Online Auction News, Opinion & Forums

While the size of eBay's fees draw regular comment around the blogs their Gumtree classifieds site is free to use and gets noticed. (09/03/2008)

Barons will be celebrating their tenth anniversary with a British Heritage sale at Sandown Park Racecourse on September 8th-9th when, for the first time, buyers will also be able to bid online using www.i-bidder.com . (09/02/2008)

Cookie stuffing is a 'black hat' technique used to gain affiliate income against the terms enforced by most companies but it is unusual for anyone to end up in Court because of it, let alone people associated with a respected webmaster community. (08/29/2008)

From 24th September the minimum "Buy It Now" price will be 99p on eBay UK for single and multiple quantity listings. The minimum BIN price for an auction + BIN option listing will also be 99p. Sellers with lower value items will still be able to list in auction with starting prices lower than 99p. (08/29/2008)

A flight with the world acclaimed Royal Air Force Aerobatic Display team is to be auctioned in London at the "Heroes Ball" on September 5th in order to raise funds for injured service personnel. (08/29/2008)

At Pheebay we like to encourage people to air their views and offer ideas. Sometimes we agree and sometmes we don't but, by talking constructively, we like to think our readers can form better opinions and help germinate some new and positive ideas. So this opinion piece we received caught the eye. Is it realistic? pessimistic? Pragmatic? Too simplistic? (08/27/2008)

Grant Wilkinson has just been convicted in the UK of purchasing replica weapons, claiming they were required for a James Bond movie, and converting them into live working fireams using tools and equipment he bought from eBay. (08/27/2008)

Watch out Barry! A disgruntled Pheebay member is asking if she can sue you for damaging the value of invesments you had a significant influence on! Is she serious? Well hear what she has to say and make up your own mind. (08/27/2008)

Still waiting for that online auction or mail-order item you bought to arrive? If so, you won’t find this story from 0ctavias0fferings too reassuring. (08/26/2008)

As the ongoing war of words regarding eBay and the impact of it's recent changes on users continues around the blogosphere, we follow up on a recent article that explores the real differences between eBay and the alternative P2P selling venues. (08/26/2008)

Presidential collectibles are one of the hottest commodities on sites such as eBay. It is possible to buy items such as a George W Bush autograph or a White House matchbook from his presidency relatively cheap at the moment but if history repeats itself, and it usually does with political collectibles, your investment in W memorabilia could prove a very wise buy. (08/26/2008)

Rarely does a day pass without news of another personal data loss and few people can be confident that the stores they shop in, the bank they entrust their finances to or even the government they elect can be trusted to use personal data safely. (08/26/2008)