eBay

Secret Phone Numbers And Email Addresses To Reach Executives At 101+ Companies

Inside, email addresses, phone numbers, and addresses for over 100 different companies to inject your customer service complaints into their corporate executive offices, and get it well on the way to success. More »

9:43 AM on Fri Nov 7 2008
By Ben Popken
12,156 views, 17 comments

Most discussed caholla: Awww....I had one of those little telephones when I was a kid. When you'd pull it with the string it more »

I Literally Placed My PS3 In A Scammer's Hands

Herman's tale of eBay/Paypal buyer fraud is unusual because he not only met the scammer in person, he placed his item right in the guy's hands. Here's what happened: More »

2:00 PM on Mon Nov 3 2008
By Ben Popken
33,720 views, 143 comments

ebay

Consumerist Neighborhood eBay Garage Sale

Want to make some cash and get rid of some old stuff? We've got room on the virtual folding table for you to add your eBay auctions. Just list them in the comments on this post- a great way to clean out the closets and make some extra cash to pay down bills or build up savings. We'll get this started with a few items of our own (all start at $.01). Add your in the comments.

10:30 AM on Mon Nov 3 2008
By Ben Popken
6,445 views, 51 comments

Most discussed econobiker: Ebay is dead. Long live Craigslist. more »

crime

TSA Screener Helped Himself To $200,000 Worth Of Your Stuff

Meet Pythias Brown. Until recently, he was a TSA screener at Newark airport, and if you're missing any pricey electronics, you might have Mr. Brown to thank for it. He's accused of stealing more than $200,000 worth of electronics, including a $47,000 camera from HBO. Oddly, it was CNN that helped bust the "one man crimewave" when an employee noticed some of their equipment being sold on eBay. More »

2:58 PM on Tue Oct 14 2008
By Meg Marco
23,530 views, 105 comments

Most discussed The_Red_Monkey: I would be surprised if they were paid more than 10 bucks an hour. You get what you pay more »

money meltdown

Woman Buys House For $1.75 On EBay

Joanne Smith from Chicago now owns an abandoned home in Saginaw, Michigan, and she only paid $1.75 for it on eBay. Well, there's also $850 in "back taxes and yard cleanup cost," reports MSNBC. Smith says she hasn't seen the house yet or visited the town, but we're thinking hello summer home! Or maybe it's a good place to put the parents when they retire. More »

5:52 PM on Thu Oct 2 2008
By Chris Walters
22,338 views, 69 comments

Most discussed intellivised: I'm from the Tri-Cities, I grew up in between Midland, MI and Saginaw. Saginaw is often referred to as "Saginasty". more »

used cellphones

Woman Donates Cellphone To Charity, But It Ends Up On Ebay With Personal Info Intact

People! Always wipe your cell phone before you sell it, give it away, or trade it in. Do not assume or expect that someone else will do this for you! This was just one of the mistakes that led to Rachel Swanson being called by strangers several weeks after she thought she donated her old phone to charity. But the store that handled the donation, and the company responsible for actually processing the donated phones, screwed up their parts, too. Here's how it was supposed to have work, and what you should always do before donating your phone to any organization. More »

9:45 AM on Mon Sep 15 2008
By Chris Walters
9,444 views, 34 comments

Most discussed waitaminute: EVERYONE should know about and use www.ripmobile.com. H how RipMobile works: "The RIPMobile program helps you transform your drawer full more »

ask the consumerists

$50 Import Charge For eBay Items From USA To Canada?

Inquiring readers named Kurt want to know: If a buyer from Canada buys something from someone in America on eBay, pays for it, including shipping, and then it shows up with a $50 C.O.D. charge for imports and customs, is that kosher? Discuss...

10:21 PM on Fri Sep 12 2008
By Ben Popken
9,538 views, 107 comments

Most discussed scoobydoo: This is the reason I no longer ship to Canada. 1) Canadians ALWAYS ask me to lie on the customs declaration. more »

ebay

eBay To Be Credit Card, PayPal Only

The word is that eBay is banning checks and money orders, and buyers will have to use PayPal or (if the seller has a credit card merchant account or an account with a service called ProPay), credit cards. More »

10:23 AM on Fri Aug 29 2008
By Meg Marco
10,889 views, 92 comments

eBay

How Do You Get Out Of An EBay Auction? Say Killer Bees Attacked The Vehicle

Pat won an auction for an RV on eBay last week. He bid a little over $15,000 for a vehicle that was listed for sale by the RV company for $29,999 on other sites. Pat was worried that Nelson's RV might try to find a loophole to cancel the auction since he'd scored such a great deal, so he immediately sent his required $250 deposit to them and asked for someone at Nelson's RV to contact him. Eventually, after some run around, he got the following email—with one of the ballsiest excuses we've ever seen. More »

8:47 AM on Fri Jul 25 2008
By Chris Walters
85,575 views, 357 comments

Most discussed JustThatGuy3: This is NOT a blame the victim post, but I think I see what happened. These folks are new to more »

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