Matt James, 32, from Merseyside believed he had purchased an 8ft Santa from eBay to add festive cheer to his home, only to discover the inflatable was as tall as his house.

Dozens of people have listed their untouched presents on eBay for pennies, with some even touting unopened gifts with festive wrapping paper still intact (pictured).

Phil Mires from Chertsey in Surrey was determined to get out of his 'dead-end',£5.25 an hour, zero-hours contract job as a golf operative at age 20 when he started his antiques store on eBay.

Most of the weapons are still missing across the UK and were also stolen from the armed forces with some items being sold on online market places such as eBay.

Clarissa Clary, 44, of Canvey Island, Essex, bought the retractable 'magic staff' on eBay for her son 16-year-old Caine, who has special educational needs.

Charlotte Greedy, 27, from Pontyclun, has told how she transformed a box room into a stunning room for her son, Brody, four, for £240 - by shopping in the likes of IKEA and Argos.

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.

Jamie Hallam, 48, and his fiancee Georgina had seen a white Mercedes GLA on Ebay and travelled from Norwich to Manchester to collect it after winning an auction.

An Australian mother-of-seven has shared an image of her family's school bag station on social media, which helps her children stay organised during the term.

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.

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.

Sharon Fairfax took to the UK Facebook group We Love Mrs Hinch to share the impressive before and after photos of her laundry room transformation, kitted out with vintage accessories.

Lorelei Rose, 29, from the UK, transformed her son's green bedroom into a gaming paradise for just £100 - using bargain buys from the likes of eBay, Primark and Poundland.

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.

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.

One £15.45 shirt on eBay said: 'I survived the Coronavirus and all I got was this lousy T-shirt.' Others on the auction site mocked the city in China at the epicentre of the outbreak.

Supreme's Spring/Summer 2020 collection includes a package Oreo Double Stuf cookies. They are bright red and stamped with the Supreme logo, but the flavor has not been confirmed.

Stacey Dolby, from Devon, took to Facebook group DIY On a Budget Official and shared pictures of her mother's impressive kitchen transformation - which cost just £185.

Chris Rice, from Portsmouth,launched a family-run sex toy business with annual turnover of £1 million and told FEMAIL that working with his relatives is 'never awkward'.

Becca Menzies, 44, from Sussex, has told how she transformed a dull area of shrubland into a pristine garden for £1, 300 - using old materials and products ordered cheaply online to keep prices down.

Memorabilia from Monday's public service that was held for Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna, has been removed from eBay after people tried to profit off the family's tragedy.

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.

Leah Holden, from Lincolnshire, posted before and after photographs of a poky spare room in her house on Facebook 's DIY On A Budget UK, revealing how she turned it into an airy bathroom.

Mum-of-three Martyna Janczyńska, from Middlesbrough, has shared her impressive kitchen makeover, revealing how she spent just £80 transforming the space with bargain buys. 

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.

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.

Supermarket shelves across the UK have been stripped bare as shoppers react to the Coronavirus. Claudia Connell tested out hand sanitisers that promise to leave your hands feeling soft.

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.

Kelly Jordan, from Pontefract, West Yorkshire, posted to Facebook to reveal the finished result of her Disney-inspired makeover, which took a 'couple of months' to complete.

Shoppers slammed Asda after a photo emerged showing a woman buying more than 20 tubs of baby formula in a single transaction.

eBay sellers are hugely inflating prices of baby milk after it has been stripped off supermarket shelves by panicked mums across the nation amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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).

Tens of thousands of Australians have found themselves out of work overnight as COVID-19 continues to destabilise the economy, but some entrepreneurs are discovering new niches.

Rebecca Holloway, 26, and Oliver Wilson, 28, of Lincolnshire, were jailed at Teesside Crown Court after admitting to committing 'horrific and appalling' abuse on children.

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

It is believed some people in the UK are purchasing the items in order to obtain perks only available to healthcare professionals.

Rachael Havenhand, 28, from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, said it is 'impossible to feel miserable' when living in her brightly-painted home which she's decked out with her own art works.

'Unscrupulous' eBay users are attempting to exploit desperate shoppers in the midst of the coronavirus crisis by selling out-of-stock essentials for more than ten times their shop price.

Lucian Freud's nude portraits continue to command giddy sums even after his death, with Benefits Supervisor Resting achieving a world record in 2015 when it sold for more than £35 million.

Buttler was the man who broke the stumps during the decisive super-over victory against New Zealand at Lord's, the act which ultimately secured England's unforgettable first World Cup success.

Nicole Roberts, 25, from Shropshire, has told how she created her four-year-old daughter Lilly's bedroom into a blend of stylishness, elegance and femininity - all for just £400.

The decision to auction the shirt he was wearing when he ran out Martin Guptill to clinch the World Cup came about because his wife Louise's aunt is head of paediatrics at ­London's Royal Brompton.

Jos Buttler placed the powder blue one-day jersey on eBay last week, and the 29-year-old received an incredible response with 82 bids made before the 7.30pm deadline on Tuesday.

Charlene Egan, from Berkshire, posted before and after photos of her shed on Facebook group DIY On A Budget Official - and praised her husband's efforts after he turned it into a stylish bedroom.

Victoria Robinson, 33, a part time Tesco worker from Hertfordshire, took to a Facebook group to share how she turned her drab kitchen into a modern space by swapping her handles and tiles.

Calum Butler, 23, from Aberaeron, Wales, gave his 'dark and outdated' kitchen a modern makeover for just £91 - after being quoted £900 by a professional.

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.

Blogger Hayley Rubery, 29, from Essex, was scheduled to have a complete refit of her bathroom, but did the job herself using leftover paint, vinyl flooring from eBay and old wood.

Becky Alice, believed to be from Preston, Lancashire, upcycled her children's Wendy house - using leftover paint, flowers from eBay and old plastic chairs, which she decorated.

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