It is somewhat of a tradition where the founder or founders of a successful business sell it for a large figure, only to buy the business back some time later normally at a reduced price.
This scenario could be played out if the founders of Skype get their own way and buy the business back from [...]
Is eBay infected with malware?
The website that offers consumers auction tools to be used on eBay has been highlighted as being infected with malware. The Trojan horse software has been found on the servers at auctiva.com and has been known to have infected users computers.
It was the malware warning system provided by Google that highlighted this problem, as users [...]
The strange things found in lost property
People tend to leave some very strange stuff on trains, which if goes unclaimed these items will end up going to a good cause or an auction.
One railway company CrossCountry Trains who run lines across the entire UK serving Aberdeen, Penzance, Stansted Airport and Cardiff. They have found some surprising items left on their trains [...]
Bank accounts for sale
Identity thieves have obtained the banking details for around three in four German households a magazine is reporting.
To prove the point the thieves have put the details up for sale with an asking price of around £10 million, this money will buy the detail of twenty one million German bank accounts.
In an attempt to force [...]
Early MacBook goes on sale
There is one thing about the online auction site eBay and that is you can buy almost anything on it, but one unusual item has appeared for sale, an Apple MacBook Air prototype, listed on the auction under the guide condition of “As is” it was eventually sold for $730.
But this equipment was only ever [...]
Second-hand stores increase sales
It seems that the credit crunch is having an effect on the High St, but probably not in the way that most people would think. Charity shops, which have been for a long time the haven of the less wealthy people as a source of clothing and other products including items for the home, but [...]
August 13, 2008Tiffany to fight eBay ruling
It was almost four years when Tiffany & Co decided to take the online auction house eBay to court over the amount of counterfeit products for sale on their site.
However, last month a Judge ruled that eBay could be responsible to examine every single item that is listed on the site for authenticity.
Naturally, for a [...]
Wake up to a fry up
In these days when it is difficult to think of things to buy for birthdays and other occasions, it is sometimes a good idea to take a look at the person that you are buying for and what they are like. For someone who has a problem getting up in the morning then there is [...]
July 23, 200810Kg Lobster causes bidding war
The site of a huge lobster is enough to get the taste buds of many seafood lovers going, so when a lobster appeared in a local fish shop in Shediac, New Brunswick there was quite a bit of interest from people who had very different ideas on what they wanted to do with the lobster.
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Online shopping on the rise
The cost of fuel and other day to day items has had serious effect on the way that some people of doing their shopping.
With the cost of fuel and food rising almost on a weekly basis, the traditional way of shopping where customers actually visit shops in person is suffering. Instead, bargain hunters are [...]
June 30, 2008Spotting fake paintings
There is one major problem with buying paintings, the fact that it may be fake! This is not a new problem, but artists these days are becoming so sophisticated and they have so many resources available to them, that the potential for buying a fake painting is really high.
But this could be a [...]
June 19, 2008Credit crunch means healthy lifestyle
Despite the so called credit crunch having an effect on virtually every walk of life in some way, it is hard to think that something good could be coming out of it, but in reality it is an ideal opportunity to have a massive spring clean of your life and home.
If you are one [...]
June 12, 2008Space trips price could be cut in half
With the prospect space travel for tourists getting closer every year, it seems that the one thing that is not being questioned is the price. But this is because of the sort of people who will be using the service at first.
However its ok running an exclusive service but eventually you are going to [...]
June 9, 2008Fuel thieves get smarter
In the states there is a growing crime wave. This involves the amount of fuel being stolen from cars parked in owners drive.
Yes this is not new totally new as this has been around fro decades, but now vehicles are fitted with sophisticated security features which have been responsible for a dropped in the [...]
May 28, 2008How to spot a fake
These days there are so many fakes available, these range from pharmaceuticals, clothing, jewellery and even cars, in Italy a garage has recently been closed down for building fake Ferraris.
So the question is could you spot a fake?
Well of course it would depend on what it is, but generally there are rules [...]
May 16, 2008Is it cool? Not!
Today there are many cool things that people just love to buy, simply because they think that everyone else thinks that they are cool. Just because of having a particular item means that the person who has it must be cool, but in reality some of these must have items are really making the people [...]
May 8, 2008Online shopping ideas
Finding a great deal is more important now than ever, this is simply because that there is a credit crunch going on at the present and besides why should every one pay out the full asking price for anything.
The first point of call for anyone interested in getting a bargain, not matter how small [...]
May 7, 2008Safer online shopping
As more people begin to use the internet for many of their purchases, there is an opportunity for criminals to cash in on the mistakes that both consumers and businesses make, in order to make the whole online shopping experience so much easier and faster.
Helpful Hints when looking to buy something from an online [...]
May 1, 2008eBay started as an experiment
Its wonderful when you are able to make your hobby pay, this can take many forms from writing to teaching, but sometimes there comes along somebody who not only can make it pay, they can turn their hobby into a multi billion dollar business.
Granted this does not happen that often, but this is exactly [...]
April 29, 2008Safer online shopping
Despite what some people may be saying, books are still one of the most popular items for buying online, in fact it could be said that the internet as we know it would not be around if we had not been buying books online, all those years ago.
But as ever there is a need [...]