Calif. town up for bid after eBay 'sale'

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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.

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

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
Boston Globe Dec 27 2003 0:12AM ET

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

Giant Thermometer Puts Calif. Town on
Map (AP)

Giant Thermometer Puts Calif. Town on
Map (AP) 04/11/2005 10:31 AM
AP - Paris has the Eiffel Tower, New York the Statue of Liberty. But only this wide spot in the road to Las Vegas has "The World's Tallest Thermometer."

Wildfire Sweeps by Old Calif. Mining
Town (AP)

Wildfire Sweeps by Old Calif. Mining
Town (AP) 08/15/2004 11:21 AM
AP - A wind-fueled wildfire roared through an old mining town near Redding on Sunday, destroying 20 homes and forcing nearly 125 residents to flee, officials said. The blaze broke out Saturday afternoon and quickly grew to 2,500 acres, sweeping through the mountain community of French Gulch, about 20 miles east of Redding, said Linda Galvan, spokeswoman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Campers' killing scares Calif. town
(USATODAY.com)

Campers' killing scares Calif. town
(USATODAY.com) 08/27/2004 01:23 PM
USATODAY.com - The mysterious murder of two Christian camp counselors found dead in their sleeping bags has stunned this seaside hamlet and confounded investigators.

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

Town Sold On eBay Finally Sold For
Real... But Not On eBay 05/21/2004 02:35 AM
Back in 2002 there was a tremendous amount of hype when Bridgeville, the small (mostly deserted) California town was put up for sale on eBay. It eventually sold in an auction for $1.8 million - and got a tremendous amount of press attention. The only problem: the $1.8 million bid was a hoax. A whole year went by and the owners of the "town" sheepishly admitted that the buyer (and his money) never showed up. Now, however, the town has been sold again - but not on eBay, and back down at its original asking price of $700,000. Even with the failure of the actual sale to go through, though, people still remember that you can "sell a town on eBay," contributing to the use of eBay as a PR platform beyond just its ability to match buyers and sellers.

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!)

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

California town for sale on eBay finally
sold

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

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

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.

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)

Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves
Town

Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves
Town 02/17/2004 01:12 PM
uh oh. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town: Cory's coming to London. Then, starting on April 1, I'll be heading off to London, England, to work for Creative Commons and EFF on a variety of projects: • Responding to...

"Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves
Town"

"Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves
Town" 06/22/2005 02:21 AM

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]

Calif. dilemma

Calif. dilemma 08/07/2004 07:06 PM
USA Today Aug 8 2004 0:01AM GMT

This old town will never be the same.

This old town will never be the same. 08/27/2004 01:51 PM
Utica Club, Utica Club. This Friday, enjoy the strains of the Utica Club Natural Carbonation Beer Drinking Song.

US Internet Tax Ban - Rep. Chris Cox
(R-Calif.)

US Internet Tax Ban - Rep. Chris Cox
(R-Calif.) 12/27/2004 11:53 PM
WebTalkGuys Radio Dec 28 2004 3:09AM GMT

L.A. to Sue Calif. Over Lost Car Tax
Revenues

L.A. to Sue Calif. Over Lost Car Tax
Revenues 12/16/2003 11:11 PM
Reuters via Wired News Dec 16 2003 10:31PM ET

EMC to buy Calif. software company

EMC to buy Calif. software company 12/16/2003 03:14 AM
Boston Globe Dec 16 2003 1:54AM ET

Judge Says Calif. Can't Ban Gay Marriage
(AP)

Judge Says Calif. Can't Ban Gay Marriage
(AP) 03/14/2005 05:35 PM
AP - A judge ruled Monday that California's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional — a legal milestone that, if upheld on appeal, would open the way for the most populous state to follow Massachusetts in allowing same-sex couples to wed.

Calif. Boy, 11, Gets Stuck in Chimney
(AP)

Calif. Boy, 11, Gets Stuck in Chimney
(AP) 06/30/2004 09:25 AM
AP - An 11-year-old boy had to be rescued by firefighters after he got stuck in a chimney while trying to get into his friend's locked house.

Calif. Won't Pay Those Sent to Mexico in
Depression

Calif. Won't Pay Those Sent to Mexico in
Depression 09/25/2004 02:04 AM
Reuters via Wired News Sep 25 2004 4:30AM GMT

Calif. to Post Details o

Calif. to Post Details o 09/25/2004 01:06 PM
Techzonez Sep 25 2004 5:14PM GMT

Diebold out of Calif. county

Diebold out of Calif. county 05/27/2004 03:23 AM
USA Today May 27 2004 6:54AM GMT

Calif. Law Gives Benefits to Gay Couples
(AP)

Calif. Law Gives Benefits to Gay Couples
(AP) 01/01/2005 04:54 AM
AP - Like many gay couples, Brian Cornell and Alberto Rulloda long ago established a legal framework for their relationship to match their commitment to each other.

