Town Sold On eBay Finally Sold For Real... But Not On eBay

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California town for sale on eBay finally
sold

California town for sale on eBay finally
sold 05/21/2004 08:18 AM

Town Sold On eBay Not Really Sold

Town Sold On eBay Not Really Sold 12/29/2003 04:51 AM
Earlier this month, I wrote about how it's become popular to use eBay as not just a buying and selling platform, but also as a PR platform for such things as selling towns - because you're almost guaranteed to get press coverage for selling something weird. Of course, it looks like there might also be a downside. Last year, a town in California received a ton of press for being put up on eBay, after conventional attempts to sell it had failed. That press coverage helped push up interest in the town until someone "won" the town with a bid of $1.8 million. Of course, as we pointed out at the time, with many such high profile auctions, the top bid is likely to be bogus. A few months after the original auction, it was reported that the sale still hadn't been finalized. Now, exactly a year after the original eBay auction happened, the folks who "own" the town are admitting that the buyer disappeared and never sent a check. Even worse, the sellers then went down the list of everyone else who bid on the town and failed to find a single legitimate buyer. Thus, the town is back up for sale - but not on eBay and at half the price of what they "sold" it for last year.

Town at the centre of eBay frenzy sold

Town at the centre of eBay frenzy sold 05/21/2004 02:17 AM
iafrica.com May 21 2004 6:44AM GMT

eBay sold on Web services

eBay sold on Web services 06/23/2004 02:05 PM
The online auctioneer invites a slew of affiliates to incorporate its propriety marketplace technology into their sites.

eBay: Sold on Grid

eBay: Sold on Grid 08/30/2004 06:31 AM
eBay Senior VP Marty Abbott spells out how the online auction company has reconstructed its IT architecture and rebuilt its data centers on a gridlike model.

Britney's Trash Sold on EBay (AP)

Britney's Trash Sold on EBay (AP) 09/02/2004 03:24 PM
AP - Britney Spears' fans don't think the pop star's chewed gum is "Toxic" — they're buying wads of it on eBay.

Eurotunnel drill sold on eBay

Eurotunnel drill sold on eBay 04/12/2004 02:05 PM
A drill used to build the Channel Tunnel is auctioned for £39,999 after hoax bids tried to push the price into the millions.

Police hard drive sold on eBay

Police hard drive sold on eBay 04/07/2005 05:20 AM
Secrets included FOC

Illegal stun guns sold on eBay UK

Illegal stun guns sold on eBay UK 01/19/2004 08:28 AM

Tiffany Sues eBay, Says Fake Items Sold
on Web Site

Tiffany Sues eBay, Says Fake Items Sold
on Web Site 06/22/2004 02:03 PM
Techzonez Jun 22 2004 6:36PM GMT

EchoStar alleges Regina man sold pirate
satellite gear on eBay

EchoStar alleges Regina man sold pirate
satellite gear on eBay 04/10/2004 08:54 AM
Canadian Press Apr 10 2004 1:19PM GMT

Tiffany Sues eBay, Says Fake Items Sold
on Web Site (Reuters)

Tiffany Sues eBay, Says Fake Items Sold
on Web Site (Reuters) 06/21/2004 01:46 PM
Reuters - Luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co. (TIF.N) has sued eBay Inc. (EBAY.O), claiming the online auctioneer has contributed to violations of the Tiffany trademark by letting counterfeit items be sold on its Web site, a Tiffany spokesman said on Monday

RE: eBay Account Phishing with eBay
Redirect - Ebay fixed this + related XSS
hole

RE: eBay Account Phishing with eBay
Redirect - Ebay fixed this + related XSS
hole 03/31/2005 07:14 PM
Rager, Anton (Anton) (Mar 31 2005)

Calif. town up for bid after eBay 'sale'

Calif. town up for bid after eBay 'sale' 12/27/2003 11:15 AM
Boston Globe Dec 27 2003 10:45AM ET

Calif. Town Up for Bid After EBay 'Sale'

Calif. Town Up for Bid After EBay 'Sale' 12/27/2003 11:14 AM
San Jose Mercury News Dec 27 2003 11:03AM ET

Calif. Town Up for Bid After EBay 'Sale'
(AP)

Calif. Town Up for Bid After EBay 'Sale'
(AP) 12/29/2003 11:38 PM
AP - A year after the rural town of Bridgeville was ostensibly snapped up in a frenzied online auction for nearly $2 million, the town is up for bid again — this time at half the price and not on eBay.

Arizona Town for Sale on EBay for $5.5M

Arizona Town for Sale on EBay for $5.5M 12/18/2003 02:23 PM
AP via Daily Press Dec 18 2003 1:07PM ET

Buy an Arizona ALL CAPS ghost-town on
eBay

Buy an Arizona ALL CAPS ghost-town on
eBay 12/18/2003 08:39 PM
The entire town of Tortilla Flat, Arizona, is up for auction on eBay. The first order of business for the new owner is to fix the town's lone computer's shift-key.

THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO OWN YOUR OWN HISTORIC TOWN. TORTILLA FLAT IS ONE OF THE LAST REMNANTS OF THE OLD WEST. THE SCHOOL, GENERAL STORE, RESTAURANT, OLD TIME ICE CREAM & CANDY STORE AND THE POST OFFICE HAVE BEEN RESTORED OR REBUILT. TORTILLA FLAT IS LOCATED 18 MILES NORTH-EAST OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA ON HIGHWAY 88 AND IS THE ONLY SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE "JUNCTION" AND ROOSEVELT DAM, A DISTANCE OF 47 MILES. THE SETTLEMENT IS SITUATED IN THE VALLEY ALONG TORTILLA CREEK SURROUNDED BY THE MYSTERIOUS SUPERSTITION MOUNTAINS, THE LEGENDARY LOCATION OF THE LOST DUTCHMANS MINE. TO DRIVE TO TORTILLA FLAT IS TO PASS THROUGH SOME OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR SCENERY IN THE WORLD. TORTILLA FLAT'S FINE RESTAURANT, THE SUPERSTITION SALOON, IS FAMOUS FOR ITS KILLER CHILI, HUGE HALF-POUND COWBOY BURGERS AND HOME-COOKED MEXICAN FOOD. IT'S KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND REGULARLY VISITED NOT ONLY BY LOCAL RANCHERS, COWBOYS AND PROSPECTORS, BUT ALSO BY PEOPLE FROM SURROUNDING TOWNS AND TRAVELERS FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS THE WORLD. IT IS A DESTINATION PLACE FOR ARIZONA. YOU ARE PURCHASING ALL THE BUILDINGS/LAND IS LEASED FROM THE TONTO NATIONAL FOREST SERVICE CALL 1-888-299-6792 ASK FOR SHERRI PACK EXCULSIVE AGENT TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Link (Thanks, Dan!)

Tiny Calif. town purchased on eBay

Tiny Calif. town purchased on eBay 05/20/2004 09:51 PM
USA Today May 21 2004 1:43AM GMT

Calif. Town 'Sold' on EBay Back on Block

Calif. Town 'Sold' on EBay Back on Block 12/27/2003 12:39 AM
AP via Daily Press Dec 26 2003 11:36PM ET

Calif. town 'sold' on eBay back on block

Calif. town 'sold' on eBay back on block 12/27/2003 12:39 AM
Boston Globe Dec 27 2003 0:12AM ET

Town sale on eBay fails; Bridgeville
back on market

Town sale on eBay fails; Bridgeville
back on market 12/27/2003 11:23 PM
SiliconValley.com Dec 27 2003 10:34PM ET

As Was to Offer "Makeover Package" for
eBay Sellers at 2004 eBay Live -
Community Conference

As Was to Offer "Makeover Package" for
eBay Sellers at 2004 eBay Live -
Community Conference 06/14/2004 02:05 AM
Package of consulting services can start, market, and improve eBay businesses [PRWEB Jun 14, 2004]

Move Over eBay: MyXstuff.com is a Free
eBay Alternative.

Move Over eBay: MyXstuff.com is a Free
eBay Alternative. 06/20/2004 03:39 AM
MyXstuff.com is a place to display items for trade or give away. MyXstuff.com provides a radical new way for networking by allowing knowledge as trade collateral. The trade transaction/method and trade collateral is up to the members or visitors and correspondence is tracked in the user space as the trade offers. MyXstuff.com is in Beta phase and ready for public release. It is a woman owned website based in Boulder, CO. [PRWEB Jun 20, 2004]

The Ultimate $17,900,000
For-Sale-By-Owner Real Estate Listing is
Now on eBay

The Ultimate $17,900,000
For-Sale-By-Owner Real Estate Listing is
Now on eBay 04/12/2005 02:16 AM
Ebay, the self described “World’s Online Marketplace” had an overall income growth of over 50% in 2004 according to Hoovers.com. Ebay’s real estate listings are also expanding exponentially. But, there is just one problem. How do buyers quickly find the kind of real estate they want if they don’t have time to search the thousands of Ebay listings? [PRWEB Apr 12, 2005]

368 Small Businesses Sold in Northern &
Southern California Last Week, According
to California Businesses For Sale's
www.bizben.com - Business Opportunities,
Commercial Real Estate, & Franchises
Sales

368 Small Businesses Sold in Northern &
Southern California Last Week, According
to California Businesses For Sale's
www.bizben.com - Business Opportunities,
Commercial Real Estate, & Franchises
Sales 07/21/2004 02:45 AM
368 Small Businesses Sold in Northern & Southern California Last Week, According To California Businesses For Sale's www.bizben.com - Business Opportunities, Commercial Real Estate, & Franchises Sales. These businesses were sold by business owners, business brokers, & real estate agents for the week of July 12, 2004 thru July 18, 2004. [PRWEB Jul 21, 2004]

The SSA Sold Me Out?

