Re: Kevin Mitnick and the Ebay cahoots

From: Michael S. Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Thu Dec 14 2000 - 08:37:13 MST


Gina Miller wrote:
>
> Hacker's auctions stir up controversy. Kevin Mitnick, the infamous hacker,
> has found a new and controversial way to make money: auctioning his personal
> items online. http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-3941970.html
> Within forty-five minutes of a CNET (above) news article posted late
> Thursday night reporting that the three biggest on-line auction sites: eBay,
> Yahoo Auctions, and Amazon.com Auctions had canceled the auction featuring
> Kevin Mitnick's Federal inmate debit card, eBay canceled the auction of
> former computer hacker Kevin Mitnick's ham radio.
> http://www.kevinmitnick.com/home.html

That is obvious restraint of trade, hell they willfully sell Nazi items
(and fight for the right to in court) but won't sell his stuff??? I
suppose I ought to contact him to set up a "Kevin Mitnick Auction
Site".....



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