Cheated women models love rat clothes on eBay

March 3, 2011

A woman who was cheated on by her boyfriend of five years has got the ultimate modern revenge by modelling and selling his clothes on eBay. The 26-year-old woman, from Boca Raton, Florida, has taken a series of nearly-naked snaps of herself wearing her ex’s attire. Declining to give her real ...

Romanian confesses online marketplace scam

February 18, 2011

A Romanian man has admitted being the money mule for an online scam that saw hundreds of people conned out of millions of dollars. Adrian Ghighina, 33, from Bucharest, worked with a team of 11 to trick buyers on online auction sites, such as eBay, AutoTrader and Craigslist, into wiring ...

Supergran star to sell bag on eBay

February 17, 2011

A so-called “supergran” who foiled a robbery at a UK jewellery store by clobbering thieves with her handbag has become an international sensation after appearing on US TV. Ann Timson, 71, also announced on the NBC show in New York that she will be selling her famous handbag on eBay ...

eBay with high hopes for PayPal

February 11, 2011

EBay has claimed that its online payments unit PayPal will surpass its current marketplace division in three years, as the online auction site is cast as an innovator by executives. After the announcement at a meeting at the company’s headquarters in California, shares in eBay jumped nearly eight percent. In the ...

Royal Mail condemned in new eBay survey

November 1, 2010

In a new eBay survey, over 80 per cent of internet-based companies have criticised Britain’s primary postal service, Royal Mail. The findings revealed that many businesses believe the postal service is hindering their development. Online firms are now demanding that the Royal Mail drastically improve such services as weekend availability and ...

Ebay to reappear in court over antitrust class action suit

August 3, 2010

In the class action lawsuit involving eBay and Paypal, a judge has put aside the default judgement in the case. EBay Inc. will now appear in court for a second chance to defend itself against a sellers lawsuit brought about when complaints surfaced that eBay demands that all merchants use PayPal ...

eBay sells Skype for 5 per cent profit

June 4, 2010

John Donahoe, eBay's CEO, said Wednesday that buyers and sellers will not find Skype a useful tool as he defended his move to purchase and then sell the popular internet calling system at only a 5 per cent profit. Skype was purchased by eBay back in September 2005 for $2.6 billion, ...

Rugby star commits fraud on eBay

May 18, 2010

Famous British rugby player Gareth Raynor was jailed today for running a fake ink fraud ring. The rugby star will receive a 15 month sentence for distributing fake computer games and ink cartridges on eBay. Internationally famous winger Raynor joined the Crusaders earlier in the year after leaving his spot on ...

Christmas day at Warwick Castle will go to highest bidder

December 14, 2009

Those who are still pondering a venue for Christmas day can go on eBay and bid for Warwick Castle. On the only day that the castle is closed to the public the highest bidder will be treated to a champagne breakfast, presents around a twenty-five foot tall Christmas tree and ...

eBay to start selling new GM cars

August 13, 2009

General Motors (GM) and eBay are launching a trial scheme in the US that will allow customers to buy new GM cars via the auction website. More than 225 of GM's 250 Californian dealers have signed up to the scheme, which will allow consumers to either pay a fixed price ...