|
EcommerceBytes-Update, Number 105 - October 19, 2003 - ISSN 1528-6703
This & That: Online Auction Roundup
1) Why you should be careful about new services!
By Ina Steiner
Reminder: AuctionBytes does not endorse the products and services featured in the "This & That" column, which often features new companies. Fraud is becoming widespread in the online auction world, and you should think twice before giving private information or User IDs and passwords to any third party.
********
A student allegedly ripped people off by luring victims to a Web site by asking them for help in testing a software program he had written. According to this article, officials said the program was really a Trojan horse program. The student obtained log-in information and the password of the victims' online accounts at a brokerage house.
http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?art_id=5123
2) Is it real, or isn't it?
By Ina Steiner
Kathy Greer writes about the problem of fakes in The Gavel, a free New-Hampshire-based newspaper for collectors and antiques aficionados.
http://www.thegavel.net/saw1003.html
3) Send Holiday Gifts Early to Those Serving in the Military
By Ina Steiner
The U.S. Postal Service posted its 2003 Holiday Season recommended mailing dates for delivery by Dec. 25 to military overseas APO/FPO addresses and international destinations. Details and dates on the USPS Web site:
http://www.usps.com/communications/news/press/2003/pr03_070.txt
4) New UK Auction Site
By Ina Steiner
Channel Island Auction is a new auction site, based in Jersey in the UK.
http://www.ciauction.com
|
