Chen Xiao had pretty much given up making her own decisions and so decided to throw open her life to the whims of China's hundreds of millions of Internet users, known in China as netizens. What she stumbled upon was not only a new life but a new way to make a living. She charges about $3 an hour, and she's been asked to do almost everything from delivering pet food to caring for stray cats to ta... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A painful breakup with his wife has prompted a man to put his entire life - his house, his car, his job, even his friends - up for sale online in an effort to start over. picked by mutil8or 2 years ago

Internet auction website eBay today withdrew an unusual second-hand sale item, the country of Belgium, which had attracted an offer of €10 million ($16.68m). picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

"It's a concept. It's one of a kind," said Cave, 47, a real estate agent. "It's more like a piece of art than it is a real estate property. That's why eBay sounded so good to us. It's quirky."

(If you believe this, I have a town to sell you...oh, wait) picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.
*this is great* picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

New research shows that black holes are not the ultimate destroyers that are often portrayed in popular culture. Instead, warm gas escaping from the clutches of enormous black holes could be one source of the chemical elements that make life possible. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A jealous husband who accused his wife of having an affair with a workmate took the ultimate online revenge - by placing her for sale on eBay. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

EBay (Canada) is now selling the banned Austrian urinals shaped like a mouth. Ships worldwide! picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

Apparently each episode of Half Life 2 will be longer then the previous one. picked by whi73rav3n 3 years ago

Have Mars landers been destroying signs of life? Instead of identifying chemicals that could point to life, NASA's robot explorers may have been toasting them by mistake. picked by bornbad 6 months ago

The government has ordered an Internet auction site to remove an advertisement in which a Brazilian man offered to sell his wife for about $50. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Oh dear, bit predictable I suppose. picked by topofall 1 year ago

Forget biodiesel. This 1999 metallic gray Volkswagen Golf might run on a higher power.
(In other news, people actually want a car that once belonged to the pope. Over $200,000 worth, apparently.) picked by ReBoot 3 years ago

British fraud cop quits job, buys huge database of stolen identities, charges fees to people who want to know if their details are in the database. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

The problem with finding a pet monkey for sale in today's market is complex. If you've been searching the internet for an affordable pet monkey for sale, then you know how difficult it is to find a legit monkey breeder or seller... Your search is finally over! " Anyone selling nonhuman primates without a license should be immediately reported to the U.S.D.A. " As opposed to s... read full post picked by Ellz 2 years ago

Update to this - and this -

Well, who would have thought it! There's some scallywags out there!! picked by topofall 1 year ago

I wonder how the buyer will rate him in feedback. picked by kxmk 2 years ago

EVERYBODY VIRTUALLY PANIC picked by MaskedWriter 3 years ago

You can find anything on Ebay, from someone's life to a Rick James jumpsuit, complete with bloodstains. So, for your reading pleasure here is a list of some crazy items currently being auctioned off on Ebay picked by carguy4life 1 year ago

Life's collection of 10 million images will be available online, with "the most important collection of imagery covering the events and people of the 20th century" available for free for personal use. picked by suebe 3 years ago