1 Apr
2008
1 Apr
'08
9:23 a.m.
"R.A. Hettinga" <rah@shipwright.com> forwarded:
More hilarity from the leaders in online commerce: eBay has banned the sale of digital goods in auction format. This includes _anything_ that can be digitally delivered, from ebooks to audio to websites and domains to transcriptions etc.
It makes some sense, they're trying to prevent reputation capital markets, specifically scammers buying themselves positive feedback. Of course the measure they've chosen seems a bit heavy-handed... Peter.