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The unlikely VHS tapes selling for THOUSANDS of dollars on eBay - and how to recognise if you have

eBay Australia has revealed the Disney VHS tapes from the 1990s that are worth a fortune. Those earning huge sums include a 1999 Special Edition of Mulan, which sold for a $21,000 recently.




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Woman selling swimsuit outraged when male buyer asked her to WEAR IT before posting

Romance novelist Lucy Taylor, 37, from Lincoln, sold her six-month-old swimming costume for £10.50, but was shocked when a male buyer from the Netherlands made an unusual request.




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Jessica Mauboy's second hand denim jacket reaches $39,600 on eBay

Some of Jessica Mauboy's biggest fans aren't short of money it seems.




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Chinese vase sold for just £1 in a charity shop is revealed to be a rare £80,000 Emperor's treasure

The Qianlong Emperor's vase made its way to a charity shop in Hertfordshire where it was picked up for £1 and then listed on eBay for a pittance.




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Beware the electrical bargains that could catch fire, cause electric shocks or melt into your carpet

The tests on dozens of USB chargers, travel adaptors and power banks showed many had potentially lethal faults, finds consumer group Which?




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eBay Australia celebrates its 20th birthday with $20 deals

The online marketplace, which started as an auction site, has evolved over the past two decades and is now one of Australia's most well-known shopping destinations.




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Stunned families discover criminal past of their late relatives

The book, which belonged to a Nottinghamshire Police officer, contains mugshots of wanted men and women across the country - including a description with crimes they may have committed.




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Instagram users are going crazy over Starbucks' tortoise shell cups

Starbucks' tortoise shell cups, pictured, are becoming the must-have accessory for coffee-obsessed taste makers. The 'Mocha Swirl' tumbler is sold out everywhere except for sites like eBay.




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Meghan Markle's £96 denim dress is selling for THREE times the price online

Royal fans are rushing to get their hands on a dress worn by Meghan Markle, 38, to watch the US Open Tennis Championships on Saturday. The J.Crew dress is now selling for over £270 online.




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Has eBay been hacked? Online auctioneer's email logo becomes NAKED woman

Baffled buyers and sellers took to social media to ask eBay why their email updates were appearing next to a picture of a woman posing topless in a pair of stockings.




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Meghan Markle's friends say they're 'so proud' following the launch of her charity high-street range

Meghan Markle, 38, has received praise from her friends following the launch of her charity high-street clothing range - including Jessica Mulroney who commented 'so proud of you' on Instagram.




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How illegal tanning injections which trigger heart disease are being sold to UK customers on eBay

EXCLUSIVE: MailOnline found multiple listings for melanotan II on the online marketplace despite it being banned in the UK. One seller was even offering a DIY home injectable kit.




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Lady Hale brooch-inspired T-shirts fly off the shelves with one eBay seller flogging seven THOUSAND

Twitter users across the UK have praised Lady Hale after a T-shirt inspired by her Spider brooch managed to sell nearly 7,000 lines, raising money for homeless charity Shelter.




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Woman reveals how she transformed her dull carpeted staircase into elegant flight of steps for £50

Bargain hunter Helen Barnes took to the Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains to showcase how she was able to achieve the stylish look with purchases made from B&Q and eBay.




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Oscar Wilde historian claims £4.50 photo she got on eBay is unseen snap of youthful author

Karen Ievers, from County Clare, Ireland, spotted the snap on auction site eBay listed as 'photo of a man in a hat with a cane c1860', and was struck by the resemblance to the famed playwright.




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Jibing is the latest dating trend to hit makes it easy to ask someone out without awkwardness

Forget 'ghosting' and 'breadcrumbing' - 'jibing' is the latest dating term making waves across Australia.




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Mother transformed her sofas with chic covers costing just £33

Single mother Anna Pek, from Norfolk, couldn't afford to buy a new sofa when she moved house and revealed how she transformed her tired old couches for just £33.




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Adidas trainers which collectors queued for three days to buy are being sold for £58,000 on eBay

Only 160 pairs of the Blackburn SPEZIAL trainers were released at a store on Friday, but by Saturday afternoon many were generating bids of thousands of pounds on eBay.




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Mothers used Poundland tote bags to upcycle their furniture

Two mothers from Rotherham and Northampton showcased their crafting skills by creating beautiful Disney and Harry Potter furniture from old £1 tote bags from Poundland.




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Stylist makes £50,000 in 24 hours selling 'Wagatha Christie' T-shirts on Ebay

Ozzy Shah has made a cool £50,000 since applying the comedy term 'Wagatha Christie', given to Coleen Rooney following her investigation of Rebekah Vardy, on to plain black T-shirts.




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V&A bids for snippets of fashion history on eBay

The museum's display of work by 1960s fashion designer Mary Quant (pictured) includes more than 200 garments and accessories, including previously unseen items.




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Bunnings to launch Amazon-style marketplace just in time for the Black Friday sales 

The site, which will be called MarketLink, will open in November and will stock everything from kitchen appliances to furniture as well as mirror Amazon and eBay.




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Cadbury Caramilk hits eBay for 10 TIMES the price

Australian shoppers are selling Cadbury Caramilk on eBay for up to 10 times the price - as frustrated chocolate fans reveal they are struggling to get their hands on the sought-after product.




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Mother-of-two, 34, is horrified to discover that anyone can access her smartphone

Lisa Neilson, 34, from Castleford, in West Yorkshire, bought the gel cover to protect her new Samsung S10.




