With Amazon in Hot Pursuit…Barron’sAs Latin America's underdevelopment fades into memory, one of the businesses leading the region into the 21st century is MercadoLibre, an online retail site that combines elements of eBay, PayPal and Amazon. Twelve years after founder and Chief … More: continued here
Read More »Olympic torch eBay sale ‘looks like a hoax’ – This is Bristol
Olympic torch eBay sale 'looks like a hoax'This is BristolAN Olympic torchbearer who sold her piece of history for more than £150000 on eBay was still waiting for the winning bidder to come forward last night. Sarah Milner Simonds, 38, from Burnham- on-Sea, sold the torch on Sunday, the night …
Read More »Making bogus bar codes: Just how hard is it? – CNET
Canada.com (blog) Making bogus bar codes: Just how hard is it?CNETAccording to authorities, the Silicon Valley exec sold the toys on eBay and over the course of about a year, raked in about $30000. His profile has since been removed, but I perused a cached version and it seems he …
Read More »Groupon said to test card reader to rival eBay’s – Washington Post
Moneycontrol.com Groupon said to test card reader to rival eBay'sWashington PostMay 25 (Bloomberg) — Groupon Inc., the largest daily coupon website, is testing a credit card-reader for merchants that could vie with similar devices offered by Square Inc. and EBay's PayPal Inc., a person with knowledge of the matter said.Groupon …
Read More »eBay Displays Incorrect Percentages for TRS Tracking Info – AuctionBytes Blog (blog)
eBay Displays Incorrect Percentages for TRS Tracking InfoAuctionBytes Blog (blog)Yesterday, I spent 1/2 hour on the telephone with eBay customer service regarding the incorrect percentages that are appearing in "Tracking uploaded with started handling time" in the Preview of the new Top-rated seller program pop-up window. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Tells Buyers, Ask Questions, Don’t Abuse Feedback – EcommerceBytes (blog)
EcommerceBytes (blog) eBay Tells Buyers, Ask Questions, Don't Abuse FeedbackEcommerceBytes (blog)A reader sent me an email they received from eBay last week, and it was interesting to see what advice eBay offered her. While many users separate their accounts, this reader buys and sells using the same eBay ID – …
Read More »True tales of tech execs gone wild – InfoWorld
Canada.com (blog) True tales of tech execs gone wildInfoWorldIt appears the same goes for Langenbach, who is charged with scamming Target stores out of more than 2100 Legos sets, then selling the kits on eBay for roughly $30000. Langenbach got caught on tape buying the mismarked Legos, and he was …
Read More »Watch the real Olympic relay – on eBay – Financial Times
Financial Times Watch the real Olympic relay – on eBayFinancial TimesBy Robert Shrimsley Talk about getting into the spirit of the Olympics: within hours of the London 2012 flame being lit, eBay was filling up with people offering to sell the torches they are due to carry over the next …
Read More »Gov’t taking new steps to combat food stamp fraud – BusinessWeek
Boston.com Gov't taking new steps to combat food stamp fraudBusinessWeekBy SAM HANANEL Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash — sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist — and then asking the government for replacement …
Read More »Tech executive’s Lego bar-code scam was extensive, police allege – Los Angeles Times
Canada.com (blog) Tech executive's Lego bar-code scam was extensive, police allegeLos Angeles TimesInvestigators said they believe that Langenbach resold 2100 Lego items on EBay in just more than a year, netting about $30000. Prosecutors told ABC News he had 32 fake bar codes in his car at the time of …
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