3ricj ([info]3ricj) wrote,
@ 2005-12-08 12:50:00
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Finally, ebay.
oh day for sale on ebay.

Now, who's got my botnet?


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It's gone...
[info]3ricj
2005-12-09 01:18 am UTC (link) 
Date: Thu, 08 Dec 2005 17:02:39 PST
From: ended@ebay.com
To: ebay@cubesearch.com
Subject: eBay Listing Removed (= PB &11529 JM5222331)

Dear Eric Johanson (ebay@cubesearch.com),

Please be aware that the following auction-style listing:

Item Number - 7203336538
Item Title - Brand new Microsoft Excel Vulnerability

has been removed by eBay for violating of one or more of our policies. Any offers or bids placed on this auction-style listing are now null and void. We
advise you not to finalize this transaction with the seller. As stated in the eBay User Agreement, neither seller nor buyer should engage in transactions
that violate the law or eBay policy.

Please review eBay's Prohibited and Restricted Items guidelines and User Agreement at the following locations:

  http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/item_allowed.html
  http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/user-agreement.html

We thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Regards,

eBay Trust & Safety


Here's a cache'd copy of the page..

I assume ebay will ask me if I should remove any of this content from my site - - it's just a screenshot, so I assume it's a-ok.

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Re: It's gone...
[info]3ricj
2005-12-09 01:30 am UTC (link)
After a quick review of their rather large list of prohibited items, I see nothing there that would make me think this was in any kind of violation. And, AFAIK, he was not breaking the law.

So, why did ebay pull this auction? help?

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Re: It's gone...
[info]pimpdaddyrizzo
2005-12-09 01:47 am UTC (link)
My guess - to avoid pissing off Microsoft.

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news...
[info]3ricj
2005-12-09 06:19 pm UTC (link)
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1899697,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000614
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5989078.html



http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2005-4131

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[info]otinia
2005-12-09 11:57 pm UTC (link)
I like that you were the highest bidder. How high would you have gone?

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[info]3ricj
2005-12-10 01:30 am UTC (link)
I wasn't bidding to win. I was bidding because I want to support the market place of zero-day-ebay actions. So as long as I thought somebody would pay more, preventing me from winning, I was willing to raise the stakes.

I'm told that some call this "greater fool" theory of investing.

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[info]otinia
2005-12-13 11:37 pm UTC (link)
Excellent philosophy. I very much like it :D

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