The SSA Sold Me Out? 01/18/2003 11:00 PM
I recent joined the Soaring Society of America (SSA) now that I'm flying again. Today I got an "offer" in the mail from Aviation Week and Space Technology (no link, for obvious reason). They'd like me to subscribe at a...

I've sold out!

I've sold out! 02/10/2004 02:44 AM

What can I say - the lure of the mighty dollar proved too much. I've just made my first post to my new client-side scripting blog over at SitePoint, as a paid columnist.

I'll answer the most obvious question straight away: I'm not going to stop writing here. My SitePoint blog is a subject-focused blog covering client-side web development - CSS, Javascript, HTML and their role in modern web site creation. This blog will continue to host my thoughts on other subjects - mainly server-side stuff, but also general programming, web related rants and anything else that strikes my interest. Oh, and bashing Microsoft, naturally ;)

I'm a big fan of strictly subject-driven blogs, so it's going to be fun working on one right from the start. Lambda the Ultimate (programming languages), Column Two (content and knowledge management), the Daily Python-URL and Adrian Holovaty's online journalism blog are all great examples of blogs with a topical focus, and I hope to take my SitePoint blog in a similarly focused direction.

Incidentally, the blogging system at SitePoint has only just been launched and evidently there are still some issues to iron out. I know the site doesn't validate, and I hope to work with SitePoint to resolve some of the other markup and Javascript issues I've spotted. I hope to write up some of the problems and solutions on the blog itself in coming weeks.

Sold out?!

Sold out?! 03/13/2003 10:26 AM
Yesterday in Block 1A, Calie pulled out a CD and I just happened to see the cover, it was the...

Northern And Southern California
Businesses For Sale Dipped This Past
Week To 324 Business & Franchise Sales.
These Small Businesses Were Sold By
Business Brokers, Small Business Owners,
& Real Estate Agents Throughout
California.

Northern And Southern California
Businesses For Sale Dipped This Past
Week To 324 Business & Franchise Sales.
These Small Businesses Were Sold By
Business Brokers, Small Business Owners,
& Real Estate Agents Throughout
California. 06/23/2004 03:08 AM
Northern And Southern California Businesses For Sale Dipped This Past Week To 324 Business & Franchise Sales. These Small Businesses Were Sold By Business Brokers, Small Business Owners, & Real Estate Agents Throughout California. [PRWEB Jun 23, 2004]

iPods Sold Out?

iPods Sold Out? 12/23/2003 11:33 PM
BBC News reports that the iPod is "flying off shop shelves" with demand clearly outstripping sales. Some British shops have been left to take post-...

Toys "R" Us Sold

Toys "R" Us Sold 06/24/2005 05:49 PM
Shareholders of the beleagured toy giant Toys "R" Us have voted yes to a buy-out from two private investment companies. You can read more at Toysrusinc.com.

Sold with security

Sold with security 05/25/2004 02:15 AM
USA Today May 25 2004 6:17AM GMT

Singingfish sold to AOL

Singingfish sold to AOL 11/18/2003 07:51 PM
In search advertising, users who conduct a keyword search on a site such as AOL, MSN or Google are led to a page that contains search results as well as a list ...

QVC UK Lightsaber SOLD OUT

QVC UK Lightsaber SOLD OUT 09/21/2004 12:48 PM
The Master Replicas 0.45 Obi-Wan Kenobi light saber, exclusive to QVC in the UK, is sadly sold out and is only available through their Waitlist scheme.

Sold on a better life

Sold on a better life 07/11/2004 08:49 AM
Chicago Tribune Jul 11 2004 12:14PM GMT

Xbox 2 to be sold for $249-$299?

Xbox 2 to be sold for $249-$299? 04/13/2005 08:20 AM
Dvhardware.net - Wed Apr 13, 07:12 am GMT

100,000,000 iTunes Sold

100,000,000 iTunes Sold 07/12/2004 07:39 AM

Kevin Britten of Hays, Kansas downloaded the 100 millionth song from iTunes Music Store, winning the 17-inch Powerbook, a 40GB iPod, and a 10,000 song gift certificate. I just want you to know, Kevin, that the Powerbook will probably give you herpes, and should be immediately quarantined in our labs.
Read - iTunes 100 Million [Apple]

Related
iTunes Giveaway, Including 10,000 Song Gift Certificate [Gizmodo]

MP3.com assets sold

MP3.com assets sold 11/17/2003 06:56 AM
ZDNet UK Nov 17 2003 5:53AM ET
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