Tag: ONLINEAUCTIONS

The Catholic Church has lately dived into the digital revolution with an uninhibited enthusiasm, exploring new ways to reach parishioners and potential converts alike. This may be attributable to Pope Benedict XVI, whose digital-ecumenical efforts have included championing the Internet as a way for Catholics to share their faith, establishing the Vatican's YouTube channel and even asking followers ...

At a recent online auction in New Zealand, two glass vials containing neon blue liquid sold for $1,983. Oh, and they also contained ghosts. As we reported a few days ago, an anonymous person originally placed the two vials up for auction last week, claiming they contained the souls of an old man and a little girl, both of whom used to live in the sellers' current house. Now, after the winning ...

In January 2008, eBay instituted a new policy that effectively de-lists (a.k.a. shuts down) sellers whose Detailed Seller Rating (DSR) ratings fall below 4.3 on a 5 point scale. An eBayer's DSR is judged on four categories: whether the item is as described, communication is good, shipping time is reasonable, and shipping and handling charges are appropriate. A 5 is great, a 4 is reasonable and a ...

Buyers save billions of dollars a year on eBay. You knew that, and you probably didn't need a pair of researchers from the University of Maryland to tell you that, either. But just in case there was any lingering doubt, a pair of statisticians who looked at financial data from 2003 and 2004 came up with the numbers $7 billion and $8.4 billion in consumer savings each of those two years, ...