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Er, except that there aren't. here's an image linked to from the auction page.

This is an auction for 1300+ games related items. Sure there are over 300 game systems but there are only 5-7 games being sold in this lot.

too many items . i feel one heck of a shipping cost.

although it may be cheaper to drive there and pick up yourself, if you live not too far from NC.

well, i wouldn't worry about that, should be only a fraction of the bid, currently at $5100

Or perhaps something like the $24.99 Jamstudio 7x5-inch USB/Serial Graphic Tablet with Software

I did some research and it turned up this posting of somebody who was also using a Hotmail account. The thief could have gotten the password from his Hotmail account and used it to gain access to his paypal account.

Check these losers out: Paypal forum at auctionwatch. You think some people on slashdot are bitter, you ain't seen nothin' yet.

So instead, why don't you see people who are really complaining about paypal? Forum at Auctionwatch. Sure, lots of them are actually complaining that Ebay infected them with viruses that make popup ads happen, but there are a couple of people who aren't completely stupid.

• PayPal refuses to address claims made "30 days after the payment but before 60 days of the payment". WTF?
• PayPalSucks.com
• PayPal sucks because it uses USD currency?
• PayPal hates phones

Actually, ASCII (AKA Asciiware) has made lots of controllers over the years. One of their best pads they ever put out was their SNES AsciiPad. They also made an NES Advantage-like joystick for the SNES, cleverly titled the "SNES Advantage". They also made this neat one-handed RPG controller released in Japan for the SNES that let you eat/write while playing RPGs and other command-driven games.

Here's a picture of a Dreamcast controller they made.
Here's a PSX version of the one-handed RPG controller.

Well, there's always eBay or other auction sites. But, a better long-term solution could be to create a "Used DSL modems" website. You could list your own wares, of course, but also post ads from other buyers & sellers. Unless the participation was really high, you wouldn't even necessarily need a database backend -- you could probably just update the (static) html files manually.

P.S. I'm looking for a new job in Web Development. I invite you to check out my portfolio of hand coded HTML / JavaScript / CSS.

Alex Bischoff
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And i quote:

Raising venture capital supposedly has become much more difficult since April's crash in technology stocks, but X.com has done it again, raising $30 million in series D funding.

The Palo Alto, California-based online payment processor raised $100 million in April, after having merged with PayPal in March.

The lead investor in this round was the investment arm of French retail bank Credit Agricole. X.com spokesman Vince Sollitto said Agricole also would serve as a strategic advisor as the company moves into Europe and other countries.

And i quote:

Raising venture capital supposedly has become much more difficult since April's crash in technology stocks, but X.com has done it again, raising $30 million in series D funding.

The Palo Alto, California-based online payment processor raised $100 million in April, after having merged with PayPal in March.

The lead investor in this round was the investment arm of French retail bank Credit Agricole. X.com spokesman Vince Sollitto said Agricole also would serve as a strategic advisor as the company moves into Europe and other countries.

I wonder if eBay is also suing AuctionWatch?

Auctionwatch compiles information from eBay, Yahoo, and some other ones I think.

Or maybe it's not such a bad precedent; it'd be interesting if such a ruling helped discourage hard-drive searching by software which searches for "undesirable" content without your consent or knowledge.

It's pleasant to think that this ruling has potential to only be used for Good Things®.

However, the stark reality is that if it can be used to prevent breaches of privacy à la Aureate Media aka Radiate, it can also be wielded as a weapon in cease-and-desist letters as well as in the courtroom when a site doesn't like another (a competitor, perhaps?) crawling them on a regular basis like the recent AuctionWatch brouhaha.

Gibson Research Corporation has a fantastic links page regarding privacy. Many links on this page really ring true with this ruling.

On another note, Slashdot is really on the ball -- eBay's Press Releases page has absolutely nothing to say about this (as of when I wrote this, of course).

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