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The Reading Phillies Game And The Ryan Howard Garden Gnome
Look at it, it’s awesome. I’d be silly not to drive to Reading to get one of these. That’s what I thought when co-worker Chris Johnson sent me the link in March. The Reading Phillies were having Ryan...
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Typo Buddy.com
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – While millions of Americans use eBay and the Internet to buy and sell goods, not all of them are good spellers. Thankfully, TypoBuddy.com can turn this little flaw into your...
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Save Some Green Store In Center City Celebrates It’s First Anniversary
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Today marks a year of life for a little sprout of a store, a beacon of green amid brick and concrete. An open house on Sunday marks the first anniversary for Save Some Green, on...
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Sellers On eBay Offer Bin Laden Death Memorabilia
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The announcement of Osama bin Laden’s death provided a memorable moment, but if you want a little something extra to mark the event, you don’t have to helicopter into an estate in...
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Pair Charged With Defrauding Area Retailers, Selling Goods On Ebay
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (CBS) — Two men are under arrest in Montgomery County, accused of running a sophisticated retail theft operation that resulted in more than $24,000 worth of merchandise being stolen...
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Wilt Chamberlain 100 Point Court Pieces Get Big Money On Ebay
By Spike Eskin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Last Friday night, nearly 20,000 people packed the Wells Fargo Center to pay tribute to one of the greatest individual accomplishments in sports history, the night...
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3 On Your Side: Showroom Showdown
By Jim Donovan PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – When you go shopping do you use your smartphone to see if you can find items for less somewhere else? If so, you’re not alone. And as 3 On Your Side consumer...
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Bucks County High School Puts Itself Up For Sale On eBay
LANGHORNE, Pa. (AP) — Forget magazine drives and candy sales. A cash-strapped high school near Philadelphia hopes to raise money by auctioning itself on eBay. The starting bid of just under $600,000...
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With Twinkie Apocalypse Looming, Sellers Try To Hawk Supplies For Thousands...
By Chelsea Karnash PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Twinkie-maker Hostess only just announced its shutdown, but some people are already scrambling to make a buck on the remains of the dwindling supply. One seller...
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1 Man Arrested, 1 Sought in Thefts From Delco Self-Storage Facility
By Brad Segall PRIMOS, Pa. (CBS) — One man is in custody and another is being sought in connection with a string of break-ins and thefts from a self storage facility in Delaware County. Upper Darby...
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‘Second Chance’ Scams
By Amy E. Feldman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – With holiday shopping including shopping on EBay at its height right now, here are some tips for avoiding ‘second chance’ scams. A Man in England bid on a...
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Buying Collectibles
By Amy E. Feldman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – How do you know if a collectible you buy is the real deal, and what can you do if it isn’t? A bloody sock worn by Curt Schilling while pitching in game 2 of the...
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3 On Your Side: Selling Stuff While Spring Cleaning
By Jim Donovan PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – It’s that time of year when many of us are doing some spring cleaning. Whether you’re organizing your garage, or sorting through closets, that may also mean it’s a...
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NJ Man Charged In Scheme That Defrauded eBay, PayPal Out Of $122K
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey man has been charged in what federal prosecutors say was a scheme to defraud hundreds of sellers of foreign and antique banknotes on the online auction site eBay....
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Police: Victim Finds Stolen Bicycle Using Social Media
By Elizabeth Hur PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Social media and police to the rescue! The victim of a bike bandit found his stolen wheels through Facebook then recovered the bike with help from police. We’ll...
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Parents Are Responsible For Kid’s eBay Purchase
By Amy E. Feldman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Are you liable if your kid purchases something on your eBay account? A toddler managed to get onto eBay and buy a 1962 Austin Healey Sprite while playing on her...
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What Is Your Legal Obligation To Pay For A Typo?
By Amy E. Feldman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – What is your legal obligation to pay for a typo? A guy who was selling a gold iPhone 5s on eBay kindly agreed to cancel the sale after the buyer, who meant to...
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Fan Is ‘Selling His Allegiance To The Eagles’ On Ebay
By Spike Eskin PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Have one of those people in your life that is difficult to shop for? Well consider buying the Eagles team allegiance of a stranger for him or her. Exactly what that...
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Former eBay Executive Guilty Of Insider Trading In Philadelphia Court
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A former executive of the internet auction firm eBay has pleaded guilty to insider trading violations in federal court in Philadelphia. According to federal prosecutors, 45-year-old...
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eBay Urging Customers To Change Passwords
By Jim Donovan: eBay is urging customers to change their passwords and to take other protective measures following a cyber-attack that compromised the security of certain non-financial data such as...
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Where To Buy A Cheap Car Online
The days of scanning a newspaper’s classified ads to buy your next used car are over. In place of tiny columns of cryptic abbreviations and terse descriptions of cars’ conditions, the Internet boasts...
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Money-Saving Tips For Camping
Tents (Photo Credit: Randy Yagi) With warm weather and clear skies, heading out for a camping trip is one of America’s most popular excursions. Not only is a camping trip a great way to enjoy the...
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LeSean McCoy’s 20-Cent Tip Receipt For Sale On eBay
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — LeSean McCoy’s infamous 20-cent tip receipt from a local burger restaurant PYT is being sold on eBay. At last check late Monday night, the top bid was $99,900, with 142 bids — and...
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Returning Items Purchased On eBay
By Amy E. Feldman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – What’s your legal right to return a holiday gift bought on eBay? Say you bought your beloved that nose and ear hair trimmer you just knew he’d been pining for,...
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eBay Valet
By Chris Morris PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — On today’s Apptastic and Outta Site: eBay Valet It’s not hard to sell your stuff on eBay, but there are some shortcuts that can make it easier. eBay Valet will fill...
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Pope Ticket Scalpers Listing Free Papal Mass Tickets On eBay For Thousands
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Tens of thousands of tickets for two Papal events were made available and snatched up within minutes on Wednesday. The World Meeting of Families says 10,000 free tickets for the...
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Lunch With Warren Buffett Will Cost At Least $2.6 Million
By Chris Isidore PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Chowing down with Warren Buffett is going to be more expensive this year. Bids for the annual charity lunch auction with the Oracle of Omaha reached $2.6 million...
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Bruce Springsteen’s First Car Up For Auction On Ebay
By Tom Bogert Bruce Springsteen’s first car, a 1957 Chevy Bel-Air, personifies The Boss. It’s cool, suave while its optics breathed the hint of danger, though you’d have no second thoughts about...
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Cheeto That Looks Like Harambe Sells for $100,000 On eBay
PHILADELPHIA (AP)–A Cheeto that bears a resemblance to slain gorilla Harambe has sold for nearly $100,000 on eBay. Bidding on the cheese snack the seller said he found in a bag of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos...
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