Archive for October, 2008

Beckham Staff investigated for eBay Sales

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

Two of David and Victoria Beckham’s staff are being investigated after being accused of stealing property from the former England football captain and his wife and trying to sell it on eBay.
Some of the items reportedly offered on eBay may include football boots with the names of the couple’s three sons, Brooklyn, Cruz and Romeo.
Hertfordshire [...]

eBay Fraud Man Facing Jail

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008

Burnley Crown Court has heard how Jonathon Hartley, 28, obtained eBay auction accounts using the names of real and fictitious people and did not pay eBay charges or did not send out goods to bidders.
Hartley of Scotland Road, Nelson, admitted five counts of obtaining services by deception between April 2006 and April 2007, five fraud [...]

PayPal increases payment protection

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

Consumers who buy an item worth more than £150 using PayPal on eBay will now have protection.
Paypal’s decision to remove the present limits comes after years of pressure from PayPal users, who make up more than half of all UK eBay members. They felt that the previous limits were unfair and made eBay shopping [...]