Whaddyareckon?: eBay habits

By Ella Morton on 21 September 2007

Tags: ebay | whaddyareckon | item | auction | 1995 | spear | virgin | bidding | hammer | pointer

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Since the first item -- a broken laser pointer -- was sold in 1995, eBay has gone from being a small section on a programmer's personal Web site to a NASDAQ-listed company with annual revenues of around US$6 billion.

The auction service is now a reflection of the times, with items from the world of pop culture often going under the virtual hammer. From a piece of toast miraculously imprinted with the face of the Virgin Mary to the locks Britney Spears shaved from her noggin as she commenced her descent into loonyville, there are items available to suit every predilection.

In this week's Whaddyareckon? we find out what people have bought on eBay, their sneaky bidding strategies, and how it feels to lose out on a coveted auction item.

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James
24/09/2007 01:25 PM

fairly interesting.. the host looks like alot Kirsten Dunst. i would like to date her.

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jimmy
07/10/2007 02:16 PM

haha that's really funny you say that, james. everytime i watch Ella do one of her videos, i instantly think of the spiderman series

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Josh
05/04/2008 01:06 AM

ella annoys me, bloddy red heads.

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