Bidding hello to 2007
December 31, 2006
“Who can say what we’ll find, what lies waiting down the line” sang Abba. Well, in a rush of New Year’s Eve wine crystal-ball gazing, here are our predictions for 2007 on eBay: SIF FVFs will be reduced (though not back to their pre-August 2006… Read more
Snow done
December 30, 2006
If your bit of the world has rather more snow than you’d like, how about following the cunning plan of one Colorado woman: sell it on eBay, buyer collects? Getting your drive cleared at a profit to yourself has to make the winter feel a little… Read more
Genius Skype MSN Yahoo Messenger VOIP mouse
December 30, 2006
The new Genius Navigator 380 mouse can combine Skype, MSN, Yahoo, Googletalk, QQ and AIM into one window and flip open to become a VOIP phone. Imagine sitting at your desk, clicking to initiate a Skype call and then flipping your mouse open into a… Read more
eBay listings
December 29, 2006
The end of the year is a time for writing random lists of stuff, and far be it from us to break with tradition. Here’s a list of some of our favourite lists from the last few days: Bayraider.tv bring us their top thirty celebrity auctions of 2006:… Read more
Boxing match
December 29, 2006
For anyone who’s ever complained about the amount of packing they have to do, here’s a sobering look at one of Amazon’s warehouses two weeks before… Read more
Bratz the way to a mellow Christmas
December 29, 2006
You’d think buying your childs Christmas presents from eBay would be safe enough if they were described as new. Sure sometimes you have to trust to them not getting damaged or lost in the post but if they arrive and are factory sealed you should be… Read more
Ships sail to repair the Internet
December 28, 2006
As 2006 draws to a close not many of us give much thought to the Internet being pretty reliable. Sure there may be the odd blip with your own phone line and occasionally websites may not be available, but what of the Internet itself? A salutatory… Read more
Head lines
December 28, 2006
The story of a woman selling advertising space on her forehead on eBay has been turned into a musical. Bought, of course, by Golden Palace Casino, a Utah mother last year sold the tattoo rights to raise money for her son’s education. The musical… Read more
All my Christmas for sale
December 28, 2006
The Daily Mail has a rather odd story about selling your entire Christmas – decorations, half-eaten choccies, unwanted CD – on eBay. It’s an amusing idea, along the lines of All My Life for Sale, but I can’t help thinking the sale itself would have… Read more
Stolen PC sold to police
December 27, 2006
A Lake Ann man was arrested for selling two stolen computers to police through the popular Internet auction site eBay. The 24 year old contractor stole two machines from a client company. Officers investigating spotted a wanted serial number on one… Read more
Your money or your file
December 27, 2006
In the latest twist on Dick Turpin style hold ups crooks are spreading malicious code which encrypts a companies data or a users emails. They are then demanding electronic payments for the digital keys to unlock them again through services such as… Read more
Un-resold PS3s returned to stores
December 27, 2006
People who bought PS3s in the hope of turning a fast buck have had their plans spoiled by more consoles being supplied to stores by the manufacturer:”I figured, hold it to Christmas and everyone will be rushing to get one for their kids.” “It’s… Read more
Single ticket?
December 27, 2006
Another single bloke has a holiday with himself up for auction on eBay. 39 year old insurance operations director Adam Croot had planned the luxury Jamaican holiday to propose to his girlfriend, but she dumped him instead. Now he’s looking for… Read more
What to do when the decorations come down
December 26, 2006
So the Christmas break is over and it’s back to work tomorrow for some. The decorations that looked so fantastic will be coming down soon and suddenly the house will look bare. What better than to start planning home improvements for the… Read more
Reasons to be self-employed, #122606
December 26, 2006
In case you thought you were missing a great big Chrismtas bonus, Slate has some news for you about the shocking level of Scrooginess amongst bosses. My favourite has to be the one British example from their list:”During my time with the company as… Read more
Yule log on
December 25, 2006
What are you doing reading this – haven’t you got anything better to do, on this of all days?, asks the BBC. Actually, I’m being terribly Christmassy even though I’m online. I’ve used SkypeOut to call my sister. I was going to call my parents, then… Read more
I’m sitting here listening to a bubbling sound whi…
December 25, 2006
I’m sitting here listening to a bubbling sound which is a bucket of water with a filter pumping air into it with six fish swimming around – next doors little girl is getting the fish tank which she’s wanted all year, for Christmas. She’s not… Read more
Better than a PS3 or having a Wii
December 25, 2006
Ok so I couldn’t help adding it to my Christmas list of must have items. After blogging the Hydrofoam back in November it was too much to resist! The first thing that strikes you is the size of the box – I thought they were about 9 inches, maybe a… Read more
Silly Season
December 24, 2006
Christmas Eve brings out its fair share of eBay-related silliness… Short of a gift? For a timely idea (or maybe not), how about a DVD featuring the image of Jesus? (Sorry about the hideous background music.) Comedian Jeff Keisler features eBay in… Read more
Crisis for eBay Christmas cards
December 24, 2006
What will you do with all those cards hanging in your house in a weeks time? Bin them? Put them in the recycling? Cut tags for next years Christmas presents from them? Lets face it cards are pretty much endemic to the Christmas festivities and yet… Read more
Man spends £920 on marmite toast and pleads poverty
December 23, 2006
A Welsh man bid £920 on eBay for the pieces of toast decorated with miniature portraits made from Marmite. The toast decorated by artist Dermot Flynn had portraits of celebrities such as Gordon Ramsay, Simon Cowell and Margaret Thatcher. He said… Read more
Hogmanay hogwash
December 23, 2006
Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations have become the latest event to complain about their tickets being sold on eBay. Council leisure chief Donald Anderson urged party-goers to buy their tickets through local channels, which have not sold out, rather… Read more
eBay and PayPal links for hacked accounts
December 23, 2006
“We will never request their password, account number or credit card number”. Sound familiar? The sort of thing PayPal or eBay would say? Well perhaps, but in this case it’s First Atlantic Federal Credit Union’s turn to warn their customers not to… Read more
No rest from the bidders
December 22, 2006
Thousands of people will spend part of Christmas Day indulging in the UK’s favourite leisure activity – shopping, says the Telegraph. Some major retailers such as Currys, Comet, Halfords and Woolworths are beginning their sales on their websites on… Read more
Three not-so-wise men
December 22, 2006
A former Army Staff Sergeant has been jailed for up to eighteen months for selling gun parts on eBay. The prosecutor said that, in the wrong hands, the parts could have been used to make decommissioned weapons serviceable again. eBay had already… Read more
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