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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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Couple who snapped up Woolworths closing down sale bargains now make £3m a year online

Yvonne Hogan and Kevin Dollimore, of Hertfordshire, turned their side hustle into a business with 16 employees after spotting an opportunity to purchase stock from Woolworths when it went bust in 2009.




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Cyber Monday eBay deals as the massive sale takes off around Australia

eBay Australia has launched a massive Cyber Monday sale on thousands of products, with prices slashed by up to 70 per cent.




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LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which we try to stock up for Christmas

I often think men are mad. David came for the weekend. He had, trying to be helpful, picked up a table with a marble top I'd bought for £50 on Ebay...




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Police catch leader of Britain's biggest 'chop shop' gang

Amaan Zameer, 30, Mohammed Nadeem, 28, Nadeem Arshad, 42, (who admitted a lead role) and Zahir Hussain, 31, stole at least 117 vehicles from across England in burglaries and carjackings.




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Aldi Lacura caviar skincare products selling for more than 10 times the price on eBay

Australian shoppers hoping to make a profit are selling Aldi's sought-after caviar-infused moisturisers on Bay for more than 10 times the retail price.




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Family-of-six ditch a third of their belongings to live on a BUS they bought for $13,000 from eBay

Whitney Chardoulias, 29, from Muscatine, Iowa, was inspired to abandon her house-bound life and move her family into a home-on-wheels after browsing through travel Instagram feeds.




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Thrifty woman transforms home into a stylish abode and reveals how YOU too can save a small fortune

Kelly Eathorne, of the Wirral, hunted for the best bargains and rejuvenated second-hand furniture to turn every room in her home into something worthy of an interior magazine.




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Male model faces jail time for impersonating police officer in uniform he bought online

Jordan David Hans Gill, 29, appeared in the ACT Magistrates Court on Tuesday where he also admitted to sending threatening emails to a police officer.




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Gran claims she's selling her wheelchair on eBay after painful arthritis 'CURED' by copper insoles

Retired receptionist Lynn Moore, 75, from Crosby, Liverpool, told FEMAIL she suffered excruciating pain in both her feet for 18 years after she broke both of them within seven months of each other.




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One Direction old tour van that looks like van from Scooby-Doo goes for sale for £39,990.00 on EBay

A van that was designed for Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik for One Direction's Where We Are tour in 2014, but was never used, is now listed for £39.990 on eBay by a seller from Solihull.




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Dorset James Lattimer faces jail over fake Lord's Cricket ground pavilion dead man pass

James Lattimer, 51, bought the cheapest possible ticket to enter the Lord's Cricket ground on August 15 last year before sneaking his way into the pavilion.




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McDonalds fans queue for hours to get hands on limited edition bottles of the new Big Mac sauce

Just 250 bottles of the iconic McDonald's Big Mac sauce, which is made using a top secret recipe, were released in Leicester Square, London today to celebrate the launch of the product.




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Two-thirds of goods bought online are unsafe, research by consumer group Which? suggests

Which? research showed that every smoke alarm, carbon monoxide alarm, teeth whitening kit and cycle helmet failed to meet basic safety standards.




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The sneaky habit one third of Australians are doing at work because they can't afford living costs

A recent survey conducted by eBay has found many young Australians are struggling with the cost of 'adulting', forcing them to either live without everyday essentials or to take them from elsewhere.




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New law would hold Amazon and eBay liable for counterfeit items sold by third-party retailers

A new law introduced in the US House of Representatives would hold online retailers like Amazon and eBay liable for counterfeit products sold through their platforms.




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eBay sellers ramp up cost of hand gels by up to 5,000% with 49p Lidl sanitiser sold for £29.99

Online market place sellers looking to cash in on the coronavirus outbreak in the UK are selling hand sanitiser products for more than 5000 per cent their recommended retail price.




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Coronavirus Australia: Sydney man turns heads by wearing a $300 respirator

A man turned heads in Sydney's CBD by wearing a hi-tech respirator on his face that looks like something out of a science fiction film.




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eBay removes listing selling three nuclear cabins that promised 'full protection' from coronavirus

Three nuclear cabins in Cardigan, West Wales, that were said to offer 'full protection' from viruses including COVID-19, were removed from eBay after being listed on the website for £15,000 each.




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Kurdish refugee admits being bomb-maker for planned terror attack after police raided his flat

A Kurdish asylum seeker has pleaded guilty to bomb-making and inciting two Iraqi jihadists to commit a planned terror attack in north Germany (pictured, Fatah Mohammed Abdullah).




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eBay and Amazon Marketplace are failing to crack down on coronavirus-profiteering, Which? claims 

An investigation by the UK consumer watchdog found many everyday household products being offered at inflated prices - including hand gel, bleach and tampons.




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Olivia Wilde sports a N99 mask to walk her dog around LA as she protects herself from COVID-19

Olivia Wilde protected herself from the COVID-19 pandemic on Sunday when she stepped out to walk her dog around Los Angeles.




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Eminem auctioning off RARE pair of $20,000 Jordan 4 Retro sneakers for coronavirus relief

The 47-year-old rapper - whose real name is Marshall Mathers III - has donated a pair of his highly coveted Jordan 4 Retro 'Carhartt x Eminem' sneakers to shoe auction site StockX.




