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Amazon deletes 20,000 reviews written by seven of its top 10 reviewers after ‘users made thousands of pounds posting fake five star write-ups’ One reviewer, Justin Fryer, seemed to go on to sell the same products on Ebay He denied posting reviews that had been paid for but deleted his review history Six other top … Read more
I was pestered by my family to buy a hot tub as we weren’t going on holiday this year, but I couldn’t find one anywhere, except on eBay. I bought a Lay-Z-Spa Maldives tub in mid-June for £1,425, with an advertised 24-month warranty, which turned up five days later. It arrived clearly new and unopened, … Read more
The £15k plant pot fit for an emperor: Porcelain bowl that was used to hold foliage for years is expected to sell for a fortune after owner discovered its links to Chinese dynasty Owner put porcelain bowl which was used as a plant pot up on eBay for £200 But they then withdrew it from … Read more
A thrifty couple may have celebrated the UK’s cheapest wedding by spending just £300 on their big day – including a £10 eBay dress and Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s discount on their Brewers Fayre dinner. Childhood sweethearts Chelsea-Marie and Hayden Davies, from Glastonbury, Somerset, had originally planned for a more lavish £1,000 celebration in July with … Read more
Internet users across the world report problems with accessing websites in major global outage Internet users across the world have reported connection problems on platforms Down Detector reveals spike in outages across several sites and online services Web performance and security giant Cloudflare reported that they were aware of, and investigating an issue which potentially … Read more
Savvy woman surprises her brother by transforming his drab and dated kitchen in 24 hours with a lick of paint and floor stickers – and it cost her just £150 Charlotte Tarry, 35, from Maidstone in Kent, surprised brother with makeover She renovated his drab and dated kitchen in a speedy 24 hour transformation Picked up … Read more
Antique Mars bar found by a Co-op supermarket worker 11 years past its sell-by date fetches £50 on eBay after company stopped making it Eli Toy, 26, found chocolate while cleaning Co-op supermarket where he works Mars launched Delight, lighter version of Mars Bar, in 2004 but stopped in 2008 The one Mr Toy found … Read more
Young shoppers seeking trendy vintage pieces at a superior quality are rushing online to snap up second-hand items from Marks & Spencer’s St Michael label on eBay and Depop. Second-hand pieces from the Sixties, Seventies and Eighties have become hugely popular with young British fashion lovers, with more than 14,000 St Michael pieces listed online. Many … Read more
As mysteries go, it’s one that has been sowing seeds of disquiet in gardens around the globe. Tomatoes in Chatham, something looking suspiciously like cucumbers in Aberdeenshire, nasturtiums in North London; and that’s before you even get to the onions (or something like it) that landed on a doormat in Japan, or the entire gamut of … Read more
Father reveals he is being chased by debt collectors after his son, 6, bought a £19,000 monster truck on eBay when he left his laptop logged in and the seller refused to cancel the bid Mohammad Faraji, 45, received a bill for a truck son Ario successfully bid for The father, from Wallsend, North Tyneside, is being … Read more