British man who put his life up for sale on eBay finally sells the …Daily Mail, UK –3 hours agoThe 44-year-old former carpet salesman from Darlington turned to the online auction site eBay to sell everything he owned, including home, … More: continued here
Read More »Life for sale on eBay disappoints (AP via Yahoo! News)
A man who auctioned his life — his house, his car, his job, even his friends — on eBay said Monday he is disappointed with the selling price: almost $384,000. More: continued here
Read More »$2.1m for a buffet with Buffett – China Daily
The Southern Ledger $2.1m for a buffet with BuffettChina Daily, China –1 hour agoThe five-day online auction ended on Friday night on eBay Inc's website. After starting at $25000, a battle broke out between two bidders in the final …That'll be $2.2m, thank youSydney Morning HeraldChinese fund manager buys lunch with Warren …
Read More »Price of life falls short of target – The Standard
Sydney Morning Herald Price of life falls short of targetThe Standard, Hong Kong –8 hours agoAn Australian man who put his life up for auction on eBay found it was not worth as much as he thought. He settled for around A$100000 (HK$745800) less than …Man put his life for sale, disappointed …
Read More »Life for sale on eBay disappoints (San Francisco Chronicle)
A man who auctioned his life _ his house, his car, his job, even his friends _ on eBay said Monday he is disappointed with the selling price: almost $384,000. Ian Usher, a British immigrant to Australia, put everything he owned as well as introductions to his… More: continued here
Read More »Man sells his entire life on eBay, fetches $400000 – Online Gambling Paper
Online Gambling Paper Man sells his entire life on eBay, fetches $400000Online Gambling Paper, GA –3 hours agoA Briton living in Australia sold his entire life on eBay, fetching a bit of $400000 AUD ($385000 USD), in order to start a new one. … More: continued here
Read More »EBay Challenged by French Retailers Over Fake Handbags, Watches (Bloomberg.com)
June 30 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc. faces a French court ruling today that may make the world’s biggest online auctioneer do more to stop the sale of counterfeit goods. More: continued here
Read More »Lunch with Warren Buffett: $2.1m – Scopical
China Daily Lunch with Warren Buffett: $2.1mScopical, Australia –5 hours agoA charity auction on website eBay saw a Chinese investor fork out millions to dine with the legendary US billionaire. The man was identified as Zhao Danyang …Fund manager wins lunch with Warren BuffettRadio New ZealandChinese Businessman Pays $2.1 Mil For SF …
Read More »Online bid for 'whole life' nets Briton just £200000 – Scotsman
Sydney Morning Herald Online bid for 'whole life' nets Briton just £200000Scotsman, United Kingdom –4 hours agoHowever, Mr Usher and eBay were forced to introduce a registration system to weed out the flurry of hoax bidders, many of whom were from the UK. …Price of a life proves to be £192276guardian.co.ukMan in …
Read More »Aussie disappointed with price after selling life on eBay (The New Zealand Herald)
PERTH – A Perth man says he’s committed to moving on and trying something new, after selling his life and belongings for just under A$400,000 ($510,000) on eBay. More: continued here
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