Fancy a new life? An Australian man is selling his on the auction site eBay, offering his name, phone number, worldly possessions and circle of friends to the highest bidder.
Nicael Holt, a 24-year-old philosophy student, has promised to introduce the buyer to his potential lovers - "around eight which I have been flirting with", as he put it on his eBay entry - and his grand repertoire of six jokes.
Bidding started at A$5 (£2) and closed yesterday at A$7,500. Mr Holt, from Wollongong, south of Sydney, said he would go through with the deal if any of the top five bidders were genuine and prepared to pay cash.
Under an entry posted on the site earlier this month, headed "New Life for Sale!!", Mr Holt offered a broken relationship with a cranky ex-girlfriend and a four-week training course "in becoming me", including fashion sense, food tastes and "style of seduction".
Read more http://news.independent.co.uk/world/australasia/article2183873.ece
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Thieves Selling Stolen Items On Ebay
Eyewitness News uncovers crooks going high-tech to hawk your stuff. It used to be thieves would break into your house, steal your valuables, then head straight for the pawn shop. Now they're just logging onto the computer and sending your stolen stuff into cyberspace.
Pawn shop owner Jim Holloway said he’s seen the change, “They know if they pawn something's that not theirs and it's stolen, they have a good chance of getting caught.”
Read more http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=1663f3f3-a071-41a2-a06a-a3ce03eb5d7b
Pawn shop owner Jim Holloway said he’s seen the change, “They know if they pawn something's that not theirs and it's stolen, they have a good chance of getting caught.”
Read more http://www.myeyewitnessnews.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=1663f3f3-a071-41a2-a06a-a3ce03eb5d7b
Investors cheer eBay turnaround
Investors gave their blessing to eBay's turnaround Wednesday, sending the stock of the San Jose auctioneer soaring after it trounced Wall Street's expectations for the second quarter in a row.
Not only were revenue and earnings more robust than analysts had anticipated, but eBay also expanded its operating margin and accelerated the growth of the total value of items sold on its marketplace.
EBay's fourth-quarter net income rose 24 percent to $346 million, or 25 cents a share. Excluding stock-based compensation and other expenses, eBay said net income increased 27 percent to $431 million, or 31 cents a share, three cents above Wall Street estimates.
Read more http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/16538153.htm
Not only were revenue and earnings more robust than analysts had anticipated, but eBay also expanded its operating margin and accelerated the growth of the total value of items sold on its marketplace.
EBay's fourth-quarter net income rose 24 percent to $346 million, or 25 cents a share. Excluding stock-based compensation and other expenses, eBay said net income increased 27 percent to $431 million, or 31 cents a share, three cents above Wall Street estimates.
Read more http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/16538153.htm
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