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  • Blogs

    April 28, 2012

    Mission Chinese Food Is Auctioning Preview Tickets on eBay

    Mission Chinese Food, the scrappy, much-loved San Francisco restaurant with a built-in charity model, recently announced it was bringing its "Americanized Oriental Cuisine" to the Lower East Side. Today, in an admittedly weird move, the team is auctioning tickets to its NY preview party on eBay. Bid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Under the Toque: Bagel and Lox Creations, Art Installations

    Mario Batali and artist Jim Dine teamed up to make a super fancy, limited-edition cookbook up for auction on eBay with a minimum bid of $1,200 a copy. Proceeds from the sale will go to the Lunchbox Fund. [Eater] For the annual conference of the International Academy of Culinary Professionals, chefs ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    Mega Millions Jackpot Swells to $540 Million: What Not To Do With The Money

    The Mega Millions Jackpot has grown to $540 million. If you didn't know, that is a lot of money -- said to be the highest lotto prize awarded ever in a multi-state game. Of course, even if you bought a whole bunch of tickets or joined an office pool to increase your chances of success, you probabl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2011

    It's Not Too Late to Buy This 6-Foot Rick Perry Chia Head

    ​Necessity is the mother of invention, and we need a 6-foot terra cotta flower planter that looks extraordinarily like Texas Governor/wannabe presidential nominee Rick Perry. It is for sale on eBay for $4,500 (local pick-up offered in Blanco, Texas). "The outline of his hair is surprisingly ac ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2011

    Brooklyn Photographer William Wadman, Other Artists Pitch In for Vermont Flood

    Hey, check out this great Norman Rockwellesque photo illustration by Brooklyn photographer Bill Wadman. He's selling limited editions as part of heART, an art sale to raise funds for victims of the Vermont flood. Go to the eBay page of the fundraiser to see this and other items for sale.

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2011

    Heidi Knowles, Washington State Mom, Tries To Sell Baby in Taco Bell

    ​ A mom tried to sell her baby for $500 in a Taco Bell in Vancouver, Washington last week, joining a long tradition of people attempting to sell their children in down-market chains. 36-year-old Heidi Knowles approached a woman at the restaurant and tried to hand her her baby boy, making it clear ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2011

    Before You Die, You See The 0.0: Three Possible Treatments For Pitchfork-Related Thrillers

    NB: This is not how bloggers generally dress.​Yesterday, the Los Angeles Times reported that the Duplass brothers—the siblings behind last year's cutesy indie Cyrus—were shopping a script for a thriller in which the mother of a recently deceased indie rocker seeks vengeance on a bl ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    April 20, 2011

    Pinback

    NB: This is not how bloggers generally dress.​Yesterday, the Los Angeles Times reported that the Duplass brothers—the siblings behind last year's cutesy indie Cyrus—were shopping a script for a thriller in which the mother of a recently deceased indie rocker seeks vengeance on a bl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Get Over a Breakup Quick by Auctioning Off Your Ex's Stuff Nude

    ​Crying, talking, actual therapy -- all are highly overrated, eye-puffing, and frankly, rather boring. The best way, the 2011 way, to get over a guy? Take sexy photos of yourself auctioning off your dirty ex's stuff, and then set up a website with which to sell those items via eBay. Everyone w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2011

    Old Staten Island Ferry for Sale on eBay!

    ​If you've ever wanted to own a piece of Staten Island history, now is your chance! The Herbert H. Lehman ferry boat is now for sale on eBay. It was built in 1965 for a cost of $42 million and the starting bid is only $500,000. What a bargain! It was retired from service 4 years ago and has be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2011

    Hosni Mubarak For Sale on eBay

    ​Hosni Mubarak, the embattled Egyptian dictator, is for sale on eBay with bidding still at the low, low price of $90.00 at the moment, with only 12 bids in. From Art Threat comes news of the odd auction, which says that "100% of the final sale price will support Oxfam America."

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    New York State Made $1.3 Million on eBay

    ​That's right. Our great state, saddled with debt, started a little business on the side, selling junk on internet auction site eBay, according to a report in the Daily News. The Office of General Services is in charge of the peddling and spokesperson said they are "very pleased with the progr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Is Banksy's Identity for Sale on Ebay?

