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April 19, 2016
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Weirdest Products On Amazon And eBay

How to find the absolute weirdest products on Amazon and eBay

By on April 19, 2016 at 12:58 PM.

How to find the absolute weirdest products on Amazon and eBay

The most wonderful and terrible thing about Amazon and eBay is that they sell just about everything, including things you didn’t know existed and things that probably shouldn’t exist at all. But how can you find the strangest things on these two online retailing giants without having a specific idea of what you’re looking for?

As is usually the case with such things, your best resource is Reddit. More specifically, you should check out the two subreddits /r/WTFAmazon and /r/eBayWTF to find the absolute craziest and scariest things that are being sold online right now. More →

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Security
February 3, 2016
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eBay Malware Vulnerability

Unpatched eBay vulnerability leaves shoppers at risk of downloading malware

By on February 3, 2016 at 9:45 PM.

Unpatched eBay vulnerability leaves shoppers at risk of downloading malware

Be extra careful the next time you visit a suspicious-looking eBay store page.

According to Help Net Security, researchers from the Check Point security firm have discovered a vulnerability in the eBay platform that allows criminals to distribute malware by bypassing the site’s code validation process and control the code themselves.

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Retail
January 15, 2016
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eBay Shopping Tips And Tricks

Use this clever eBay shopping hack to see deals most searches won’t find

By on January 15, 2016 at 4:10 PM.

Use this clever eBay shopping hack to see deals most searches won’t find

There are plenty of great deals to be found on eBay, but what about great deals that can’t be found thanks to the seller’s mistakes? Thanks to Kyle James at Rather Be Shopping, I discovered a terrific new way to find deals on eBay simply by searching for listings where the sellers misspelled the names of their products. Because of these misspellings, the deals are less likely to show up in searches through eBay’s site and thus are less likely to have several competitive bidders. Let’s go through how this works below. More →

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Retail
November 28, 2015
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eBay Cyber Monday 2015 Deals

eBay’s Cyber Monday announced – great deals on laptops, cameras and Apple Watch

By on November 28, 2015 at 11:30 AM.

eBay’s Cyber Monday announced – great deals on laptops, cameras and Apple Watch

You’re probably still just recovering from Black Friday 2015, so you should be sure to conserve some energy for Cyber Monday 2015 as well. eBay has just announced its Cyber Monday 2015 deals and they include some terrific bargains on GoPro cameras, Lenovo laptops and the Apple Watch. More →

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Retail
November 26, 2015
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eBay Black Friday 2015 Deals

eBay’s Black Friday 2015 sale is now live

By on November 26, 2015 at 12:36 PM.

eBay’s Black Friday 2015 sale is now live

Many people still think of eBay as an auction site, but anyone who has been paying attention knows that eBay is about much more than just auctions. Retail stores and individuals from all over the world flock to eBay to sell products at rock bottom prices without any need to bid, and now many of those rock bottom prices have somehow gotten even lower for eBay’s big Black Friday 2015 sale. More →

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Retail
November 24, 2015
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eBay Black Friday Thanksgiving Deals

eBay’s special Thanksgiving Day deals let you pick the next sale

By on November 24, 2015 at 6:20 PM.

eBay’s special Thanksgiving Day deals let you pick the next sale

After announcing a few days ago its Black Friday plans, including a special Wish Bigger Wishbone campaign that lets shoppers choose one of two discounted products, eBay on Tuesday revealed what products will be on sale on Thanksgiving Day. Potential deals offer savings of up to 70% off their regular prices, and buyers get to vote on what product will be discounted each hour from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Once a deal unlocks, the price lasts until that product is sold out. More →

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Retail
November 11, 2015
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eBay Black Friday Cyber Monday

eBay’s Black Friday 2015 ads: Big Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales detailed

By on November 11, 2015 at 8:54 AM.

eBay’s Black Friday 2015 ads: Big Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales detailed

eBay announced a few days ago that it’ll run a special Wish Bigger campaign this holiday season, letting customers choose the products that will be available for huge discounts. On top of that, the popular auction site will have various deals in place for consumers, on Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. In fact, new ads for each of these days have just leaked.

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Retail
November 5, 2015
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eBay Black Friday Deals

eBay plans monster Black Friday and Christmas sales event

By on November 5, 2015 at 8:00 AM.

eBay plans monster Black Friday and Christmas sales event

Like many retailers, eBay is getting ready for the busy holiday shopping season with special, extended events. Rather than focusing just on Black Friday deals, eBay wants to offer customers a variety of sales through January 1st, 2016 as part of its “Wish Bigger” campaign. More →

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Lifestyle
June 19, 2015
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Revenge on Ex Wife Ideas

German Man Takes Revenge on Ex-Wife by Sawing Everything They Own in Half, Selling It on eBay

By on June 19, 2015 at 7:45 AM.

German Man Takes Revenge on Ex-Wife by Sawing Everything They Own in Half, Selling It on eBay

Everybody handles breakups differently, and a German man has found a hilarious (albeit demented) out-of-the-box way to express his anger with his ex-wife. The two have been together for 12 years before splitting up, so the handy man took it upon itself to split in half everything they owned with help of a saw and other power tools. And then put his share up for sale on eBay. More →

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Legal
June 15, 2015
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Sun Plot Sales eBay Lawsuit

Woman claims she owns the sun and sues eBay for not letting her sell it

By on June 15, 2015 at 2:55 PM.

Woman claims she owns the sun and sues eBay for not letting her sell it

This is absolutely not a joke: Someone has been successfully selling plots of the sun on eBay until the popular auction site banned her listings, saying they violated the site’s intangible goods policy. And yes, that person is now suing eBay for not letting her sell pieces of the star that makes possible life on Earth. More →

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Apps & Software
June 10, 2015
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eBay Auction Alerts

Find anything you want on eBay before anyone else with this new free iPhone app

By on June 10, 2015 at 9:05 AM.

Find anything you want on eBay before anyone else with this new free iPhone app

For consumers looking to save as much money as possible while shopping, eBay can be your best friend and your worst enemy. On one hand, auctions and Buy It Now listings often afford deals that are unheard of, offering huge savings not even Amazon can match. On the other hand, auction listings can be a double-edged sword when people swoop in at the last moment and drive up the price of an item you want to buy.

There are plenty of tools designed to help make your eBay experience as smooth as possible though, and a new free iPhone app released on Tuesday should definitely be added to your arsenal. More →

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Web Culture
February 10, 2015
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Haunted 2007 MacBook

This ‘haunted’ 2007 MacBook is the best eBay auction we’ve seen in years

By on February 10, 2015 at 3:40 PM.

This ‘haunted’ 2007 MacBook is the best eBay auction we’ve seen in years

I’m no medium, but I’m pretty sure that ghosts have better things to do than haunt decade-old laptops. But it doesn’t matter what I think — according to eBay seller wfatzinger, his white, 2007 MacBook is haunted. In fact, it’s so haunted that he felt the need to put “(VERY HAUNTED)” in parentheses next to the title. More →

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Retail
December 8, 2014
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eBay Green Monday Sale

eBay celebrates Green Monday with more great deals – here are the details

By on December 8, 2014 at 3:40 PM.

eBay celebrates Green Monday with more great deals – here are the details

If you were expecting to nurse your wallet back to health after the spending sprees of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, think again. Some of the biggest retailers are taking one final stab at your bank account with Green Monday deals, including Amazon, Best Buy and eBay.

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