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Go Daddy no-no means No Daddy is no-go Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 4:43AMHigh-ranking gripe nemesis nabbed by target Go Daddy has managed to effectively gag its fiercest critics by acquiring and then shutting down the high-ranking Go Daddy gripe site: NoDaddy.com.…
Will the focus of QE 3 be aiding home prices? Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 9:44PMDear John: Don't you think that Quantitative Easing 3 is going to be some sort of direct purchase of real estate? QE 1 and QE 2 were an attempt to give the banks time to heal from the bad loans. Neither really worked to prop up housing prices. The...
Warren Buffett Lunch Bids Quickly Approaching Last Year's Record $2.6 Million Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 7:45PMAfter less than 24 hours, bids for lunch with Warren Buffett are already approaching the record $2.6 million paid last year by an anonymous winner.
Howard Blum’s saga of the old West and the Yukon gold rush Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 11:18AMOther than pulp Westerns, few books deserve the appellation “rip-roaring” anymore, but Howard Blum’s “ The Floor of Heaven ” is one of them. A contributing editor at Vanity Fair, Blum has told with flair the true story of three men whose paths crossed in the Klondike, where the last great North American gold rush took place in the late 1890s. The reader has to turn more than 300 pages before the ...
FMX Connect Debunks The Reverse Psychology In Goldman's "Buy Gold" Recommendation Tuesday, March 22, 2011 @ 9:18PMLate last week, Zero Hedge pointed out that Goldman Sachs had come out with yet another flip flop piece on gold, having recommended that clients should go long, then short, then long again, pretty much depending on which way the wind blows. We have long been skeptical of Goldman calls on anything, let alone gold, as the firm, just like JPMorgan is very much fundamentally conflicted any time it ...
Plain Talk: Guess why Walker wants to freeze self-supporting State Life Fund Friday, March 4, 2011 @ 6:48AMIf you need a prima facie example of how this extremist Republican governor is taking the side of the big guys against the little guys, I've got one for you.
A great, though not new story about Prime Minister Pete Nice and baseball memorabilia Thursday, February 17, 2011 @ 2:32PMI was involved in a random Twitter exchange with Jason Collette and Kevin Goldstein from Baseball Prospectus today in which the subject of 3rd Bass came up. No, not the hot corner, but the hip hop group best known for the single “Pop Goes the Weasel.” Yeah, that was a long time ago, but neither…
HBT: Is there really a 'mystery team' for Lee? Monday, December 13, 2010 @ 12:29PMFirst there was Buster Olney of ESPN.com tweeting : “Remember: if you ever read about a ‘mystery team,’ it can only come spoon-fed from an agent who is trying to create leverage.”
Jon Heyman keeps banging the Cliff Lee “mystery team” drum Monday, December 13, 2010 @ 11:47AMThis morning several baseball media heavyweights took public jabs as SI.com’s Jon Heyman over his repeatedly reporting on a supposed “mystery team” joining the Rangers and Yankees in the mix for Cliff Lee. First there was Buster Olney of ESPN.com tweeting: “Remember: if you ever read about a ‘mystery team,’ it can only come spoon-fed…
Mark Zuckerberg on 60 Minutes: The ‘Toddler CEO’ Is All Grown Up Monday, December 6, 2010 @ 9:27AMI learned how to blink, you guys! 60 Minutes 's Lesley Stahl aired her second major interview with Mark Zuckerberg last night , ostensibly to mark the occasion of Facebook's profile redesign, debuting today . According to Stahl, the latest re-haul will tweak your wall to highlight the kind of details you'd learn about someone if you met them "in a bar." By most accounts, her interview was a ...
George Soros Is Everywhere [Conspiracies] Friday, November 19, 2010 @ 3:15PM# conspiracies We learned last week that international Jew George Soros had infiltrated Sarah Palin's inner circle by hiring her adviser Randy Scheunemann . But the old man's tentacles are long: Not even Palin's Alaska running mate is clean of Soros' foul fingerprints. More »
Auctioneer's shill bidding was legal, says defense lawyer Thursday, November 11, 2010 @ 1:05AMPORTSMOUTH — An auctioneer accused of acting as a shill during the auction of an antique nautical painting broke no law and three charges against him should be dismissed, his attorney told a judge Tuesday.
BW Cover Auction Guide Wednesday, November 10, 2010 @ 3:46AMThis is the official, unabashedly indulgent, BW Cover Auction Insiders' Guide. You can thank us on Wednesday, Nov. 17, at 5 p.m. with a stiff drink. by Tara Morgan By now you all know the drill: You can't judge a Boise Weekly by its cover. If there's, say, a painting of a mustachioed hipster soaking his skivvies in a sprinkler on the front of the paper, our main feature will not look into ironic ...
