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Auctions: Woman to Sell Hair for Downpayment on House

Written on June 17, 2005 by Laurie Barak in eBay

Source: The Sun-Sentinel Kusmuryarti Horner, her husband Alan and children Wyatt, Asia and Aaron want to buy a home. Unfortunately they don’t have the money for a down payment. So Yarti (Kusmuryati’s nickname) has set up an eBay auction to cut off her extremely long hair in order to raise money for the down payment….

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Auctions: Stonehenge for Sale on eBay

Written on June 17, 2005 by Laurie Barak in eBay

Source: Times Online (UK) For sale: A life-size replica of Stonehenge made of 171 hand-crafted stones. One careful owner. Transportation and delivery of the 10-ton circle will be negotiated. But the winner of this most unusual eBay auction will be the envy of the neighbourhood this summer solstice. An Ikea-style flat-pack construction plan will be…

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eBay News: Selling Seminar Draws a Crowd

Written on June 16, 2005 by Laurie Barak in eBay News

Source: The Boston Globe eBay University was launched five years ago as a way to answer the growing number of questions about selling online, said Jim ”Griff” Griffith, whose title is dean of eBay education. He joined the company in 1996. ”It took off, so we’ve been doing it ever since,” he said in a…

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eBay News: Former eBay Marketing Exec Leaves for Walmart.com

Written on June 16, 2005 by Laurie Barak in eBay News

Source: cNet Carter Cast, who was a top marketing executive at Walmart.com, is returning after a four-month stint at eBay. He resigned earlier this week from the online auction giant, where he served as its chief marketing officer. Link to the entire article here.

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Weird Wednesday – June 15, 1005

Written on June 14, 2005 by Laurie Barak in Weird Wednesday

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it’s time once again for … WEIRD WEDNESDAY Where I look up some weird auctions on eBay and share them with y’all for fun. Big Mouth Larry Lobster is a bit like the “Billy Bass” fish that were popular a few years ago. It’s a big plastic lobster attached…

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News: Mozilla Plugins for eBay

Written on June 13, 2005 by Laurie Barak in Internet News

Source: Mozilla Mozilla offers some neat downloads for your eBay transactions. These include: Display all negative feedback for an eBay seller with eBay Negs! There’s a free searching toolbar for the Mozilla and Netscape browser enables you to search with Google, Yahoo!, MSN, eBay, CNN and Amazon. Note: This extension works with Mozilla and Netscape…

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Auctions: World’s Largest Spider-Man Collection on eBay

Written on June 11, 2005 by Laurie Barak in eBay

Souce: PR Newswire The largest Spider-Man memorabelia collection in the world is going up for auction on eBay. Just a few of the items you’ll find in the auction include: Comic books Costumes Action figures Coloring books Plush toys Posters T-shirts 10% of the proceeds will be donated to the Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation, an…

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eBay News: eBay to Launch Business Equipment Web Site

Written on June 11, 2005 by Laurie Barak in eBay News

Souce: Inc. In an effort to spur business for its new business equipment purchase protection program, eBay is launching eBayBusiness on June 15th. The new site will offer businesses a place to buy and sell new and used equipment. “Smaller companies like us can’t afford new equipment,” said Robert Kundel, a small business owner. “But…

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Actions: Want to Buy Your Own Amusement Park?

Written on June 11, 2005 by Laurie Barak in eBay

Source: The Wichita Eagle If you’ve searched eBay this week, you may have stumbled into a listing for a piece of Wichita’s history. Joyland Park is listed on the online auction site, part of an effort to more widely publicize that the park is for sale. The 40-acre property is billed on eBay as “a…

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eBay: Drop-Off Stores Balking at Regulation

Written on June 11, 2005 by Laurie Barak in eBay

Source: E-Commerce News Times While they may seem like an easy way to sell your eBay items, drop-off stores often acquire stolen goods. Several states have initiated regulations against such stores and the stores, and eBay, are fighting to keep the stores open. Link to the E-Commerce article here.

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