Slate Magazine (blog) Marketer Who Defrauded eBay Gets 5 Months in Federal PrisonSlate Magazine (blog)eBay initially alleged that Hogan had rigged eBay's system so that it falsely credited him for sales he did not generate. He did this by seeding unknowing users with hundreds of thousands of bits of tracking …

Calgary Herald Newfoundland town's dead sperm whale auction pulled from eBayCalgary HeraldAlthough quite accurately placed in the “really weird” category, the auction violated eBay's rules which state “items made from marine mammals regardless of when the product was made” are prohibited. However, that was only one of the wrinkles in …

Royal Mail today walked away from a public row over pay by opting to freeze the salary of its Canadian chief executive, Moya Greene, who led the postal group’s controversial privatisation last year. More: continued here

UPDATE 1-Royal Mail says no pay rise for CEO Moya GreeneReutersRoyal Mail, at the centre of a political storm after critics claimed Britain's October sale of a 60 percent stake in the firm short-changed the taxpayer, said the committee had taken into account Greene's wishes in its decision not to …

A potential hike in Moya Greene's pay for the current year was seen as threatening to clash with Business Secretary Vince Cable's call for boardroom restraint. More: continued here

Rare Futuro Home Pops Up On eBay, Fulfilling Your Dream To Live In An Old …Huffington PostEver come across something on eBay that was completely unnecessary to your life, but felt a strong need to buy it anyway? This is one of those situations. A rare Futuro home has popped …

Chief executive Moya Greene has not received a salary increase since 2010 despite returning the Royal Mail to profit More: continued here

Toronto Star eBay Won't Let Desperate Canadian Town Auction off Whale Carcass for 99 CentsGeekosystemYou can make a lot of dubious purchases online, but eBay has yet to jump the shark—er, whale. The town of Cape St.George, Newfoundland, tried an unorthodox way to dispose of a 40-foot rotting whale carcass …

The newly privatised postal giant today confirmed her salary would remain at £498,000 this year and that she hadn’t asked for a rise. More: continued here

Royal Mail's remuneration committee has shot down a touted pay and benefits rise for the firm's chief executive following the controversy-laden privatisation on her watch. Moya Greene had a remuneration package worth around £1.5m in the 2012/13 financial year, up from £1.1m in the previous period. However, the Canadian handed …