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The eBay user jopsoup—who won the gigantic record collection that was up for auction there with a $3,002,500 bid—has a curious addition to his favorably rated profile: He's now noted as not being registered with the site. What does that mean? From eBay: "'Not a registered user' can refer to members who have cancelled their membership, or whose membership has been suspended by eBay. For example, a member whose correct contact information is no longer on file with us may have their registration suspended until the new contact information is entered. In either case, the member appears as 'not a registered user' and is not allowed to buy or sell on eBay." Could the high bid have flagged eBay's profile-watchers, or did jopsoup cut and run once he realized that he'd have to cut a big check? The agent for seller Paul Mawhinney is currently "trying to track down" jopsoup, who lives in Ireland, but one wonders if this bid was just an eBay joke that went wrong in a very high-profile way. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; HT Robbie Analog]

Hey, remember a few weeks ago, when we made mention of the fact that Paramore guitarist Josh Farro wasn't happy with the attention heaped on lead singer Hayley Williams? Well, the tensions between the band may be a little bit higher than previously thought; Paramore canceled the remainder of its UK/Europe jaunt earlier this week, and today, Williams posted an apology note to the band's official blog that mentioned "internal issues that have been going on ... for quite a while now." So the break, as it were, will double as a chance for those "issues" to be worked out—or so Williams hopes, since she also drops the phrase "willing to risk the life of our band over one tour" as she talks about how "all five of us are going to work so hard to get it right." I like Paramore a lot and really hope they get things together, but part of me has to wonder, after reading her post, how many people at Warner Music Group is probably freaking out right about now. Williams' full post after the jump. More »