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Married At First Sight: Michael Goonan lists wedding ring and Stacey Hampton picture on eBay

Michael Goonan is selling his Married At First Sight memorabilia on eBay, which means fans can now own a piece of reality TV history.




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Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson helps to launch eBay shirts raffle to raise funds for NHS heroes

EXCLUSIVE: Jordan Henderson is leading another drive to raise cash for the NHS. He is involved in a proposed joint initiative between eBay and the new Players Together campaign.




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Is it worth it? Should you take out a personal loan with high-tech lender LiveLend

LiveLend has now introduced a new type of loan where borrowers with a less than sparkling credit record start on a higher rate of interest, but benefit from the rate dropping if they clean up their score.




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As PPI deadline approaches, here's how to make a claim for free

If January is meant to be the month when you resolve to get your finances in order, then it’s definitely worth thinking about PPI, because the deadline is coming up sooner than you think.




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MPs call for better regulation of the bailiff industry to better protect vulnerable people

The Government should introduce new regulation for the bailiff industry ‘to stop unfit enforcement agents and companies from practising’, MPs have said.




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Britain’s contactless capital revealed: London doesn't top the list

It is Bristol where the highest proportion of card payments are swiped, with 73 per cent of 11.5million card transactions in the West Country city using contactless.




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Act now if you were mis-sold PPI as final deadline for submitting a claim nears 

If you believe you had loans or credit agreements such as an account with a catalogue company or a long-forgotten credit card – you could be eligible to make a claim for mis-sold PPI.




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LiveLend's 'Reward Loan' cuts your rate as you boost your credit score

A personal loan provider is offering customers the chance to lower their APR, if they improve their credit rating while holding the product.




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People living in the South East have the highest average credit rating

Britons' credit scores have improved on average across the country, but no region can boast more than just a 'fair' rating, a new report has revealed.




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How to make a PPI claim with just one month left until the deadline

Households have just one month left to make a PPI claim with their bank or credit provider. And with the clock ticking, PPI sharks have ramped up their campaign to get a chunk of your money.




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Credit card deals worsen amid regulator clamp down on UK households' spiralling debts 

Periods of free borrowing on best-buy balance transfer cards have shortened by nearly 20 per cent in a year, according to figures compiled by data company Moneyfacts.




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PPI final countdown: Just over 24 hours left until August 29 deadline

The final deadline for making a complaint about payment protection insurance (PPI) is midnight tomorrow (August 29).




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How your everyday credit card spending could help pay for your next holiday

Many credit cards offer reward points that can be exchanged for air miles. If you can pay off the balance every month, these cards are a good place to start racking up air miles.




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Glint app that lets customers pay with gold goes into administration

For five days after it went into administration the company did not mention the matter on its website. Glint says its app still works as normal and users could still deposit money into it.




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Millions of credit card users are on course for rate trap as they fail to move provider

New research reveals that nearly half of all UK credit card holders -around 17million people nationwide - have never switched their card.




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Gold payment app Glint out of administration after £5.7m fundraise

An app-based card provider which allowed users to pay with gold has been rescued from administration, having fought off a hostile takeover bid from one of its own creditors.




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Another buy now, pay later card? Tymit offers Klarna-like instalments

The popularity of the likes of Klarna and other firms which let you spread the cost of purchases over instalments means credit card providers are increasingly adopting that model instead.




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Wonga mis-selling victims to find out compensation figures in days

Almost 390,000 people who successfully complained about unaffordable loans from collapsed payday lender Wonga will soon find out their compensation.




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From slimming down debts to boosting Isas: Our wealth workout to give your finances real muscle

The average Briton wastes £640 a year on unwanted subscriptions. Nearly 12million of us have less than £100 in savings. Here is our wealth workout to help you reach peak financial fitness.




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Should you take a credit card payment holiday during coronavirus pandemic?

While borrowers make no payments for three months, card providers often still charge interest on balances during payment holidays, meaning borrowers continue to rack up interest




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New Amex card offers enough points to get a free return flight to Greece or Marrakesh

The new Preferred Rewards Gold credit card offers Membership Rewards points when you spend which can be exchange for the same value with 12 airline schemes.




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Bank like a local with Transferwise's new borderless debit card

It’s aimed at those travelling, living and working abroad to give them more flexibility when spending and sending money and to lower their overall costs.




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Don't leave sorting your holiday cash to the last minute this year

Every year most of us leave sorting out our holiday spends to the last minute, pushing up the cost. Check out our timeline to take advantage of the best cheap travel spending deals.




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Is the Starling Bank personal loan any good?

Starling Bank is offering its current account customers personal loans of up to £5,000 from 11 per cent APR. We give our verdict on whether they are worth considering.




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What is an IVA? Debt solution marketed as a life hack on social media

Last year 71,000 people used an IVA to become insolvent, a record. But are they being driven by firms looking to make money off debtors looking for advice, regardless of whether it's the right choice?




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Amex launches new credit card with Vitality offering 3% cashback back to stay active

American Express and Vitality have launched a new cashback credit card with a difference. The more exercise you do, the more you earn - up to an eye-catching 3 per cent. But is it any good?




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Three quarters believe in a credit blacklist...it's a MYTH!

Many of us know that having a good credit score is key to getting accepted for the cheapest cards, loans and mortgages but many still believe in common credit score myths.