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  • Music

    April 25, 2012

    Ring My Belle: Yacht Rock

    The sea is the new state fair.

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2012

    Cruises: The New State-Fair Circuit?

    Rachel Belle contributes the "Ring My Belle" segment to 97.3 KIRO FM's Ron and Don Show. Read her every day at MyNorthwest.com. By Rachel Belle Going on a cruise falls into the same category as stealing Sweet'N Low, wearing a muumuu, and hoarding 90210 action figures purchased on eBay: Things I'll ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Stolen, Miss Washington's Priceless Crown May Not Have Left Town

    When you have something stolen, chances are you're never going to see it again. But some items are "hotter" than others--those commonly stolen big-ticket items that are hard to resell, like vehicles, Super Bowl rings, and that Whitney Houston backstage pass I bought. But the hottest item of all is a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    Amazon's New Trade-In Service Is Great, But eBay Still Pays Better

    ​Amazon's brand new trade-in service will pay me $366.20 in store credit for a random sampling of gadgets, games and stuff I gathered up from around my house. EBay will (depending on the final bid) pay me about $546.24.

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2011

    Dearl Vinyl Junkies: A Test Pressing of Fleet Foxes' "Helplessness Blues" Is Going for $1,525 and Counting. Proceeds Headed for Japan

    ​Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold has made no secret about his love of analog. Now he's parting with what can certainly be considered a fetish property in vinyl-loving collectors' circuits. Fleet Foxes are auctioning a test pressing of "Helplessness Blues," the first single from their new record of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Randy Quaid Performs "Star Whackers" Song in Vancouver, B.C., and Is Still Crazier Than Charlie Sheen (VIDEO)

    ​Sure, Charlie Sheen is most likely losing what's left of his mind. But his brand of crazy is somehow charming and often lovable. Actor Randy Quaid's style of insanity, by comparison, makes Sheen seem like he just has a minor case of mood swings. Why, just this weekend he was in Vancouver, B.C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    No One Wants Sarah Palin's Autographed Xbox 360

    ​For two years now David Morrill has been trying to hawk the Xbox 360 console he had signed by perpetually-grieved half-term Governor Sarah Palin at a picnic. No one wanted it when it was $1,000,000. No one wants it now that its $25,000. And now eBay doesn't even want it mentioning Palin's nam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2011

    Spend Valentine's Day With a Blow-Up Doll and a Vibrator at Hotel Max

    ​Single people who don't want to sit home alone in misery this Valentine's Day, but instead want to take their wretchedness public, can check out Hotel Max's "Anti-Love Package." For $389 you get everything you need to feel loved . . . by an inflatable and/or vibrating companion.

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Xbox Toaster Mod Is Part of a Complete Breakfast and Yours on eBay Starting at $150

    ​The Xbox Kinect hackers have been hogging up all the spotlight--what with their flying robots, remote avatars and manboob simulators. But what about the folks working with hardware, not software--the blue-collar nerds of the gaming world? It seems that at least one of them has been busy; and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2010

    Michelle Obama Gets the Paul McCartney Treatment, the Rdio Online Music Service, and Another Hot New Pornographers Video

    Renee McMahonThe New Pornographers at Sasquatch! 2010 on May 31.​-- Pitchfork: The New Pornographers have released a video for "The Crash Years," off last month's album, Together. -- NME: Sir. Paul McCartney directed his performance of "Michelle" directly at the First Lady in his stop at the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2010

    Checking In with the Seattle Food Geek

    MacGyver, eat your heart out​While we're on the topic of molecular gastronomy and weird ways to play with your food (and beverages!), I thought I'd also give a major shout-out to Seattle Food Geek who BLEW MY FREAKIN' MIND with his mad MacGyver-ing skills a couple days ago in this post on his ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2009

    Yellow Terror

    MacGyver, eat your heart out​While we're on the topic of molecular gastronomy and weird ways to play with your food (and beverages!), I thought I'd also give a major shout-out to Seattle Food Geek who BLEW MY FREAKIN' MIND with his mad MacGyver-ing skills a couple days ago in this post on his ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 12, 2009

    Seattle Center Skatepark

    MacGyver, eat your heart out​While we're on the topic of molecular gastronomy and weird ways to play with your food (and beverages!), I thought I'd also give a major shout-out to Seattle Food Geek who BLEW MY FREAKIN' MIND with his mad MacGyver-ing skills a couple days ago in this post on his ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 8, 2009

    Seattle Center Skatepark Opening

    MacGyver, eat your heart out​While we're on the topic of molecular gastronomy and weird ways to play with your food (and beverages!), I thought I'd also give a major shout-out to Seattle Food Geek who BLEW MY FREAKIN' MIND with his mad MacGyver-ing skills a couple days ago in this post on his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    Buy Tim Eyman's Schrammie on eBay

    So you need an item to go on your knick-knack shelf alongside that Barack Obama commemorative plate and jar of Mount St. Helens ash? Initiative barker Tim Eyman is auctioning off his recently awarded "Schrammie" on eBay that he was given for "dancing on the grave" of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2009

    How Not to Break the Rules of the Road, Part 2

    Yesterday, Don Ward wrote about a dude who attempted to use an eBay auction as an excuse to get out of a speeding ticket. But that guy's an amateur compared to this one, who, for HOV-lane purposes, constructed a dummy out of PVC piping and a Halloween mask. Alas, he forgot to buckle it in, and the s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2009

