Archive for 2010

Fundraising

Easysale’s eBay stores offer a unique and easy way to raise funds year-round through eBay auctions benefiting your Dallas-Fort Worth area school, church, synagogue, service group, or other non-profit organization. Learn more…

Dinner Reservation at Rao’s Auctioned on eBay

Would you pay $5,000 for a dinner reservation? I don’t mean the price of the meal, which is not included. I mean just for the chance to eat somewhere in New York on July 27.
Charles Rao emigrated from Italy to Harlem in New York City. At that time, the neighborhood was primarily an Italian community. He opened Rao’s restaurant [...]

The Morbid Economics of Celebrity

“It’s better to burn out,” as the song goes, “than to fade away.”  From John Lennon to Kurt Cobain, the mortality of rock stars are as much a part of their musical legacy as their music itself. For many, their death cements their handprints on the walkway of public affection for all time. The catalog of psychedelic superstar [...]

Million Dollar Film Sells for Handful on eBay

What have you bought lately for five bucks? For most, it barely crosses the impulse buy threshold. It’s a cup at Starbucks, enough gas to get to work the day before payday, not even enough for a pack of deadly cigarettes for the unfortunately addicted.
But for Morace Park, of Essex, England, $5.68 (£3.20 for him) has netted him well [...]

Sweet Deal & Demo of iPhone Selling App

eBay’s newest iPhone app is designed to streamline the process of listing items for sale using your iPhone’s camera. It’s more than just an extension of browsing capabilities, it was designed to be the quickest and easiest way to get your items listed for sale. Though many consider image uploading a basic lesson in internet literacy, it still helps some [...]