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The Italian Government Is Selling Off Its Luxury Rides on eBay
Complex.com Everyone is pretty strapped for cash these days, including the Italian Government. The country's new Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, recently decided to trim some of its government fleet vehicles by auctioning off the most luxurious of the bunch. 170 … For sale on eBay: 419 Italian engineers |
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Deadline Detroit Jerry Vile's Crisco can up for bid on eBayDetroit Free PressThe eBay auction runs six more days. From 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday during the final hours of bidding, artist-provocateur Vile and company will be hosting a live event at the Jazz Cafe at Music Hall, 350 Madison in Detroit. The event is…
Auctionbytes eBay Australia Bans All Payment Methods Except PayPalAuctionbytes –56 minutes agoBy Ina Steiner eBay is requiring that users in Australia use its PayPal payment service on all transactions. Aside from transactions in which the buyer … More: continued here
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All Things Digital (blog) ShopRunner Wants to Give Amazon's Free Shipping Program a Run for Its MoneyAll Things Digital (blog)As part of the acquisition, eBay plans to spin off a few of the company's properties to create a well-funded entity. The spin-off includes ShopRunner, GSI's licensed sports merchandise business and Rue La La, a flash…
Reuters Record Bill for Lunch With Buffett: $2.6 MillionNew York Times (blog)The bidding turned fast and furious in the last half-hour of a annual charity auction on eBay for lunch with Mr. Buffett, as more than a dozen bids pushed …Buffett Charity Lunch Tops $1.9 Million in Last Hour of BiddingBusinessWeekLunch with Warren Buffett past…
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