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# eBay

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# Investigation
Former eBay employees charged after allegedly sending spiders and cockroaches to US couple
The campaign was allegedly over a newsletter they published which was critical of the company.
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Jun 16th 2020, 7:47 AM
# depop for dummies
A chancer's guide to Depop
Flog it!
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Jul 11th 2017, 9:00 PM
# money spinner
Cuban doper told to return Olympic medal but it looks like it's been sold on eBay
Yarelys Barrios won silver in Beijing but has tested positive for a banned substance following a retroactive drug test.
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Sep 1st 2016, 6:16 PM
# lost jobs
"Crying, frustration, devastation" - eBay staff react to announcement of Dundalk closure
It’s anticipated that eBay is to close its operations in its Dundalk facility in the second quarter of 2017.
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Aug 26th 2016, 9:28 AM
# Jobs
eBay to close Dundalk operation next year
The decision is being made as PayPal wants to expand its business next year and has asked eBay to leave the facility.
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Aug 25th 2016, 4:05 PM
# cash in the axis
One of Adolf Hitler's message machines was found in a shed in England
The Lorenz machine sold on eBay for £10.
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May 29th 2016, 6:57 PM
# the best policy
This car owner is advertising their dodgy old Fiat in a brilliantly honest way
“This car has genuinely ruined my life.”
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May 24th 2016, 9:04 PM
# Click
16 of the stupidest things people have actually bought while drunk-shopping online
Don’t drink and shop, kids.
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Jan 1st 2016, 9:30 PM
# With The Fishes
This woman ordered a table from eBay, but got 40 bags of fish instead
Come for the fish, stay for the contagious laughter.
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Nov 5th 2015, 2:52 PM
# Show Me The Money
These 11 companies control almost everything you buy
A small number of organisations have a whole lot of control – and revenue.
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Oct 26th 2015, 9:15 AM
# killing it
An eBay seller uses his 94-year-old aunt to model his items and she kills it
KILLING, IT.
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Oct 2nd 2015, 8:10 PM
# Passport Control
Paul Parker's old passport was on sale on ebay for £5000
Because who doesn’t have five grand to spare for an out of date passport.
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Apr 1st 2015, 9:43 AM
# knock off nightmares
8 online shopping disasters that could easily have happened to you
eBay is not your friend :(
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Mar 13th 2015, 6:02 PM
# Ah Yeezus
Somebody is actually selling 'air' from a Kanye gig and the bids are skyrocketing
Wait, is somebody going to pay over $10,000 for a bag of air? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Mar 5th 2015, 3:15 PM
# mcloie2015
No luck on Valentine's Day? This Cork lad is auctioning himself off as a 'dream date'
Get him while you can.
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Feb 16th 2015, 6:00 PM
# Really?
Thinking of putting your home on Ebay? You might want to read this first
While there are houses for sale on the auctions website, the process isn’t quite easy.
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Feb 12th 2015, 1:45 PM
# globally
Fears for Irish jobs as eBay announces plans to cut 2,400 positions
The jobs cuts set to be cut in the coming months.
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Jan 22nd 2015, 8:16 AM
# some balls
Dad of the year turns his entire house into a ballpit and it's AMAZING
Call this a prank? This is the dream.
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Jan 20th 2015, 6:50 PM
# Sold Out
Charlie Hebdo issue offered on eBay for thousands of euros
It has announced that any sales commissions will be handed over.
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Jan 15th 2015, 7:55 AM
# flog it
Enterprising people are selling The Interview posters for hundreds of dollars online
And people are buying them.
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Dec 19th 2014, 4:23 PM
# welcome to the dollhouse
This is why you should always read the eBay item description very carefully
Don’t get stung. Like this guy.
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Nov 27th 2014, 8:20 AM
# i will in me hoop
You'll never guess how much the 'world's longest Hula Hoop' sold for
More than your average bag of Hula Hoops, anyway.
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Oct 31st 2014, 7:30 PM
# oh brother
Brother of the year* puts his sister up for sale on eBay for £50
*Worst brother ever. He even listed her as ‘used’. Brat.
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Oct 29th 2014, 5:58 PM
# romantic getaway
Dumped guy auctions ex-girlfriend's romantic holiday place on eBay
The ad went viral – and the bids went CRAZY.
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Oct 21st 2014, 9:16 AM
# Bling Bling
LOOK at this crystal-encrusted Mercedes a Russian millionaire put up on eBay
If you buy it, the money from the sale will all go to charity. That’s nice.
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Oct 10th 2014, 7:00 PM
# splash the cash
An alleged iPhone 6 prototype is currently selling for €48,800 on eBay
The prototype, which runs Apple’s diagnostic mode, was accidentally sent to a customer by US mobile phone network Verizon, and has been put up for sale on eBay.
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Oct 6th 2014, 12:10 PM
# splitsville
eBay and PayPal are consciously uncoupling
The online marketplace and payments giant are better apart say their shareholder.
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Sep 30th 2014, 2:49 PM
# fruit of the loom
A dress made of loom bands has sold for more than €215,000
B-looming mental.
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Jul 16th 2014, 6:00 PM
# the the
Someone is selling off the word 'The' on eBay
A landmark in internet auction history.
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May 23rd 2014, 7:30 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
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May 21st 2014, 4:54 PM
# Cyberattack
Have an eBay account? You need to change your password right now
The compromised database contained encrypted eBay passwords and other non-financial information.
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May 21st 2014, 2:51 PM
# Under the Hammer
Going, going, gone: Criminal Assets Bureau sells Rolex on eBay for €8,200
The last watch the CAB sold on the auction website went for €7,000.
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Apr 22nd 2014, 8:48 AM
# Cause I'm Flappy
Someone's willing to pay almost $100k for a phone with Flappy Bird on it
They must be flappy.
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Feb 10th 2014, 3:40 PM
# prices in high places
Garth Brooks tickets going for as much as €300 online
Oh dear.
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Jan 30th 2014, 12:49 PM
# shoot her!
You could own the original velociraptor cage from Jurassic Park
But are you willing to pay almost $100,000 for it?
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Jan 27th 2014, 3:14 PM
# scammed
Man pays €540 on eBay for a photo of an XBox One
That’s one expensive photo.
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Dec 5th 2013, 7:30 PM
# Shopping
Today will be the busiest online mobile shopping day of 2013
A new survey revealed 22 per cent of Irish people are shopping from a mobile or smartphone for Christmas this year.
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Dec 2nd 2013, 8:31 AM
# One careful owner
Not one person has bid on Sarah Palin's used car on eBay
Not one. Morto.
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Nov 21st 2013, 11:24 AM
# Crimewatch
The Criminal Assets Bureau has a really good rating on eBay
The agency sold a Rolex watch – that once belonged to a Limerick criminal – on the website last month.
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Nov 6th 2013, 2:36 PM
# Apology
eBay: We're sorry we allowed Holocaust memorabilia to be listed on our website
The world’s biggest online marketplace has removed the listings from its website and will donate nearly €30,000 to charity.
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Nov 3rd 2013, 5:24 PM
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