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If you were me and if I were rich that is. The dream that I’m talking about would be owning every game that Nintendo produced for the original NES. Yes, I know that I could download every game ever created for the system period but that would be illegal and way too much work. If I was rich I could just hop on eBay and win seller sonyabscott’s auction and achieve that goal legally. Not only is the auction for 670 games licensed by Nintendo, but it also includes the following accessories:

• NES Nintendo System Console (in the box)
• 4 Controllers
• 2 Turbo controllers
• NES Advantage Controller (Joystick and Button console in box)
• Zapper Gun
• Power Pad
• Power Glove
• ROB the Robot (with accessories)
• 4 Player wired controller (with Turbo) allows up to 4 players
• 4 Player Wireless Satellite and Receiver
• Grey Joystick controller
• Game Genie and the Code Book
• RF Switch and AC Power Cord

Why do I want this massive collection of Nintendo gaming history? Well besides the awesome Power Glove, I’ve always wanted to whip out a picture from my wallet show off my collection like it was my kids or something. Yeah….one day.

eBay has been fighting a long standing war with scammers, those of us who have been heavy users of the eBay platform know this firsthand.

One casual seller’s story

The question is, what can eBay do to really fix this?  Well, Bill Cobb had addressed this in his eCommerce keynote last week.  Here’s one excerpt:

First, times have changed since the early eBay days — the internet has evolved a lot, and so, too, have the fraudsters.   (Think the internet equivalent of an arms race, where as sites get smarter about security, the fraudsters do too.)  Bill made it clear that eBay is taking a more proactive approach to Trust & Safety, which sometimes means sacrificing transparency in favor of increased security.  He mentioned projects like Safeguarding Member Ids, as an example, as well as behind-the-scenes efforts to step up protections against counterfeits.

I know we promise this a while ago, but I think you’ll agree that the wait was worth it. Meagan, Jermaine, and I have been working hard on these redesigns, and we really hope you like them. You can purchase these shirts from our account atZazzle.com. Of course our winner, April, will be getting her very own shirt for free.

Special thanks to everybody that helped make this contest possible, either by submitting an entry, voting, or helping out here in the office. We appreciate it. I think we’d like to do more of these in the future, and I think that this experience has definitely proved that it’s possible. Even if you do have interns running the show.

Anyway, I have a feeling this is going to be the last your hear from us (the interns) for a little while. But we’re still around. Working hard on all sorts of neat things. So until next time, keep on eBay’n the easy way.

ProBargainHunter.com is one of those gems of the eCommerce blogosphere that becomes “required reading” over time. He does great reviews of products and shares his insights on finding bargains online.

Earlier this month he began a list that tracks the popularity of price comparisons sites. Below are the top 10 from that list, check out his site for the rest.

If you like this, you might also want to check out his “Social Bargain Hunting Roundup“.