Calif. Whistleblowers Sue Diebold

Calif. Whistleblowers Sue Diebold 07/12/2004 05:38 AM
Unsealing a lawsuit by electronic-voting critics filed in November, California's attorney general reveals the details of a suit against Diebold that alleges shoddy balloting equipment exposed California elections to hackers and software bugs.

Dutch Town Gets Wi-Fi

Dutch Town Gets Wi-Fi 12/02/2003 02:31 PM
WinQ, a European WISP, has been working on a city-wide Wi-Fi zone in Kenniswijk Eindhoven in the Netherlands since July. The network uses Proxim APs and the Nomadix Universal Subscriber Gateway which enables customer acquisition and service provisioning. The city center, cafes, hotels and the railway station are already connected. The city council uses the network to broadcast live city council meetings over the Web. The city and WinQ are looking at the project as an experiment to see how people will use the network. It's a great idea to use a wireless network to allow people to be more involved in city government. These large Wi-Fi networks will be used more with useful applications like the city council broadcasts. The announcement isn't online yet but should be up here eventually....

Around Town: The Different District

Around Town: The Different District 09/24/2004 04:14 PM

Ghost town

Ghost town 04/10/2004 08:27 PM
Although not a work of art or design, Elana aka "Kid of speed" from Kiev has made a very thought provoking website called Ghost town...

The all-seeing eyes of Chi-town

The all-seeing eyes of Chi-town 09/21/2004 01:11 PM
I saw over at Defensetech.org that Chicago's mayor (Richard Daley) has decided to add 250 surveillance cameras to the city's already extensive network of 2,000 such cameras that monitor high-crime areas in the city.

Parents in Town

Parents in Town 06/08/2004 06:51 PM
I picked 'em up from SJC early this afternoon. Tomorrow we head to Napa for a ride on the Wine Train and then up to Redding for a few days near Mt. Shasta. I'll have the computer with me and will post some pictures this weekend....

When the circus came to town...

When the circus came to town... 06/16/2004 10:18 AM
Defunct amusement parks. It has postca rds and historical photos. It also has relatively current photos of parks in various states of disr epair. A great site for fans of entropy, like myself. (via Linkfilter)

My kind of town.....

My kind of town..... 07/11/2004 10:47 AM

David Weinberger asks....

My wife and I are taking 3 days of vacation in Chicago, starting tomorrow. I've been there many times on business, which means I'm very familiar with the airport and am fully qualified to operate the remote in the hotel rooms, and my wife hasn't been there in 30 years or so.

So, we're going to do the tourist thing. Outside of the obvious, any recommendations? (Three notes: Second City is closed the days we're there, we don't eat meat and we don't much care for the blues.)

[Joho the blog]

I was born and raised in Chi-town Il. Here's a few highlights:
- Watertower = on Michigan Ave.
- Navy Pier = at Navy Pier
- Michigan Ave = the Miracle Mile
- Home of the Blues = Checkboard Lounge
- Ribs = Robinson's
- Italian Beef = Al's Beef (on Harrison, out by U of IL, Chicago Circle campus)
- City Beaches = North Beach
- Zoo = Lincoln Park Zoo
- Museum = the Art Institute of Chicago (I went to school there)
- Grant Park = symphony
- Museum of Natural History = dinosaurs

That aught to keep you bust. I HIGHLY suggest an Al's Beef, hot peppers - with provolone.

Oh yah during the summer, there's KILLER Italian Ice right across the street from Al's - on Harrison. Over 30 flavors - totally uniqiue - like nothing you've had before (even in Venice when you went to dinner with Paolo.)

But Chicago doesn't have black squid ink.

And Maxwell St. is gone.....

And the steel mills.

:-(

Hey here's some research for you! Find out who Cap Streeter is and why it's called Streeterville. He was an early revolutionary who declared a seperate state - maybe it was even a seperate country.

Thne research Mayor Daley and bow your head and pray to the history of poltiics in America. Without Mayor Daley we wouldn't have - Mayor Daley, nepotism and George W.

Oh yah and look up the Chagall Mosaic at 1st National Bank. I videotaped teh unveiling - in 1972. My first editing project.

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