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Stomach-churning footage captures a podiatrist ripping off a man's toenail

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: The unnamed patient was suffering with ram's horn nail, onychogryphosis. He sought help at a Healthy Feet Podiatry clinic in Florida.




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Public flog 'Agatha Christie' themed merchandise following Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy spat

People from across the nation are flogging 'Wagatha Christie' themed merchandise following Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy's public dispute - with 316 items being sold on eBay alone.




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Millionaire who lived on takeaways while running his watch business ballooned to 25st

Danny Toffel, 49, from London, revealed that he would eat two steaks for dinner, or two ready meals for two people. He opted for a gastric sleeve to shed the rest of the weight - and is now a healthy 14 stone.




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Bone collector, 49, pleads guilty to illegally selling endangered rhino skulls

Michael Tang, from Cardiff, became the subject of a police investigation after listing a monkey skull for sale on online market place eBay, under the name 'Zoskiapare.'




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Intern Pete tries selling Kyle and Jackie O's TRASH on eBay

He's been involved in a number of stunts during his time on the Kyle and Jackie O Show. 




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Collector gets police visit after buying endangered crocodile skull on eBay

Police were called to a man's home in Chippenham, Wiltshire, after finding he had illegally bought a Siamese crocodile skull for £30 on eBay. Police say it was an 'honest mistake'.




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Booming 'dark web' marketplaces are being exploited by Australian drug dealers

Australia has the second highest concentration of dark web drug vendors per capita and experts warn the booming drug trade online is almost impossible to stop.




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eBay shopper spends $5600 on a 'haunted doll with paranormal powers'

Sellers have made a windfall on the popular website selling spooky objects they have lying around the house




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Unbranded smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors sold on eBay are 'putting lives at risk'

The probe by the consumer watchdog found hundreds of examples of unbranded devices (pictured) on the online auction site that failed to detect CO gas or smoke reliably.




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Woman tells how she was strangled SIX times by her boyfriend

The woman, known as Sarah, was strangled by her then partner six times on five different occasions, including once when he attacked her in fury over a returned eBay sale. Stock image.




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Lolita fantasist who teamed up with female paedophile to abuse children is unmasked

Lincolnshire couple Oliver Wilson and Rebecca Holloway formed a twisted relationship so they could rape children under the age of 13 during a campaign of horrific abuse.




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Urgent recall of popular baby dummies over fears they pose a strangulation risk  

 A popular brand of dummies have been recalled over fears they pose a strangulation risk.




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Shopper who bought a Chinese vase for £1 in a charity shop has sold it for a staggering £484,000

The Qianlong Emperor's vase was bought for £1 in a Hertfordshire charity shop and has now been sold for £484,000. The shopper says he will use fortune to 'save for [his] daughter's future'.




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This bizarre Instagram account keeps track of the weirdest thing sold on eBay 

A New York woman created an Instagram account dedicated to the strangest eBay ads out there, selling gum massagers shaped like fingers, woolen bodysuits, snow and ken dolls.




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Thrifty first-time-buyer, 30, transforms her Victorian home into a glamourous Insta-worthy pad

Leanne Lim-Walker had never picked up a drill before she started work on the huge DIY project at the property in Norwich, Norfolk. She has now transformed the Victorian property.




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Excitable Edgar £15 toys are already being flogged on eBay at bumped up prices

The official soft toy is on sale at John Lewis and Waitrose for £15, but is already being advertised for nearly four times that price - despite the commercial itself not even airing on TV until Saturday.




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People are selling their free Kanye West Sunday Service tickets online for up to $500

People on social media have been trying to practice their own prosperity theology and resell tickets for Kanye West's Sunday Service at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church.




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The hottest children's toy trends for Christmas 2019

Australian parents are focused on toys that teach patience and responsibility this year, with the Owleez - the world's first interactive pet you can teach to fly - ranked the most popular kid's game of 2019.




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How a teenage tradie turned his 'hobby' selling products on eBay into a $25MILLION hair care empire

In 2012, Anthony Nappa, then 19, was juggling a university commerce degree with a part-time labouring job. But the ambitious teen was always looking at ways to scrape together extra money.




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Time to check your pockets! Rare Mrs Tittlemouse Beatrix Potter 50p coin sells for £430 on eBay

The Mrs Tittlemouse coin, pressed in Llantrisant, Wales, features the little rodent who loves nothing more than to constantly pick up and tidy after messy insects. One has now sold for £430.




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How Google, George Soros and eBay's founder fund Full Fact group

Foundations set up by eBay creator Pierre Omidyar and left-wing investor George Soros (pictured) have also given six-figure sums to London-based Full Fact along with thousands of individuals.




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Aldi could release soft toys of Russel the Sprout from its Leafy Blinders Christmas

Following the release of their Christmas advert for 2019, Aldi has confirmed they will be selling Russel the Sprout toys as part of their festive collection.




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Mrs Hinch reveals how she keeps her vegetables organised

Sophie Hinchliffe, 29, from Essex, who goes by the name Mrs Hinch, has revealed that after wanting to organise her vegetables she had finally purchased a crate from eBay.




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The best birthday deals you can take advantage of in Australia

OzBargain has listed all of the best birthday deals and freebies you can redeem on your birthday around Australia, from snacks and dinner to a whole new outfit.




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Urgent recall of popular children's rattles due to fears babies could choke to death

Seventeen toys for children aged 0-3 have failed safety tests amid fears they could choke infants to death. 




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Star Wars actor leaves script for the movie in hotel room that makes it to eBay

The 53-year-old director revealed that the script turned up for sale on eBay, but a Disney employee managed to intervene and bought it off the market.