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Corporate Archivists' Job: Hunt Down Odd Treasures

Anyone remember the McDonald's 'Onion Nugget' from the 1970s?

(Newser) - Just what keeps a corporate archivist busy? Browsing eBay, tracking down former employees, hunting through warehouses, and searching far and wide for artifacts that define a company's past. The McDonald's archivist, for example, particularly loves a deep-fried chunk of onion that's stored in a climate-controlled room in...

eBay: No More Magic for Sale
 eBay: No More Magic for Sale 
Aug 16, 2012 5:09 PM CDT

eBay: No More Magic for Sale

Auction site bans sale of spells, hexes, psychic readings

(Newser) - Call it a War on Hogwarts—eBay has announced it will no longer allow the sale of hexes and potions, reports the Los Angeles Times . Starting next month, the site's new guidelines also will prohibit the sale of blessings, enchantments, psychic advice, "and other metaphysical readings & services....

Man Auctions 'Michael Jackson' Bird Poop

Brandon Tudor gets no bids for poop art on eBay

(Newser) - The value of bird poop that resembles Michael Jackson is ... nothing, it turns out, but a Chicago man posted it on eBay with an asking price of $500, UPI reports. "One of two things will happen," said Brandon Tudor, 29, before the auction closed with no bids today....

eBay's New Plan: Let Kids Go Shopping

Auction site looks to target minors

(Newser) - Bad news, parents: eBay wants your kids to start shopping on its site. Of course, some minors are already using their parents’ accounts or simply lying about their ages—you technically need to be 18 years old to sign up. Within the next nine months, eBay wants to change that,...

Amazon &#39;Cyberbandit&#39; Busted
 Amazon 'Cyberbandit' Busted 
Jul 20, 2012 3:39 AM CDT

Amazon 'Cyberbandit' Busted

Russian bragged about attacks on e-commerce sites: officials

(Newser) - If you had trouble using Amazon, eBay, or Priceline four years ago, you'll be glad to know that the guy responsible has finally been nabbed. Russian hacker Dmitry Olegovich Zubakha has been arrested in Cyprus for his role in a series of crippling denial-of-service attacks on the sites, reports...

Man Spots His Stolen Car on eBay—42 Years Later

Texas man reunited with beloved Austin-Healey

(Newser) - Bob Russell never gave up hope of finding his 1967 Austin-Healey after it was stolen from outside a Philadelphia apartment complex in 1970, and 42 years later he has been reunited with his beloved sports car. The 66-year-old retired sales manager, who now lives in Texas, occasionally surfed the Internet...

Vast Video Game Collection Sells for $1.2M

 Vast Video Game 
 Collection Sells 
 for $1.2M 
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Jul 14, 2012 7:00 PM CDT

Vast Video Game Collection Sells for $1.2M

7K games includes complete sets for Sega, Nintendo

(Newser) - A 7,000-strong collection of video games—which includes every game ever made for the Sega, Nintendo, and NEC consoles, all factory sealed—sold on eBay for $1.2 million, reports the LA Times . "Andre," a 32-year-old based in Paris, has been selling video game collections online for...

Pennsylvania High School Puts Itself on eBay

Cash-strapped school for troubled teens tries 'Hail Mary pass'

(Newser) - A Philadelphia-area high school has put itself on eBay to offset crippling budget cuts. The Learning Center—an alternative school for at-risk teens—describes itself as "slightly used but extremely successful" in the listing, ABC reports. The buyer won't get the school itself, which belongs to the Neshaminy...

Now on eBay: Whole Italian Village, $3M

Tuscan residents not included

(Newser) - Ever dreamed of a Tuscan home? How about an entire town? If you've got $3.1 million to spare, you could score one on eBay, the Telegraph reports. The 800-year-old village of Pratariccia is for sale on the auction site; the buyer will get 25 run-down houses among scenic...

