I bought a framed poster from allposters.com in April 2012, the whole transaction process was in Hong Kong Dollars. To my amazement when the credit card statement arrived, they had charged me US Dollars, US$889. That's 8x more than the price I stated on the website. Read more
We all remember those comfy Carters pajamas for kids. The full body coziness, the long zipper the fuzzy comfort. These adult models don't have those great feet but they do come with matching footies. Many of you including myself may have even had a family member turn you into a crazy Easter Bunny like in the movie A Christmas Story by adding tails and ears to the whole ensemble. Read more
How did this happen? By being able to shop black Friday deals online. Yeah, I shopped all night and got some killer deals. In fact I also tried the Amazon Prime Trial and all my Christmas shopping is done and many already delivered Saturday. YES even Saturday! The rest of the items will arrive no later than Wednesday. Read more
Today I was looking to buy some Votivo candles since I have used them all up and they make your house smell amazing. I decided to look on eBay as I have purchased them there before and was wondering if I could find a bit of a deal before I went to Votivo.com or Nordstrom. What I found was crazy, candles selling for more than retail that are not even new in the box. Read more
Ordered an item for the first time in a while to give Newegg.com a shot again. Yes, they do have some good prices but taking 4 days just to ship an item seems nuts. I figured since they were in California where I am it would be an easy feat to get something out the door. I order stuff from Amazon.com all the time with free super-saver shipping and get many items super fast. Read more
A weird Seller with the Ebay username "elvis4b" seems to specialize in selling what's referred to as '1940's-1950's Style' New (aka Used) Jock Straps for about $10 bucks each. Read more
If you wonder what happened to your Amazon.com order history after a security glitch with a credit card that meant an order never processed or shipped, keep wondering. Amazon can see your order but the company won't give its customers that courtesy of any order history on things that don't go through. The online retailer makes it seem like that order attempt simply never happened. Read more
PayPal and Ebay launch 21 day funding hold to all Ebay sellers for PayPal transactions. This fact is in place wheather you have been a sucessful seller with them for years, never had an issue with your account or simply are a new user. The fact that the account is Premier or verified also has no bearing on this decision. Read more
California Amazon shoppers rest easy: customers will still be buying on Amazon.com and making online orders without worry of paying sales taxes on purchases. A lot of Californians frequent the "virtual aisles" of the online retailer--so its "no tax" standard for the state isn't changing. The retail giant isn't stupid. Read more
The state of California wants to collect more than $1 billion a year from Amazon and other online retailers with a bill lawmakers hope becomes law. Opponents argue a law will kill California business and create ugly lawsuits--while Amazon calls the move unconstitutional, threatening to yank ad affiliates in California and effectively slash tax revenue by half. Read more