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 Be careful what you wish bid for...

Left negative feedback on eBay recently? Well watch out, because one eBay shopper could end up on libel charges for that very reason.

42-year-old Kent mechanic Chris Read returned his eBay-bought Samsung phone as it was the wrong model and apparently “chipped and scratched” rather than in the “good condition” described. He later posted negative feedback about the vendor; one Joel Jones.

Jones, from Suffolk, sent Read a refund but demanded he remove the feedback as it was damaging his business; threatening to sue otherwise. A “shocked” Read stood by his “honest opinions” and said he’d see Jones in court if necessary.

Sure enough, based on Jones’s assertion that negative feedback can see eBay businesses go under, a case was pending as iQ went to press. Read maintains that he will fight any legal action.
 
iPhone
The Apple of his eye?

An Apple user has proposed via iPhone, and bizarrely she’s said yes.

Dan Deeble, aka Johnny Appleseed (probably), bought an iPhone for main squeeze Crystal Gardner, loaded it with Scribular (which lets you “leave” notes at particular locations via the phone’s GPS function) and had her play Anneka Rice for the evening on a treasure hunt around Sacramento, CA.

At her final destination – a Delta King Restaurant – Gardner found a note reading “Almost one year ago, I found you – and I found love.

I ask if you will grant me the greatest privilege of my life and marry me. Forever yours, Dan.

” She emailed him back saying “Of course I will”. Aaaaah. Or is that Aaaaghhh!!!?

Virtual Fury Hell hath no virtual fury...

 A Japanese piano teacher faces up to 5 years in jail for the alleged “murder” of her virtual husband. Reportedly furious at being suddenly “divorced” by the man in the online game MapleStory, the 43-year old used the man’s own ID and password to log-in and kill  off his character, said local Police.

The woman is currently 600 miles from home in a Sapporo jail pending charges of illegal computer access and data manipulation.


Everything I do, I do it for doughAdams

 Craggy-physogged Canadian soft rock fave Bryan Adams is the latest member of “musical” royalty to moan about the use of his image and name on unofficial websites and YouTube.

Following similar protests from Prince last year, erstwhile No.1 hogger Adams went crying to Web Sheriff complaining that the likes of bryanadamsfanclub.nl and bryanadams.nu hadn’t been working and playing well with others.

The artist formerly known as an overrated, whining, purple-suited twerp is 5’2”. Adams is 5’7” (oh, and a half). Just thought we’d mention it. A rights agreement for the use of the er, great man’s   
name, was in the offing as iQ went to press.



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