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Perp Jacket Pulled

Chris Mohney · 07/13/06 01:40PM

Former New York police commissioner and failed nominee for head of Homeland Security Bernie Kerik can't even catch a break on eBay. Granted, Kerik's police jacket (unmet starting bid: $1,000) and other memorabilia were being auctioned by alleged Kerik pal John Picciano, who "said he lives in Brazil." An "annoyed cop" griped, "Who wants a perp's jacket?". Unfortunately the auctions were pulled from eBay yesterday, so you will have to seek elsewhere for your photo of Kerik "hobnobbing" with Wayne Newton.

Slutty Girl: 'Barbra Streisand' Porno on Ebay

Seth Abramovitch · 07/10/06 07:10PM

Pervy Defamer sibling site Fleshbot points us to a particularly intriguing lot on eBay: An 8mm print of a vintage porn entitled "Barbra Streisand": In Hardcore, in which the winning bidder is promised an unobstructed view of the legend as only James Brolin (and Elliott Gould, and Ryan O'Neal, and Warren Beatty, and Jon Peters, and Don Johnson, and Andre Agassi, and Peter Jennings, etc...) has seen her before. And what will the privilege of owning such a piece of rare, full frontal Babsmobilia cost? Bidding starts at $250,000—pricey, yes, but as ticket buyers to Streisand's Farewell Comeback Tour already know, Streisand worship comes at a premium. The singer, meanwhile, has reportedly seen the film—rumors of its existence have dogged her for years—and flatly denies the generously beschnozed performer is her, once telling Playboy the proof is "when the camera zoomed in on her hands around the guy's you-know-what. There they were: short, stubby fingers!" Her evidence is indeed compelling—Streisand's digits are anything but short and stubby, as anyone who has ever witnessed the damage reaped by a single flick of her french manicured eagle talons already knows.

EBay rearranges deck chairs

Nick Douglas · 07/07/06 09:00AM

EBay has two important properties outside its core auction business: PayPal and Skype. The former is a profitable enterprise now threatened (eBay thinks) by Google's new Checkout payment system — thus eBay's recent decision to ban Google Checkout as a requested payment system. The latter is a money-sucker some blame for the company's staggering stock.

eBay kicks Google out of its house

Nick Douglas · 07/06/06 01:41PM

The Rocketboom scrap isn't the only catfight escalating this week. EBay, feeling its Paypal business can't handle the competition, just banned sellers from requesting payments through Google Checkout. EBay swears it's not doing this out of fear and cites its "Safe Payments" policy: a payment service needs a "substantial historical track record of providing safe and reliable financial and/or banking related services."

The Anatomy of the Google Product Cycle

Nick Douglas · 07/03/06 02:52PM

BusinessWeek's hype-killing article on Google's product line has everyone buzzing about the company's product cycle. Guest writer Garry Bibb explains the process — it all starts with a Battlestar Galactica marathon and some Mike's Hard Lemonade.

Own Something That Touched Alec Baldwin's Ear Canals

Seth Abramovitch · 06/30/06 10:34AM

We admit, some of our recent celebrity-infused, second-hand offerings have been a little lacking lately (what, suddenly you're too jaded to get worked up about a futon with Ian Ziering ass-divots?), but we think we can make up for it by sharing this eBay auction for "Alec Baldwin's 20 GB 4th Generation iPod!" The actor's name is engraved on the back, making us, much like the seller's feedback rating, 97.2% positive that it's authentic. Marrying the best of Apple's Click Wheel™ technology and Baldwin's Aging Hipster™ taste ("Flaming Lips, the Doors, and Velvet Underground..."), we imagine the personal stereo has been nestled against a sweaty thicket of chest hair on many a Stairmaster jaunt, as it cycled through his favorite playlist, "Songs Kim Hates."

Buy Alec Baldwin's Hairy iPod

Jessica · 06/30/06 09:27AM


Celebrity memorabilia collectors are no doubt filled with joy at the latest gem to hit eBay: what would appear to be an iPod once belonging to actor Alec Baldwin. Or an iPod belonging to someone else named Alec Baldwin, or perhaps the iPod of a weirdly misguided fan of Alec Baldwin. No explanation on how the seller came to aquire the item, but some info on Baldwin's tastes:

The Google Checkout trash-talk an EBayer tried to hide

Nick Douglas · 06/29/06 06:27PM

Rule #1 of regrettable blogging: Anything you take down will be posted somewhere else. EBay employee Rogelio Choy will learn that the hard way when his trash-talking post about Google Checkout makes the rounds. Here's a snippet from the blogged, deleted, and posted-elsewhere entry:

Gossip Roundup: Naomi Campbell Sells Condo of Terror

Jessica · 06/02/06 10:43AM

• Supermodel Naomi Campbell puts her 6-bedroom Park Avenue condo on the block for $5.25 million. Blood-stained BlackBerry and frightened housekeepers not included. As to where she's moving to — isn't Dubai more relaxed about beating your underlings? [Page Six]
• Jay-Z does his best George Clooney imitation and considers building a 40/40 Casino in Las Vegas. [R&M]
• Brett Ratner's X-Men: The Last Stand breaks Memorial Day box office records, and he manages to feign humility. [Lowdown]
• An invitation from Britney Spears and Kevin Federline's wedding is now on eBay for $999.99 — because irony is expensive. [TMZ]
• Despite the general public having 24 hours to do something about the travesty, Anna Nicole Smith remains pregnant. [People]

Yahoo and eBay doing great in Google searches

Nick Douglas · 05/25/06 01:42PM

Yahoo and eBay, two companies that survived the bubble just to get outclassed by some Stanford pricks, cut a deal that embeds each deep inside the other's pants. EBay's PayPal system will handle Yahoo payments, and Yahoo will handle all third-party graphical ads on eBay.

eBay Rings Literary Death Knell

Jessica · 05/16/06 09:38AM

The Guardian reports that rather than write his first novel himself, unpublished author Phil McArthur has a better plan: