Archive for August, 2008

UK bank data found on computer sold on eBay

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Financial data of over a million UK bank customers has been found on a computer that was sold on eBay.
According to a report by the UK’s Daily Mail, a former employee at digital archiving firm Graphic Data sold the computer on eBay without erasing the hard drive.
IT manager Andrew Chapman, 56, from Oxford, bought the [...]

eBay UK increases final value fee

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

eBay UK will be increasing final value fee’s from the 24th September 2008, and reducing the initial listing fee’s.
Example of new Final value fee’s:
£0.01 – £29.99 Currently 7.5%, new = 9.9%
£30.00 – £49.99 Currently 4.5%, new = 9.9%
£50.00 – £599.99 Currently 4.5%, new = 5.9%
eBay says, “We are moving the cost of [...]

Saddam Hussein Rolls Royce Corniche on eBay

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

A Left Hand Drive Rolls-Royce Corniche used by the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is being offered on eBay UK for £185,000.
The seller says “Autocontinental Rolls Royce And Bentley Specialist Offer Left Hand Drive Rolls Royce Corniche convertible last owner President Saddam Hussein only covered 900 klms LHD Maroon with tan leather red [...]