Bidders are angry about an auction, run by Graysonline, which was retracted due to a ‘technological difficulty’.

How did a vibrant palace of bargains and trust turn into a standoff between buyers and sellers? Part one of our major feature.

A few weeks ago we asked for your eBay stories, and we’ve received a lot of responses about bad sellers, demanding buyers and more.

Want to skip the Christmas crowds, or nab a once in a lifetime bargain? Online shopping could be the answer. Tim Dean looks at the glory and the pitfalls.

Bidding reaches $1,125 for handset but sale breaks eBay rules.

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A rogue group of ex-power sellers have broken away from the eBay mothership and launched their own auction site. The best bit? No listing fees.

Cyber squatting is making a comeback. Recent domain name sales of Toys.com and Auction.com have seen combined sales of $US7 million despite the gloomy economic outlook.

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Open spectrum bids top reserve price.

Virtual goods proof soft target.

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Australia's first "smart number" public auction has attracted plenty of interest, with one company bidding more than $100,000 for a 1800 number.

Australian consumer watchdog the ACCC have been given the web’s favourite whipping horse an almighty kick in the pants, telling the auction giant that mandatory PayPal is hardly fair-dinkum.

Bidding currently at US$2,175.