Toronto Star Dead Sperm Whale No Longer For Sale on eBayBoston.comMayor Peter Fenwick put the beached 40-foot whale up on eBay and was actually getting some bids, Canada.com reported. After opening at 99 cents, interested parties were pushing the price past $2,000. Unfortunately, eBay did not appreciate Fenwick's …eBay Won't Let Desperate Canadian Town Auction off…
Daily Mail Final transatlantic Lancaster bomber flight auctioned on eBay for £25kDaily MailCEO of the museum David Rohrer said it is the first time the plane has been in a suitable condition to make the flight since the Sixties, adding of the eBay auction: 'You'll never be able to do anything like this ever again,…
Italian government fails to flog Maseratis on eBayThe Local.itNine Maserati cars put up for sale by the Italian government on eBay have so far failed to attract a single bid, Italian media reported. The luxury official car sale is part of a symbolic effort to cut outrageous spending by ministries that has sparked … More:…
Slate Magazine (blog) Marketer Who Defrauded eBay Gets 5 Months in Federal PrisonSlate Magazine (blog)eBay initially alleged that Hogan had rigged eBay's system so that it falsely credited him for sales he did not generate. He did this by seeding unknowing users with hundreds of thousands of bits of tracking code, or “cookies.” If any…
Calgary Herald Newfoundland town's dead sperm whale auction pulled from eBayCalgary HeraldAlthough quite accurately placed in the “really weird” category, the auction violated eBay's rules which state “items made from marine mammals regardless of when the product was made” are prohibited. However, that was only one of the wrinkles in … More: continued here
Rare Futuro Home Pops Up On eBay, Fulfilling Your Dream To Live In An Old …Huffington PostEver come across something on eBay that was completely unnecessary to your life, but felt a strong need to buy it anyway? This is one of those situations. A rare Futuro home has popped up for sale, currently listed…
Toronto Star eBay Won't Let Desperate Canadian Town Auction off Whale Carcass for 99 CentsGeekosystemYou can make a lot of dubious purchases online, but eBay has yet to jump the shark—er, whale. The town of Cape St.George, Newfoundland, tried an unorthodox way to dispose of a 40-foot rotting whale carcass decaying on their shores, but…
Toronto Star eBay ends auction for beached sperm whale in NewfoundlandToronto StarEven though the town of Cape St. George, N.L., has been foiled by eBay in its attempt to sell a beached sperm whale that washed up on its shores last week, the mayor remains hopeful someone will take the 12-metre carcass off his hands….
An ebay ad for a dead sperm whale that’s washed up in Cape St. George has been pulled offline. More: continued here
Raw Story Canadian town rebuffed in attempt to sell whale carcass on eBayRaw StoryA fishing village in easternmost Canada tried on Monday to auction off on eBay a sperm whale carcass that washed up onto its shores. By midday, the town of Cape St. George, Newfoundland had received dozens of bids — the highest topping…