{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68806250f6d4262b07a85923/6a71d80fc41b8c1d3079208d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"JTG MINI: The eBay Stalking Scandal story just had a major update.","description":"<p><strong>(ENCORE!) We spoke on JTG’s bonus Breakin’ Nooz this week about eBay agreeing to pay $56 million to Ina and David Steiner - the unassuming, nerdy married couple that eBay executives terrorised with live cockroaches and spiders, a bloody pig mask and a funeral wreath -&nbsp;all because Ina wrote about negatively about eBay on her nerdy industry blog ‘ECommerceBytes’. When we first released this episode, eBay had been found guilty, the CEO had lost his job and the Steiners had sued the company for compensation, but not yet agreed on an amount. It turns out Ina and David kept turning eBay’s offers down, until eBay agreed to give them every last thing they wanted - and they had some very specific demands. (BECAUSE THEY DESERVE IT! The CEO literally had spiders sent to their home!)</strong></p><p><strong>Listen to this crazy story again, or hear it for the first time and marvel that the company whose motto is 'People are basically good' did any of this. This is Just The Gist (MINI!) of the eBay stalking scandal: former CEO Devin Wenig, the 'take her down' email, Jim's Angels, the pig mask from 'Saw', and David and Ina Steiner, who to this day are still cheerfully writing about eBay's seller fees (but, you know, a whole lot richer).</strong></p><p><strong>.</strong></p><p><strong>We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's Breakin' Nooz, JTG After Show AND Bonus eps! You can access them by joining the Gistener Club via the</strong><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/justthegist\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> Just The Gist Patreon</strong></a><strong> or Apple Premium Subscriptions.</strong></p><p><strong>Watch Just The Gist episodes on</strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@JustTheGistPodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> Youtube @JustTheGistPodcast</strong></a></p><p><strong>Follow Just The Gist on</strong><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/justthegistpodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> Instagram</strong></a><strong> and</strong><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@justthegistpodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> TikTok</strong></a><strong> @JustTheGistPodcast</strong></p><p><strong>Follow Rosie in all the places at @RosieWaterland</strong></p><p><strong>Want to give us a SuGISTion? Tell Rosie to stop singing so much? Email us at hello@justthegist.com.au</strong></p><p><strong>Just The Gist is a Just The Network production. Executive Producer and Host: Rosie Waterland | Senior Producer and Editor: James Joseph | Producers: Kate Leaver, Hayley Staveley &amp; Sammy Petersen | Acast Legend: Guy Scott-Wilson | Production Assistant: Pocket</strong></p><p><strong>Don't forget to follow and give us 5 stars, which means something apparently!</strong></p><p><strong>Thank you, as always, for Gistening. Now go say something impressive at a dinner party.</strong></p><p><strong>.</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ecommercebytes.com/C/blog/blog.pl?/pl/2026/7/1785201549.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>eBay Saved Search Feature Disappoints Savvy Seller</em> (EcommerceBytes, 2026)</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj039p238r5o\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>eBay agrees $56m settlement with bloggers over harassment case</em> (BBC News, 2026)</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://iview.abc.net.au/show/whatever-it-takes-inside-the-ebay-scandal\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Whatever It Takes: Inside the eBay Scandal</em> (ABC iview, 2024)</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUf9ID2Gnfw&amp;t=23s\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Inside the eBay stalking scandal: How a couple became the target of harassment</em> (60 Minutes on YouTube, 2023)</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/six-former-ebay-employees-charged-aggressive-cyberstalking-campaign-targeting-natick\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Six Former eBay Employees Charged with Aggressive Cyberstalking Campaign Targeting Natick Couple</em> (US Department of Justice, 2020)</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ecommercebytes.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>EcommerceBytes, Ina and David Steiner's e-commerce news website&nbsp;</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Just The Network"}