    ​"If you win this auction I will mail you a piece of paper revealing the true identity of "Banksy": This according to Ebay seller daigroandujo, who leaves us public folk only six more days to elbow our way to the prize of an English man's privacy. Perhaps the morning trudge from bed to bathroo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2010

    Vitaly Borker, Thuggish Russia-Born Brooklynite, Stars in Sunday's New York Times

    Michael Falco for The New York Times​This weekend's best story comes courtesy of the New York Times, whose Sunday business section features the jaw-dropping story of Vitaly Borker, a resident of Sheepshead Bay, and his online eyeglass store DecorMyEyes. What makes Borker special is his blatant ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2010

    The 9 Most Hideous Thanksgiving-Themed Tchotchkes

    ​Happy Thanksgiving! Time to be thankful you don't own any of these items. Here, we've identified the 9 Thanksgiving-themed tchotchkes that frighten us the most. (Sorry to the creators of said items, but we are thankful that you possess the genius and home craftsmanship/manufacturing prowess t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2010

    Greg Boehm Talks Japanese Barware, Prohibition Style Overload & New York's Illicit Booze Underground

    seriouseatsGreg Boehm: Your gateway to New York's booze underground.​Fork in the Road's weekly Behind the Bar interview usually features a bartender, sommelier or self-professed (eye roll) mixologiste. But many a craft bartender in the city would be hard pressed to do their job without the ser ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2010

    Your Big, Honking Guide to Haiti Benefits and Valiantly Intentioned Fundraising Efforts, Non-Wyclef Musical Edition

    If this doesn't say it all, don't know what does Wyclef's Yele charity has recently drawn a firestorm of criticism, but he's not the only musical figure trying to mobilize folks and funds on behalf of Haiti. There's also an impressive number of benefit concerts and music events happening in the cit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    Rachael Ray in the Nude, Floating in the River Evoo

    ​ It's no Paula Deen pot roast doll, but this classical (and classy!) nude painting of Rachael Ray by Alex Gardega is up there with foodie gift idea no-nos.

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2009

    Own a Piece of Your Favorite Chef: Slow Food NYC Auctions Tools of the Trade

    What would you give for this man's jacket?​ Some people throw their underwear onstage at Tom Jones (or Guy Fieri). Others stand in line for hours to get a copy of their favorite cookbook signed. If you're a die-hard fan of some of the chefs this city has produced, now's your chance to own a pi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    Mastering the Art of French Bidding

    ​Mastering the Art of French Cooking, it was reported earlier this week, has hit the bestseller list for the first time since it was published 48 years ago. Thanks largely to Julie & Julia fans who've rushed straight from the multiplex to the bookstore, Julia Child is acquainting a new gen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2009

    PBA Cards Auctioned Online for Mythic Ticket-Repelling Powers

    ​Perusers of eBay may from time to time find an auction of cards signifying membership in the New York City Patrolmen's Benevolent Association. No seller seems to be stupid enough to say the cards are for getting special treatment from the police, and some offer warnings like, "These cards sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2009

    OMG Are You Ready For the Michael Jackson Memorial?

    The Staples Center mayhem -- allegedly featuring the remains of the deceased -- is just hours away! The New York Post does some fine journalistic double-dipping, proclaiming "JACKO GHOULS EYE PROFITS OF DOOM" while announcing you can watch the memorial on their web site! Charles Foster Kane would ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2009

    Breaking! iPhone Nude App Disabled

    The Washington Post -- who, we must admit, has been all over this story -- now tells us that the Hottest Girls nude iPhone app, which we reviewed earlier, has been pulled off, so to speak, the market. "In our tests, we could still locate the app via the iTunes link," they say, "but were unable to pu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2009

    The Mountain Goats and John Vanderslice, Together Again: Moon Colony Bloodbath

    The new non-Comedians collaboration between the Mountain Goats' John Darnielle and John Vanderslice is a split LP, tremendously named Moon Colony Bloodbath, loosely billed as "concept record about organ harvesting colonies on the moon." The cover art, which you should picture on the front of an LP, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Crash of '08 Memorabilia Now Bolstering Economy

