August eNews is Online!

The August Edition of the Susbcribers eNews is now online along with the Podcast and MP3.

In this issue I discuss:

- The latest news about Spider-man 3 and the villain announcement
- A great tool to increase your auction sales
- A review of key sales in July
- The "book of the month"
- Pre-order comics to watch
- The Golden Age comic book watchlist is now online

More to come in the next couple of days.

E-bay Comic Book Scam Tips - Beware!

E-Bay Scams - The Latest and Greatest

There are several E-bay scams making their rounds on the Internet. The latest craze seems to be spoofing or phishing. This is sending an e-mail that looks official but when you click on a link,actually redirects you to a criminal site,where your information is then stolen. I thought I had seen all of the variations until I received three, yes three, bogus e-mails after an auction I was bidding on closed.

The day after the auction closed (I wasn't the high bidder), I received a "second chance offer." This is E-bay's system to allow the seller to offer the item to a lower bidder in case the winner doesn't pay. I inspected the e-mail and it looked suspicious. The links were to other pages outside of E-bay. So what did I do?

I did what you need to do if this happens to you. I notified E-bay and gave them the text of the messages. If you ever have a problem or receive an e-mail you think may be fake, click here for the link.

I received a reply from E-bay three days later verifying that the e-mails were fraudulent. E-bay has several good tips on how to protect yourself, and you can find them here.

Be careful out there, and remember, if it looks too good to be true - it is! Always inspect your e-mail and make sure the links are not to websites outside of E-bay.

Spider-man 3 Villain Announced

The villain for Spider-man 3 has been announced and it involves an interesting plot twist. Visit the subscriber homepage for more details.

The Podcasts and MP3s are here!

The mp3's and Podcast sites have arrived and are available exclusively to subscribers. If you have not subscribed, visit the hompage link for instant access.

The first files include a summary plus new information for July. There is also an August Special Update with key news involving Infinite Crisis from DC.