Archive for April 28th, 2006
ThisIsMoney: PAYPAL stands accused of using bully-boy tactics to scare customers into paying back money before disputes have been settled. Money Mail readers say that they are receiving letters from debt recovery companies demanding payment of disputed sums even though PayPal has been told the Financial Ombudsman Service is investigating complaints. PayPal, which is owned [...]
A Shopper’s First Impressions of eBay Express
Auctionbytes: Leave it to eBay to make a simple online shopping experience more complex. From the creators who brought us the “World’s Online Marketplace,” we now have the long-awaited sequel, eBay Express (http://www.ebayexpress.com). To test eBay’s new fixed-price marketplace, I set out to fulfill a list of eight items, comprised of DVDs, CDs and books. [...]
KCRA: Auction postings on eBay could allow attackers to steal customer information, according to a new release from the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team. The malicious coder could use scripts in product descriptions to modify pages on eBay or redirect users to another page. These may appear to be legitimate eBay pages that request personal [...]
GigaOM: This week’s PodSession is about eBay shopping for partners. This is inspired by recent buzz about eBay looking to take on Google with new allies such as Microsoft and/or Yahoo. EBay is voicing its concern with its checkbook and looking for new preferred advertising partners and cross-promotional opportunities. Should eBay be afraid of Google? [...]
EBay CEO’s 2005 total pay down two-thirds vs 2004
Reuters India: EBay Inc.’s chief executive, Meg Whitman, saw her 2005 compensation package reduced by as much two-thirds as her stock options were slashed and her salary and bonus were little changed from 2004, according to a filing on Wednesday. Whitman’s 2005 compensation package totaled $10 million, including stock options estimated to have a present [...]
The Entrepreneurial Mind: The Highway to Success Because we live in Nashville, I am often reminded of how much failure goes into creating success. From the outside, it seems that music stars just suddenly appear on the scene. The truth is that for most of them it took years of hard work and many, many [...]
Do U.S. Regulations Drive Away Startups?
Startp Journal: A venture-capital trade group says government regulations and other market obstacles are hindering startup companies from going public and driving others to consider listing shares overseas. But it is unclear what kind of relief, if any, venture capitalists will get from regulators. Regulations such as the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley law, which includes tougher requirements [...]
This week’s Carnival of Entrepreneurship is up at Chris Brunner’s The Small Business Buzz.
American Airlines’ free tickets wind up on eBay
USA Today: Vouchers for free flights that American Airlines gave to basketball fans last week are turning up for sale on eBay and other Internet sites. American hoped to make a splash by giving everyone at the Dallas Mavericks’ last regular-season game a voucher good for a free round trip between Dallas Love Field and [...]
Sell Stolen Goods on eBay – Get 14 years in the clink
Mercury News: A man who pleaded guilty to selling stolen goods on eBay was sentenced to more than 14 1/2 years in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. Cory I. Paris, 34, also was ordered to pay $708,699 in restitution during sentencing Tuesday and must forfeit his downtown Dallas loft. Paris pleaded guilty [...]