Cher Sells Key to Adelaide, Aussies Stunned

'Peeps upset,' tweets singer about $100K eBay sale

(Newser) - Cher must be getting a little hard up because she sold the symbolic "key" to the city of Adelaide on eBay—and Aussies are flabbergasted. "I am exceptionally disappointed," huffed current Adelaide Mayor Stephen Yarwood . "It's more a reflection on Cher than the city of...

Guy Buys $123 Safe on eBay, Finds Major Cash Inside

Seller James Labrecque tries to get half the cash, fails

(Newser) - When James Labrecque listed an old safe—to which he did not have the combination—on eBay, the seller warned, "What you see is what you get, no returns, and no money back." A Tennessee man purchased it for $122.93, had a welder cut it open—and...

For Sale: Obama's Chrysler, $1M

300C owned by future president for sale on eBay

(Newser) - Before he helped bail out Chrysler, President Obama drove one. The 2005 Chrysler 300C once leased by the future president is now for sale on eBay —for the not-too-shabby starting bid of $1 million, reports the New York Times . (Note to Chrysler: If you could have made this business...

eBay Snaps Up Hunch for $80M
 eBay Snaps Up Hunch for $80M 
Nov 21, 2011 11:56 AM CST

eBay Snaps Up Hunch for $80M

Its recommendation technology will be applied to eBay

(Newser) - eBay made a splash today by acquiring Hunch , a recommendations startup that launched in 2009, the companies announced . The official statement didn’t list a price, but Michael Arrington’s Uncrunched , which first reported the deal, said it would be "somewhere around $80 million." Hunch founder Chris Dixon...

Prosecutors Probing eBay-Craigslist Feud

EBay execs accused of stealing classified info

(Newser) - The Justice Department has become involved in the long-running dispute between eBay and Craigslist amid accusations that eBay execs broke the law. Federal investigators are probing accusations that eBay employees forwarded confidential information about Craigslist's classified ads business to a team starting up eBay's own classified ads service,...

JD Salinger Note to Maid on Sale for $50K

He does not want to deal with 'insignificant things'

(Newser) - A newly surfaced work from the late JD Salinger is up for sale—for about $1,800 a word. It's a signed note to his maid written in 1989, which the online company History for Sale has up on eBay for $50,000, reports the Concord Monitor . "Dear...

Back From the Future: Nike Releases Genuine Air Mags

1,500 pairs being auctioned on eBay for Parkinson's research

(Newser) - They're the most famous shoes never made—until now. They're the Nike Air Mags, the LED-covered high-tops Marty McFly wore in Back to the Future Part II. Now, as Gizmodo gushes , they can be yours for a limited time ... for the right price. Nike has made just 1,...

Feds: Hospital Scammer Sold Patients' Prostheses

Health worker replaced working artificial limbs, sold them online: probe

(Newser) - Seeing this health worker could literally cost you an arm and a leg. A hospital official may have tricked his patients into replacing quality prostheses so he could trade the originals for cash on eBay, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The FBI is looking into whether the head of prosthetic...

Many Firms Pay CEOs More Than the Taxman

Liberal think tank singles out 25 of the 100 highest-paid execs

(Newser) - Many in Washington are calling for lower corporate taxes, but many US corporations have now become so adept at dodging the taxman that they’re paying their CEOs a lot more than Uncle Sam, according to a new study from a liberal think tank. The study found that 25 of...

Casey Anthony Mask Auctioned for Almost $1M

It was made by pop artist Torro

(Newser) - Halloween costumes don’t come any scarier—or pricier—than this: An LA man has just sold a latex Casey Anthony mask on eBay for a whopping $999,900, KTLA reports. What justified that crazy price tag? Well, the seller touted the mask as a “significant piece of crime...

Hackers Want PayPal Users to Close Accounts

Anonymous tries a boycott instead of a hack this time

(Newser) - The group Anonymous is going after PayPal again, but this time in the form of a legal boycott instead of an illegal hack, reports MSNBC . "We encourage anyone using PayPal to immediately close their accounts and consider an alternative," says a missive from Anonymous and LulzSec. The move...

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