I saw your article on the Wii shortage and in the spirit of the holiday I want to come clean and confess my consumer sins. I am a reseller.
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Consumerist Neighborhood eBay Garage Sale
By 11.26.07
There’s infinite space on the virtual folding table that is the comments section for readers to add their eBay auctions – a great way to clean out the closets and make some extra cash to pay down bills or build up savings. We’ll get this started with two items of our own:
By 11.25.07
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There will be a Consumerist Neighborhood eBay Garage Sale starting tomorrow, Monday. Get your listings up and when the post appears, add your stuff in the comments. Let’s clean out the closets and make some cash.
Woman Exploited Bug On QVC Website To Steal Over $400k In Merchandise
By 10.31.07
A North Carolina woman named Quantina Moore-Perry pleaded guilty to wire fraud last week for stealing $412,000 worth of merchandise from television retailer QVC in 2005. She discovered and exploited a bug in QVC’s online ordering system, where she would still receive the merchandise without being charged if she canceled the order immediately after placing it. She would then sell the items on eBay.
U.S. Retailers And Police Ask Online Sellers To Help Fight Theft
By 10.26.07
The retail industry claims it loses $30 billion a year from organized retail crime—rings of professional shoplifters who sell their goods at flea markets, pawn shops, and online through auction sites like eBay—so they’re asking online sellers to help by posting serial numbers of products and by providing more information on high-volume sellers. Right now all they can do is ask, but there are politicians in Washington who are making noises about pursuing a legislative solution.
Do Your Thrift Store Shopping Online At ShopGoodwill.com
By 10.22.07
Ebay isn’t the only shopping site revamping its look: Goodwill’s online shopping website, which has been around since 1999, is about to launch a redesigned site that’s cleaner and easier to navigate. Because the only sellers on the site are member organizations of Goodwill Industries International, the selection may not be as big as eBay, but the fraud is minimal as well—and the member pool is large enough to have “posted more than 17,000 items from inventory that includes antiques, collectibles, clothing, electronics, books and musical instruments, which are arranged according to category. “
Save At The Arcade By Buying Tokens On Ebay
By 10.17.07
If you still thrill to the joys of a real arcade, or take your kids to Chukee Cheese’s or Kings Dominion or other amusement parks, you can save on tokens by getting them on eBay. After reading about how you could do it on this Mighty Bargain Hunter’s post, we found a few auctions which looked decent:
Add Super-Protection To Your Logins With $5 Security Key
By 10.17.07
If you have a PayPal or eBay account, or use OpenID to login to participating sites, then for $5 you can add a second layer of security that is virtually impossible to break unless the thief physically locates you and steals a little plastic device. The PayPal Security Key is a small, keychain-ready fob with a unique ID that’s tied to your account. It generates a new six-digit code very 30 seconds, which you have to enter whenever you log in. The down side is you have to have your security key with you in order to read the code. But the benefits are huge: you basically have a 2nd password that changes 2,880 times every day—and that isn’t available anywhere online.
How To Spot Fake Craigslist And eBay Listings
By 10.12.07
Planning on doing some buying or selling online? Wired offers some tips on how to spot scammers when you’re on eBay or Craigslist.
eBay Hacked, User Accounts Disabled, No Personal Information Compromised
By 10.10.07
eBay has been hacked, says Ars Technica, and several members have had their accounts disabled. eBay’s Trust and Safety team issued a statement in which they said (adorably) that the hacker was “a known fraudster to us.”
Consumerist Neighborhood eBay Garage Sale
By 10.8.07
It’s time for another Consumerist Neighborhood eBay Garage Sale, where plucky Consumerists looking to clear out their garage and get some extra cash add their ebay auctions in the comments. Check out each other’s deals, add some of your own. Stuck at work? Hey, I bet they don’t really need that extra stapler… This week we’ll kick things off with several used American DJ lights and control devices:
By 10.7.07
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Looking for a project this weekend that will earn you some cash? We’re going to have a Consumerist eBay Neighborhood Garage Sale tomorrow, so load up your goodies on eBay and then you can link to them in the comments on the announcement post.
eBay's Recall Protocol
By 10.2.07
The recall procedure in the U.S. is pretty streamlined by this point, what with all the practice we get. Pretty much every manufacturer or retailer publicizes its recalls as they happen, and the media then pushes it out to the country in news reports, blogs, etc. So what about eBay? How do defective, tainted, cursed, or otherwise unsavory items get the recall treatment in secondary markets? Today eBay announced that it’s working with the CPSC to “educate consumers” on recent recalls to help ensure a safe and successful buying experience online.”
Consumerist Neighborhood eBay Garage Sale
By 9.26.07
There’s infinite space on the virtual folding table that is the comments section for readers to add their eBay auctions – a great way to make some extra cash to pay down bills or build up savings. We’ll get this started with some items from our gizmo box.
TypoTrawler Finds Misspelled eBay Deals
By 9.19.07
TypoTrawler scans eBay looking for misspellings. Savvy eBay shoppers know that misspelled listings result in fewer bidders, because they’re harder to find, so they offer the opportunity for getting a lower final auction price and/or making the item easier to win. You can select which categories you want to view and you can vote on which items are really misspelled or not, as well as click through to the eBay page.
Manufacturer Claims eBaying Its Car Parts Violates "Intellectual Property Rights"
By 7.18.07
Manufacturers are getting eBay auctions canceled for selling their products “too cheaply,” reports the Consumer Law & Policy blog…
Disgruntled Ex-GeekSquad Postergirl eBays Badge
By 7.12.07
“Hi, my name is Holly Forman-Petersen and I used to be a Special Agent at The Geek Squad. I am eBaying my Special Agent badge.
