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    Archive for July, 2006

    I have not seen this scam before

    Monday, July 31st, 2006

    I am posting this blog to you to warn of a new scam that I came across today. When I checked my e-mails this morning there was one supposedly from Paypal confirming a subscription payment for $39. I pay for…

    Beatrix Potter Christmas cards for Swindon auction

    Monday, July 31st, 2006

    UK Auction Info
    Four rare, original Beatrix Potter Christmas cards found by chance in an attic are expected to fetch up to $150,000 at auction.
    The hand-made water-coloured cards, pictured right, were in an envelope in a trunk found among boxes hoarded by relatives of two spinsters who shared great-grandparents with the artist.
    Beatrix Potter sent the cards […]

    Show 07-30-06: Long Tail Marketing, Skype / Kazaa Connection, Keyword Ads Kaput, MyBidList, Auction Videos, Domain Names, Mandarin Design, CCleaner

    Sunday, July 30th, 2006

    The view never changes…Long Tail marketing as seen from the rank-and-file’s perspective.
    The Long Tail Market, eBay Stores & other wistful thoughts. Skype founders use eBay cash to atone for Kazaa sins. Feedback changes are afoot while Keyword Ads are kaput. eBay India’s “Style Diva” promo… an “almighty chance” to meet Bollywood babes! How about your […]

    South African Movie Props For Auction

    Sunday, July 30th, 2006

    Press release
    Thousands of movie props will be auctioned by Rudd’s Auctioneers in Cape Town on August 19 and 20, 2006.
    One thousand lots of items from The Prop House hiring company, that have featured in movies such as I Dreamed of Africa, Lord of War, Blood Diamond, The Flood and Ask the Dusk (starring Colin Farrell) […]

    UK Cybercriminals get 10 year’s jail

    Sunday, July 30th, 2006

    Quesso.com
    Two men have been sentenced to a total of 10 years in prison for their roles in a wide range of online fraud activities, U.K. authorities said this week.
    Douglas Harvard, a 24-year-old U.S. citizen, was arrested by the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) in Leeds earlier this month during an investigation into a conspiracy by […]

    FEMA Trailers for auction

    Sunday, July 30th, 2006

    US Auction Info
    In the next two weeks, FEMA officials will begin regularly auctioning trailers that have been returned to the agency’s 172-acre staging site in Purvis.
    The auctions, held by the federal General Service Administration, will be conducted online. Similar trailers in Florida have been auctioned for as much as $14,700 and as little as $1,500. […]

    Anzac Cove painting sells for $44,973

    Saturday, July 29th, 2006

    Australian Auction Info
    A 1915 painting of Anzac Cove on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey stunned art experts when it sold for nearly five times its estimated value at an art auction in Auckland this week.
    The postcard-sized watercolour was painted by Horace Moore-Jones, the artist who made Anzac medic John Simpson and his donkey Murphy famous, […]

    EBay Listings Seen Growing 40% In Q3

    Friday, July 28th, 2006

    eBayyer.com
    Caris and Company analyst Tim Boyd expects strong listings volume at eBay in the third quarter, given the online auctioneer’s strong listings data so far this quarter.
    Boyd told investors in a report published Wednesday that his quarter-to-date core listings, which exclude listings on eBay Stores, is up 33%, year-over-year, a material increase from last quarter’s […]

    Taiwan to investigate Yahoo auctions over antitrust concerns

    Friday, July 28th, 2006

    AuctionInfo.org
    Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Yahoo for possible antitrust violation after users complained about the company’s new fee policy for its auction service.
    The island’s largest portal announced Tuesday that starting Aug. 10, it will charge users 3 percent of transaction fees on most of the auction items, in addition to current fixed fees […]

    How can I make money in the cyber commerce market?

    Thursday, July 27th, 2006

    My advice to people who want to enter Cyber Commerce is to attempt a niche that you already know. For example, since you were in the Mortgage and Title business, so you likely know it very well. Is there something you can sell on the Internet that is related to that business? Could you sell […]