Oversee Resolves SnapNames Lawsuits Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 1:34PMLos Angeles-based Oversee.net, the operator of Internet marketing and domain monetization services, said today with subsidiary SnapNames that they have resolved two lawsuits filed as a result of a former employee's improper bidding activity. According to Oversee and SnapNames, they have reached a preliminary settlement in the class action lawsuit Resmer vs. SnapNames.com and Oversee.net. The ...
New claims of Mastro memorabilia fraud Friday, September 24, 2010 @ 1:25AMBombshell court documents filed by the president of a New Jersey card-grading firm say the company formerly known as Mastro Auctions knowingly sold him an altered baseball card and placed fake bids on items to artificially jack up prices.
The auteurs of the deal Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 4:46PMThe festival used to be mainly about the eyeballs. But the deal-making to get your film on the screen at all is now key in a confusing marketplace
Painting owner taking auctioneer to court Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 1:08AMPORTSMOUTH — An auctioneer accused of acting as a shill during the auction of an antique nautical painting is being summonsed to small claims court by the painting's owner.
$5K claim filed against auctioneer accused of rigging bid Wednesday, August 25, 2010 @ 11:19AMPORTSMOUTH — An auctioneer accused of acting as a shill during the auction of an antique nautical painting is being summonsed to small claims court by the painting owner.
Buyer Beware: The Fragility Of The Sports Memorabilia Industry Tuesday, August 17, 2010 @ 4:03PMSome memorabilia companies have tried to restore order and legitimacy to their industry, but hope re
Bidz.com Announces Dismissal of State Court Derivative Case and Motions to Dismiss the Federal Derivative and Federal ... Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 8:00AMCULVER CITY, Calif. -- Bidz.com , a leading online retailer of jewelry, today announced that the Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, dismissed Bahram Akhavan v. Bidz.com, Inc. et al., the first of two shareholder derivative cases filed against the Company's Board of Directors.
Moaning workers 'are ill' Thursday, July 8, 2010 @ 10:44AMA man has been fined £3,000 and ordered to carry out 250 hours community service after fixing an online auction on eBay. Paul Barrett, 39 and from County Durham, became the first person to be convicted of shill bidding in April.
£5,000 fine for eBay user who bid against himself Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 3:19AM'Shill bidding' scam helped drive up prices A man who bid against himself on auction site eBay to artificially drive up prices has been fined almost £5,000 (approx $7,500), the first to be convicted of such a scam in UK.
11°C - Mainly clear with plenty of sunshine Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 2:27AMA CROOKED eBay seller who rigged his own auctions has been fined £3500 and given 250 hours community service.
eBay fraudster hit with £5,000 fine Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 2:18AMNarrowly avoids jail for 'shill bidding' scam A man who bid against himself on auction site eBay to artificially drive up prices has been fined almost £5,000 (approx $7,500), the first to be convicted of such a scam in UK.
We Are Tired of Seeing BP’s Oil “Shill” Darryl Willis: “Darryl Says He’s “Happy to Be The Face of BP” Thursday, June 24, 2010 @ 7:40PMWe just had to drop line about being fatigued with seeing the “Darryl Willis” BP commercial.. The PR team was quite predictable with finding a southern brother to do the bidding of the corporate manifestation of the devil. Oh yeah, not only is he a brother, he says he is a “volunteer”. Ooooh–the historical victim [...]
On the Curious and Misguided Defenses of BP Saturday, June 19, 2010 @ 1:56AMui
eBay seller may face jail for auction fixing Monday, June 7, 2010 @ 7:24AMThe first eBay seller in the UK to be prosecuted for online auction fixing, after being investigated by North Yorkshire Trading Standards, has been warned he could face jail as his sentencing was adjourned.
Jail threat for eBay fraudster who 'bid up' his own auctions Monday, June 7, 2010 @ 6:47AMTHE first eBay seller in the UK to be prosecuted for online auction fixing, after being investigated by North Yorkshire Trading Standards, was warned today he could face jail. (07/06/2010 12:34:36)
eBay seller may face jail for auction fixing UPDATED Monday, June 7, 2010 @ 6:08AMThe first eBay seller in the UK to be prosecuted for online auction fixing was warned today he could face jail as his sentencing was adjourned.
eBay seller to be sentenced for auction fixing Monday, June 7, 2010 @ 4:23AMThe first eBay seller in the UK to be prosecuted for online auction fixing, after being investigated by North Yorkshire Trading Standards, is due to be sentenced.
The Russian moves to Brooklyn Saturday, May 29, 2010 @ 5:59PMSports economic expert Robert Boland breaks down Nets, Warriors ownership/arena concerns
SnapNames VP Responds To Oversee Lawsuit Friday, May 28, 2010 @ 1:12PMThe former vice president behind the huge, shill bidding scandal at Oversee.net's SnapNames unit has responded to Oversee.net's lawsuit, saying that--although his actions were "improper"--he only made the bids to purchase website domains he thought had "legitimate value" and to provide "financial security" for himself. According to the report from the Oregonian, the admissions came in a legal ...