    The recently fashionable practice of hawking disgraced ponzi-meister Bernie Madoff items on eBay has spread to most of the other firms which have tanked in recent months.Why people would want items commemorating vast, endemic fraud and even worse bumbling is beyond us. But, we did a search, and, hey ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    Slang in the Nation: Prostitutes Call Slow-to-Satisfaction Customers "Thirty-Threes"

    The recently fashionable practice of hawking disgraced ponzi-meister Bernie Madoff items on eBay has spread to most of the other firms which have tanked in recent months.Why people would want items commemorating vast, endemic fraud and even worse bumbling is beyond us. But, we did a search, and, hey ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2008

    Christie's 'Punk/Rock' Auction: The Crying of Lot '77

    The recently fashionable practice of hawking disgraced ponzi-meister Bernie Madoff items on eBay has spread to most of the other firms which have tanked in recent months.Why people would want items commemorating vast, endemic fraud and even worse bumbling is beyond us. But, we did a search, and, hey ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2008

    Toast You Can Believe In

    The recently fashionable practice of hawking disgraced ponzi-meister Bernie Madoff items on eBay has spread to most of the other firms which have tanked in recent months.Why people would want items commemorating vast, endemic fraud and even worse bumbling is beyond us. But, we did a search, and, hey ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2008

    "Free" is a Good Word to Have in a Headline

    The recently fashionable practice of hawking disgraced ponzi-meister Bernie Madoff items on eBay has spread to most of the other firms which have tanked in recent months.Why people would want items commemorating vast, endemic fraud and even worse bumbling is beyond us. But, we did a search, and, hey ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2008

    Jesus Pan. Really?

    The recently fashionable practice of hawking disgraced ponzi-meister Bernie Madoff items on eBay has spread to most of the other firms which have tanked in recent months.Why people would want items commemorating vast, endemic fraud and even worse bumbling is beyond us. But, we did a search, and, hey ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    June 24, 2008

    Vinyl Mania

    Eleven hours, one big-ass record store

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2008

    Oscar Winner's Penis-Painting Beau Strikes Out

    Eleven hours, one big-ass record store

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2008

    Sweaty, Cummy Clothes For Sale!

    Eleven hours, one big-ass record store

  • Music

    December 26, 2006

    Perfect From Now On

    New Year's resolutions, many of which are likely to be broken by the time you read this

  • Music

    September 26, 2006

    Too Drunk to Blog

    Rare/obscure punk rockers find new life online

  • Screens

    June 13, 2006

    Talk Therapy

    A penny for your thoughts? Ether.com aims to be the eBay of personal opinion

  • NYC Life

    April 18, 2006

    Hermès Bag for $200?

    Rules for protecting yourself on eBay

  • NYC Life

    April 11, 2006

    Kicks—in the Flesh

    Sneaker heads unite in Chelsea

  • Music

    May 24, 2005

    Post-Bop Shopping

    For fans in general and collectors in particular, a crucial social locus enters the virtual age

  • NYC Life

    March 15, 2005

    Made in Morocco

    Stash the rocker belts, it's time to go Bohemian

  • Screens

    March 8, 2005

    Adults Gone Wild

    U.K. slut site makes the supposedly open-minded U.S. look like a puritanical Allahcracy

  • NYC Life

    February 3, 2004

    Add to Cart

    Fashion Shopping Online

  • News

    July 2, 2002

    Digital Bandits

    Fashion Shopping Online

  • NYC Life

    June 11, 2002

    Listings

    Fashion Shopping Online

  • Columns

    May 8, 2001

    NY Mirror

    Fashion Shopping Online

  • Music

    December 5, 2000
  • News

    August 1, 2000

    Sports

    Fashion Shopping Online

  • News

    May 16, 2000

    We Hear and eBay

    Proving Money Says Just One Thing: Submit

  • NYC Life

    August 24, 1999
  • News

    June 15, 1999
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