay has become my primary source of income.
As most full-time students understand, it can be difficult to keep afloat with academics and still scrape up enough cash for bills and extracurricular activities.
While I'm known in my circle of friends as the guy without an alleged real job, eBay has allowed me to bring home enough coin to cover the aforementioned items and flex my hours to fit my schedule for the given day.
Read more http://www.svsu.edu/clubs/vanguard/stories/1167
Monday, January 29, 2007
Ebay auction-fixing exposed
Users of the internet auction site eBay are being defrauded by unscrupulous dealers who secretly bid up the price of items on sale to boost profits, claims a report today.
The Sunday Times says its investigation has revealed that the practice of artificially driving up prices — known as shill bidding — is widespread across the site.
An undercover reporter last week taped one of the UK's biggest eBay sellers admitting that he was prepared to use business associates to bid on his goods for him.
The Sunday Times said it found evidence that a number of businesses — from overseas property agencies to car dealerships — have placed bids on their own items using fake identities.
Read more http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=416879&in_page_id=2
The Sunday Times says its investigation has revealed that the practice of artificially driving up prices — known as shill bidding — is widespread across the site.
An undercover reporter last week taped one of the UK's biggest eBay sellers admitting that he was prepared to use business associates to bid on his goods for him.
The Sunday Times said it found evidence that a number of businesses — from overseas property agencies to car dealerships — have placed bids on their own items using fake identities.
Read more http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=416879&in_page_id=2
PCSO employees charged with selling seized arms on eBay
former Pima County Sheriff's armorer and former sergeant and supervisor of the Pima Regional Training Center have been forced to resign after being charged with stealing and selling arms, armor and weapons that were either purchased or seized by the Pima County Sheriff's Department.
Thomas Sibley and Thayer Thacker are now the subject of an aggressive criminal investigation.
Former Sheriff's Sgt. Thayer Thacker was assisnged to the Pima Regional Training Center. He'd been with the department for 15 years.
Read more http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=5997077&nav=menu216_15_3
Thomas Sibley and Thayer Thacker are now the subject of an aggressive criminal investigation.
Former Sheriff's Sgt. Thayer Thacker was assisnged to the Pima Regional Training Center. He'd been with the department for 15 years.
Read more http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=5997077&nav=menu216_15_3
Sale of GGB Prank Part of EBay Protest
In an act of protest against the Bay Area based company eBay, one eBay user located in New York City has placed the Golden Gate Bridge for sale, and the highest bid is a pitiful $.99 cents.A user by the name of gmajorspresents, who has received nothing but positive feedback on his sales, is using the hypothetical sale of the bridge to illustrate what he perceives to be major flaws in eBay policy.gmajorspresents calls for "a three strikes and you're out" complaint policy "for sellers using straw bidders."
He insists that sellers should "list postal and handling charges separately," and require signature of the recipient of any item sent by mail. gmajorspresents also demands a 24-hour hotline to field complaints "instead of 2 day vague email responses."
Read more http://cbs5.com/topstories/local_story_027113815.html
He insists that sellers should "list postal and handling charges separately," and require signature of the recipient of any item sent by mail. gmajorspresents also demands a 24-hour hotline to field complaints "instead of 2 day vague email responses."
Read more http://cbs5.com/topstories/local_story_027113815.html
Alleged eBay Scammer Caught In Santa Clarita
Sheriff’s Department officials have acted on a warrant issued by Santa Clarita Superior Court to arrest Ronald Walker, a man they believe is responsible for a series of eBay scams that duped six victims out of a total of $9,000.
Allegedly, Walker listed items for sale in the popular auction site, and once they sold, collected payment but never shipped anything out. The items include a Sony Camcorder, Louis Vuitton handbag, tickets to the 2006 Rose Bowl game and a 32” Television.
The items were listed for sale using eBay accounts in his own name, as well as his co-worker’s name and a variety of fake names.
His bail has been set at $100,000.
Allegedly, Walker listed items for sale in the popular auction site, and once they sold, collected payment but never shipped anything out. The items include a Sony Camcorder, Louis Vuitton handbag, tickets to the 2006 Rose Bowl game and a 32” Television.
The items were listed for sale using eBay accounts in his own name, as well as his co-worker’s name and a variety of fake names.
His bail has been set at $100,000.
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