Oversee.net Sues Former Employee of SnapNames Tuesday, May 4, 2010 @ 3:37PMLos Angeles-based Oversee.net said Tuesday afternoon that it has filed a lawsuit against a former employee of its SnapNames subsidiary, Nelson Brady, related to the shill bidding scandal at SnapNames. According to Oversee.net, it is seeking over $33 million in damages, including punitive damages, from Nelson Brady. Brady was formerly VP of Engineering at SnapNames. Oversee.net was rocked by a ...
eBay seller faces fines after bidding on own items to raise prices Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 4:14PMA British eBay seller who drove up prices for his own goods by secretly bidding for them faces fines of up to £50,000 ($83,000).
eBay seller faces £50,000 fine Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 12:52PMTrader Paul Barrett bid for his own items – from cars to pie warmers - on eBay to increase prices A seller on eBay who drove up prices for goods by secretly bidding for them faces fines of up to £50,000. Paul Barrett used a second account on the internet auction site to also post positive feedback. The company said the case, the first prosecution of its kind in the UK, was a clear warning ...
Visa buys CyberSource for e-commerce security Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 10:39AMThe credit card company is ponying up $2 billion for CyberSource, whose offerings include fraud detection capabilities.
eBay seller faces fines after bidding on own items to raise prices Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 10:01AMSKIPTON, England: A British seller on eBay who drove up prices for goods by secretly bidding for them faces fines of up to £50,000 ($83,000).
EBay shill bid scammer convicted Wednesday, April 21, 2010 @ 4:16AMPaul Barrett, a minibus hire firm boss from Stanley, County Durham, has been convicted of bidding against items he was selling on eBay in order to drive up final prices.
Ebay seller prosecuted for bidding on his own items Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 11:16PMOnline auction traders have been warned about bidding on their own goods to hike prices after an eBay seller became the first in the UK to be prosecuted for online auction fixing. Related Stories Apple opens iPhone to Opera's rival browser app Safari 3D television can be bad for you, say Samsung Grand Theft Auto team recreates the Wild West Google snaps woman 43 times during her walk YouTube ...
Ebay seller prosecuted for bidding on his own items Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 11:06PMOnline auction traders have been warned about bidding on their own goods to hike prices after an eBay seller became the first in the UK to be prosecuted for online auction fixing.
Paul Barrett faces fines after admitting eBay auction scam Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 6:33PMOnline auction traders were warned about bidding on their own goods to hike prices after an eBay seller became the first in Britain to be prosecuted for online auction fixing.
eBay seller convicted for bidding on his own goods Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 3:15AMAn eBay seller has become the first person in Britain to be convicted for bidding on his own items to raise prices.
eBay seller convicted for bidding on his own goods Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 2:42AMLondon, April 20 : An eBay seller has become the first person in Britain to be convicted for bidding on his own items to raise prices.
Police: Commission was motive in rigging of auction Thursday, April 8, 2010 @ 1:28AMPORTSMOUTH — An antiques auctioneer charged with four crimes planted a shill in a pool of bidders to drive up the price of a painting because he would only get a commission if it sold for more than $10,000, say police.
Police: Commission was the motive in rigging of auction Thursday, April 8, 2010 @ 1:23AMPORTSMOUTH — An antiques auctioneer charged with four crimes planted a shill in a pool of bidders to drive up the price of a painting because he would only get a commission if it sold for more than $10,000, say police.
Auctioneer charged with bid rigging, assault Wednesday, April 7, 2010 @ 8:15AMPORTSMOUTH HERALD - A veteran antiques auctioneer was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging he rigged the bidding for an antique nautical painting, then assaulted and imprisoned the painting owner when he asked for payment.
Beyonce’s Portfolio Of Shills: Japanese Water, Perfume That Looks Like Lube Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 10:50AMIn a single hour, Macy’s sold 72,000 bottles of Beyonce’s new perfume yesterday. If you think that’s impressive, check out all the other stuff she uses her famous face to sell. A portrait of the artist as a commodity. (more…)
Ex-gambling figure Conley starts over Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:51PMWestern Pennsylvania's former video poker king is gambling on a new business venture.
Bilingual Penny Auction Site SpaceAntiques Launches Into Online Orbit Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:00AMOffered in both French and English, consumers looking for an innovative and fun way to find incredible bargains online can shop for NEW brand name items at a fraction of the price safely and securely on this cutting-edge new online auction site. The deals to be found on SpaceAntiques are out of this world!
Bidz.com Announces Dismissal of Consumer Case Against It Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 8:00AMCULVER CITY, Calif. -- Bidz.com , a leading online retailer of jewelry, announced that the plaintiff in the case titled "Marla Tidenberg v. Bidz.com, Inc." has agreed to dismiss her case against the Company with prejudice.