Tag: ebay
eBay overflowing with cut-price HD DVD discs and players
Those eBay sellers are craftier than I first thought. Whilst the announcement from Toshiba that they were to cease production of HD DVD players only arrived this morning, the public has expected it since early January, when Warner battered the format into oblivion, by deciding on exclusive support of Blu-ray and finishing its contract with HD DVD.
A quick glance on eBay this morning has turned up 2,381 auctions for actual HD DVD discs, with some appallingly cheap options including a job lot of six high-profile films for £49 with 2 hours left (at HMV, this would retail for £124.92), the…
Studies claim eBay users save billions of dollars each year – do you?
According to a new study from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, buyers are saving “billions of dollars each year” by buying on eBay.
In 2003, buyers saved $7 billion that they would’ve normally spent paying full price on the same item, with £8.4 billion being saved the next year. Projections…
Eee PC's global success story – next stop: Japan
It’s small, it’s portable, you can hack the hell out of it and even replace its cool Linux build with Vista – and soon the Japanese will have to chance to get their hands on Asus’ star portable blogging station.
Coming to Japan in February of 2008, working the poor old Asus manufacturing facility is about to get one hell of a lot harder…
Is this what eBay has become? Cerys Matthews & Marc Bannerman magazines on offer, whoo?
You know life is well and truly over when you wonder to yourself just how low eBay sellers are stooping these days, and actually log on in search of Cerys Matthews and Marc Bannerman merch.
I was actually expecting to find homemade silk-screened t-shirts, but alas, there are a few copies of OK magazine, with an ‘exclusive’ interview with the not-in-any-way-publicity-hungry I’m…
Nintendo losing $1.3bn of potential sales thanks to Wii shortages
That’s enough money to fund all of our fantasy lifestyles, and is the amount a New York Times report says Nintendo is losing out on this year thanks to Wii stock shortages.
James Lin, senior analyst at the MDB Capital Group says Nintendo “could easily sell double what they’re selling” – and it’s playing into the hands of the enemy. Sir Howard Stringer, boss of everything at Sony, said “I’m happy that the Wii seems to be running out…
Elvis Presley's gold Cadillac sold on eBay
Yes, The King’s 1965 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible has seemingly been sold on eBay for at least $119,900, having been flogged by US motorcar firm Daniel Schmitt & Co. Elvis himself co-designed the car (it says here), which until recently was the property of the Elvis Presley Museum in Las Vegas.
Nintendo to pull Wii ads after stock shortages?
Christmas is in CRISIS! Nintendo’s Wii console is already sold out across the land, with desperate mums forced into prostitution (unconfirmed, but likely) in order to fund the excessive prices being charged by online shops for the few Wiis still available.
And just one look at the mass eBay shame out there will show you how bad it’s getting. Chancers are trying to shift used…
Nearly half of online shoppers are disappointed with purchases, study reveals
Vzaar.com, the free site which allows eBay sellers to add video to their listings, has been doing some research on Internet shopping, and found that nearly half (46%) of all online shoppers have bought something only to find that it…
The Asus Eee PC now comes in green – in Germany, via Taiwan
Got yourself an Eee PC yet? The hyper-ultra-mega-portable is this year’s hottest Christmas gadget (among people who’ve already got iPhones), with the £220 mini PC currently setting eBay on fire and raking in a decent profit for anyone who’d got one to flog off.
It’s pretty much sold out across the world right now. 10,000 have gone in America since launch…
eBay picks out Top 10 collectables that'll make you rich (possibly)
Antiques are where the money is. At least, that’s what you’d think watching the Antiques Roadshow, where people whose ancestors picked up trinkets for a song find out they’re now worth tens of thousands. How to ensure you do the same thing for the benefit of your descendants?
