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eBay Madness, Part Deux: Auctioning a Security Flaw
Created 13.12.2005 - 15:39

'Sellers on eBay have hawked some strange items over the years -- everything from a sandwich bearing the likeness of the Virgin Mary, to human organs, to water from a cup Elvis reportedly drank from. Joining the list: On Wednesday evening someone tired to sell information about a newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft's Excel application, according to a piece in The Sydney Morning Herald. By the time eBay removed the auction item on Thursday, the bid price had reached $60. According to the SMH article, the auction posting said that the flaw was discovered on December 6 and had been reported...'

More eBay funnies can be found here: including the much sought after Ghost in a jar.

Originally by Cathleen Moore at InfoWorld TechWatch, 2:39 PM

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