Archive for January, 2007

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eBay Needs To Extend Auction Endings (WebProNews)

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

I’ve ranted a few times in the past about auction sniping, the practice of bidders using software to hop in at the last second and snag an item at a price below what other bidders may be willing to pay in open bidding. Now here’s another reason for eBay to start thinking seriously about automatically extending auctions when late bids hit. Scammers hitting electronics auctions with inflated …

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Governor’s jet back on eBay (KTVF Fairbanks)

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

The state’s controversial corporate jet is slated to be posted back on Internet auction site eBay this evening (Monday).

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Sale on eBay exposes vote security flaw (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Some key components of one of Georgia’s most sacred institutions — that had been discovered in discarded office furniture — were recently auctioned on eBay. About 40 voter access cards and three electronic ballot encoders belonging to DeKalb County were purchased earlier this month on the auction Web site, according to Secretary of State Karen Handel. Another seven supervisor’s cards, used to …

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