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Ridiculous eBay Sale: Booty Enhancement Spell Cast by Powerful Wiccan Witch
The online community has no doubt seen some pretty strange eBay auctions and sales. Today, you can get the booty you’ve always wanted by forking over $8.95 to a powerful wiccan witch. Seriously, this is an actual sale.
The way it works is simple: you fork over the cash, then you provide your name, date of birth, and desired results. Apparently, customers are able to double and triple cast the spell by ordering a quantity of 2 or 3 respectively.
If you’re skeptical, the user’s feedback says it all:
“I felt a surge of good energy the night spell was cast A++++”
“AMELIA YOU ARE THE BEST YOUR SPELLS REALY WORK .YOU ALWAYS GIVE ME HAPPINESS A++”
“GOT MY 9TH GRADE GIRLFRIEND BACK 20 YRS LATER”
Connecticut Company Sues eBay For $3.8 Billion
Connecticut-based firm XPRT Ventures LLC filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against popular auction/retail/financial company eBay in a Delaware federal court, according to a report published by Reuters.
The lawsuit claims that eBay blatantly stole information from XPRT and filed patents relating to PayPal with that stolen information. Described as “trade secret theft, along with sheer patent infringement,” by XPRT’s legal counsel, XPRT is seeking a whopping $3.8 billion in monetary compensation.
The lawsuit related to infringements of the following patents: 7483856, 7567937, 7627528, 7610244,7599881 and 7512563 [source].
Ebay Applications for iOS and Android Devices Now Available Internationally
Following the announcement last week, in which Ebay in partnership with Research In Motion announced that the Ebay application for BlackBerry had been made available in various new countries, the company indicated today in two different press releases that its applications for iPhone, iPad, and Android are also now available in new countries.
In its first press release, Ebay informs that its selling application for the iPhone is now available in Germany and the United Kingdom. Additionally, the Ebay application for iPad is now available in Apple’s 77 iTunes App Stores. The company also states that the application for iPad has been translated into French, Italian, German, and Spanish. Both the selling application for iPhone and the Ebay application for iPad are available for free.
In the second press release, Ebay states that its application for Android is now available in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The application is available for free through the Android Market. The company indicates that the updated Ebay application for Android includes several new upgrades to “My Ebay.” Additionally, the application is packed with several features such as buyer alerts, Daily Deals, My Ebay, voice search, and more.
Check out video demos of the iPhone and iPad applications in the full post.
Ebay Application for BlackBerry No Longer in Beta
Last year in November, Erictric reported that Research In Motion in partnership with Ebay released a beta of a native Ebay application for BlackBerry smartphones in Canada and the United States. Both companies have announced that the application is no longer in beta. Additionally, Ebay for BlackBerry has been made available in six more countries including Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the U.K.
According to RIM, the new Ebay application for BlackBerry offers the following features:
- Add to Calendar – Add the end time for listings to the BlackBerry Calendar and set reminders
- Daily Deals – View limited time bargains on popular items, where items are often over 50% off the original price and include free shipping**
- My eBay – Access personal eBay activity including Watched items, Bids, Sales, Saved Searches and Favorite Sellers
- Member Messages – Receive and reply to messages and emails sent through My eBay
- Payments – PayPal account users can purchase items within the application***
- Re-List Items – Re-list items for sale when current listing ends with no sale
- Sort Search Results by Distance – Sort search results by distance from location (up to 1,200 miles)
The new Ebay application for BlackBerry is now available in the BlackBerry App World for free. All BlackBerry devices and models are currently supported.
Video demo and press release in the full post.
Ebay Acquires Barcode-Scanning Application for iPhone RedLaser
San Jose, California-based Ebay announced today in a press release its acquisition of popular barcode-scanning application for iPhone RedLaser. The application was purchased for an undisclosed amount of money from Boulder, Colorado-based startup Occipital. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
RedLaser was created back in 2009. Ever since, the application has been adopted by more than 2 million iPhone owners. Ebay revealed its plans to integrate the RedLaser barcode-scanning technology into its eBay Marketplace, eBay Selling, StubHub, and Shopping.com iPhone applications. However, RedLaser will remain as an independent application. It will now be available for free, compared to its previous $1.99 price.
The company also made it known that RedLaser will now include more than 200 million listings from eBay and product inventory from over 7,000 global merchants on Shopping.com. Ebay will put more developers to work on RedLaser in the near future.
For more information, read the press release in the full post.
Google I/O Developers Resell HTC EVO 4G Devices From Google on eBay
Surprise, surprise. It would appear as if many of the developers who were given an HTC EVO 4G by Google at last week’s Google I/O conference have quickly turned around and have commenced a mass resale of the device on popular auction website eBay.
As expected, many of the sellers are posting ‘Buy it Now’ prices ranging from $600-$1200 — which also includes 30 days of unlimited Sprint service, apparently. Not surprisingly, potential buyers are bidding on the device, seemingly impatient for the June 4th release day.
You can view several auctions: here, here, and here.
T-Mobile MyTouch Slide Now Available on eBay
A whole three weeks prior to making its official debut, the T-Mobile MyTouch Slide is now available for purchase on popular auction website eBay. Starting bid is $750.00, with a ‘Buy It Now’ price of a whopping $1,200.00, so it certainly won’t come cheap to get a little pre-release goodness.
We can’t exactly confirm the validity of the unit, nor can we say how the seller obtained it, but here are the exact words of the seller on the auction page:
BRAND NEW EXCLUSIVE MYTOUCH SLIDE FROM T-MOBILE , PHONE IS THE BEST ANDROID DEVICE THAT HAS EVER LAUNCHED . . . .
Release Candidate Version of Silverlight 4 Now Available for Download
Microsoft announced today at the MIX 2010 developer conference in Las Vegas, Nevada that a Release Candidate [RC] version of Silverlight 4 is now available for download. Microsoft Vice president of the Developer Division Scott Guthrie revealed that Silverlight 4 will include webcam and microphone support, multicast streaming, output protection, and offline DRM. Guthrie also said that the final version for Silverlight 4, which is expected to be released “next month,” will allow users to watch streams on multiple monitors.
eBay Vice President of Technology Raji Arasu demonstrated a new Silverlight 4-based eBay application [pictured] on stage during the keynote. The application includes webcam support and image cropping capabilities, allowing users to easily list an item on eBay from the comfort of their desktop. The eBay application will be available as soon as next month when the final version of Silverlight 4 is released.
eBay To Eliminate Listing Fees For Some Sellers, Are You One Of Them?
In an announcement this morning, eBay has stated that it will introduce free auction listings on select listings along with reduced listing fees in the United States beginning on March 30th. Starting on this date, there will be two pricing packages.
The “eBay Everyday” rate will allow for auction listings with a starting price of $0.99 to be reduced or free of charge. No insertion charges are applicable for up to one hundred monthly listings.
