Over the past few months, Cheryl Baker has sold her car, let her cleaner and gardener go, turned down the heating, and no longer shops online or anywhere else for anything other than essentials. ‘I haven’t bought any clothes for a year. Nothing! And I used to go shopping all the time, mostly high street … Read more
An original Apple computer with a wooden case is up for sale for £1.1 million ($1.5 million) on eBay — some 2,250 times more than its original price tag in 1976. The ‘Apple-1’ was the first product to be developed under the Apple name by company co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and launched in … Read more
First-time homeowners who had a tight budget revealed how they were able to transform their dated kitchen, while saving on the cost of an average renovation by 28 per cent. Sarah Macklin, 25, and her husband Jay, 26, who live in Cheshire, explained that they bought a secondhand kitchen on eBay for £850 and installed … Read more
Two friends have spent lockdown converting two clapped-out ambulances into mobile homes complete with showers, double beds, and kitchens so they can go travelling around Britain together after Covid. Amy Boughton, 25, and James Jackson, 32, bought the vehicles on eBay from the Boston Ambulance Service in Lincolnshire with the idea of doing them up … Read more
Australian man is accused of running the world’s biggest ‘dark web’ online marketplace for deadly drugs and stolen credit cards – with the site turning over $220million An Australian man accused of running $220million illegal dark web marketplace The man was arrested at the German border and the website was shut down Investigation followed discovery … Read more
If you’re using lockdown to do a much-needed clearout, you might want to keep an eye out for some forgotten toys and collectables from the ’90s because they could net you a fortune. Research from Self Financial has revealed the most profitable retro items to sell online, using eBay ‘sold’ data and analysing hundreds of … Read more
Catering assistant Adamo Canto, 37, swiped official signed pictures of Prince William and Kate Middleton and a photo album of the banquet held for Donald Trump’s state visit A servant to the Queen has today been jailed after stealing royal memorabilia worth up to £100,000 from Buckingham Palace. Adamo Canto, 37, swiped dozens of items … Read more
Selling your mobile could leave you open to identity fraud or having bank details stolen if you do not wipe data first, cyber crime experts warn Customers warned of risk posed by buying and selling second-hand handsets National Cyber Security Centre advise consumers to digitally wipe any devices A major risk comes from devices that … Read more
Falkland’s veteran left ‘in tears’ after discovering his ‘stolen’ wartime identity documents have been sold at auction for £1,750 Falklands veteran ‘moved and upset’ on finding his documents have been sold Edgardo Esteban was horrified to find his identity document up for auction Alerted by a friend, Mr Esteban tasked lawyers with recovering the document By Heather … Read more
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson proved he was a true hero as he took care of a widowed father-of-two’s Christmas gifts for his children on Sunday. The retired wrestler, 48, connected with the young father, named Jay Abel, during a virtual appearance on John Krasinski’s YouTube series, Some Good News. After Krasinksi learned that Abel was turning … Read more