    How Not to Get Out of a Speeding Ticket

    Slogging through press releases - and occasionally being asked to rewrite them - is probably one of the more time consuming and dreary elements of the newspaper profession. But every once in a while you hit paydirt. For my money, the best press releases are always the understated missives put out b ... More >>

  • Diversions

    March 4, 2009

    The Truth About Bumblebee Man

    Slogging through press releases - and occasionally being asked to rewrite them - is probably one of the more time consuming and dreary elements of the newspaper profession. But every once in a while you hit paydirt. For my money, the best press releases are always the understated missives put out b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2009

    Neko Case in the Sunday NYT

    While it's becoming increasingly difficult to classify Neko Case as a local artist, in yesterday's NYT Mag she identifies Tacoma as her hometown. Also in the lengthy profile, it's revealed that she's moving to Vermont (from Arizona), thinks Juno should have had an abortion, finds dilapidated pianos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2008

    Afternoon Edition: Holiday Commerce Cheer

    These things will be on Ebay for weeks to come.Slow down, people. The internet allows us to get all the Seattle-relevant pro sports memorabilia we need (in case you really want to remember anything about it), avoiding tragedies like this.If you don't keep eating ostrich cuts and lobster, now in Bell ... More >>

  • News

    November 26, 2008

    Million-Dollar Cans Shining Again

    The new owner of self-cleaning toilets is happier than a pig in ... silver.

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2008

    Bet Council Wishes it had that $5 Mil Back

    The new owner of self-cleaning toilets is happier than a pig in ... silver.

  • News

    August 6, 2008

    That's Craptastic

    Seattle's $6 million outhouses.

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2008

    Cat, $1,000. Bagpipes? Priceless

    Seattle's $6 million outhouses.

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2008

    No Toilet Takers

    Seattle's $6 million outhouses.

  • News

    June 25, 2008

    Getting the Gits

    Seattle’s tragic punk icons are recaptured in a long-awaited film.

  • Calendar

    June 4, 2008

    LEASE

    Seattle’s tragic punk icons are recaptured in a long-awaited film.

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2008

    New Releases: First Listen Edition (Atmosphere, Portishead 12", Flight of the Conchords)

    Seattle’s tragic punk icons are recaptured in a long-awaited film.

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2008

    No Bidders for WSF's Chinook ... Again.

    Seattle’s tragic punk icons are recaptured in a long-awaited film.

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2007

    Too Much Stuff

    Seattle’s tragic punk icons are recaptured in a long-awaited film.

  • Diversions

    October 3, 2007

    Passive Aggressive in the Workplace

    Seattle’s tragic punk icons are recaptured in a long-awaited film.

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2007

    The Great KISS Off, Part Three

    Seattle’s tragic punk icons are recaptured in a long-awaited film.

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2007

    Vinyl is to Whitney as Exhaling is to Waiting

    Seattle’s tragic punk icons are recaptured in a long-awaited film.

  • Diversions

    December 15, 2004

    Dec. 15-21, 2004

    Seattle’s tragic punk icons are recaptured in a long-awaited film.

  • Food

    July 7, 2004

    Hot Dish

    Seattle’s tragic punk icons are recaptured in a long-awaited film.

  • Diversions

    May 26, 2004

    Dude!

    Seattle’s tragic punk icons are recaptured in a long-awaited film.

  • Diversions

    December 17, 2003

    Earth's Biggest Dollar Store

    Finding cheap gifts the old-fashioned wayon the Internet.

  • Diversions

    November 19, 2003

    Hangin' With Mr. Krueger

    Why should kids have all the fun? Action figures are for grown-ups, too.

  • Diversions

    July 16, 2003

    Horoscopes

    Why should kids have all the fun? Action figures are for grown-ups, too.

  • News

    December 18, 2002

    Doing Santa's Bidding

    Want cut-rate khakis or Clinton collectibles? Tips on tapping the eBay universe.

  • Music

    September 11, 2002

    Latest on Axl Rose, Nikki Sixx, Wilco, and more.

    Want cut-rate khakis or Clinton collectibles? Tips on tapping the eBay universe.

  • News

    May 22, 2002

    Chip off the block

    Want cut-rate khakis or Clinton collectibles? Tips on tapping the eBay universe.

  • News

    August 22, 2001

    News Clips— Saints/Sinners

    Want cut-rate khakis or Clinton collectibles? Tips on tapping the eBay universe.

  • News

    May 16, 2001

    News Clips— Princes/Knaves

    Want cut-rate khakis or Clinton collectibles? Tips on tapping the eBay universe.

  • News

    February 7, 2001

    The Amazon column

    Want cut-rate khakis or Clinton collectibles? Tips on tapping the eBay universe.

  • News

    September 20, 2000

    Music hath its virtues

    Cellophane Square and its used CDs go New Economy.

  • News

    May 10, 2000

    From the desk of...

    Cellophane Square and its used CDs go New Economy.

  • News

    April 19, 2000

    faux.com

    An article—based on true facts!--about how dot-com reality is moving off-line to a panhandler or restaurant near you.

  • News

    January 5, 2000

    1999: the year in review

    Month-by-month highlights—and lowlights.

  • News

    January 5, 2000

    Best of the rest

    Month-by-month highlights—and lowlights.

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