For past E-Briefing columns, click here . Philip Kaplan may be about to become the next dot-com millionaire. The irreverent site, launched in June, revels in bad news and rumors about struggling tech firms. Officials from eBay were watching the auction to make sure it was legitimate but had left it up as of Tuesday morning.
False bidders face expulsion.
Kaplan says he's serious about the sale, although he can't vouch for the legitimacy of other people's bids in a medium known for tricksters. I have no idea how much I'm going to get. But whatever it is, it would be a profit. It takes less than one person to operate. It makes a perfect dot-com business.