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'I made £2,500+ selling old crisp bags on eBay' - how to make a packet flogging your rubbish

An eBay seller has told how she's made over £2,500 selling empty crisp bags from the Eighties on the online auction site. But vintage packaging isn't the only rubbish you can make a packet from - hard though it is to believe, buyers snap up all sorts of nick-nacks, from old toilet roll tubes to empty jam jars.

18 May 2021

eBay shakes up seller fees and switches to direct payments – what you need to know

eBay sellers will soon be paid directly into their bank rather than into PayPal accounts. It means PayPal will no longer take a slice of your earnings, but eBay's hiking fees. We explain the full details on what's happening and who the winners and losers are

26 November 2020

Facebook and eBay urged to act to stop fake reviews

The competitions watchdog has called on online giants Facebook and eBay to act urgently to stop fake and misleading reviews appearing on their sites, after finding evidence of a "thriving marketplace" for false online reviews

21 June 2019

eBay to offer sellers 1,000 free listings – but watch out for final value fees

eBay is increasing the number of free monthly listings for sellers from 20 to 1,000 - but remember, you'll still need to pay a fee if your item sells

30 January 2019

Facebook takes on eBay and Gumtree with its own online marketplace for app users

Facebook is launching its own free-to-use classified-ads platform for buying and selling goods locally

4 October 2016

Eat neighbours' food for free + 21 more hacks

Including Amazon delivery trick, free roaming, iPhone 7 saver, free credit score

21 September 2016

19 shopping tricks they want kept schtum

From 25% off gift cards to decoding price tags, haggling online, free Amazon delivery tricks & more

18 May 2016

Budget 2016: Online sellers and room-renters given £1,000 tax breaks

People renting a room out are among those who will benefit from two new £1,000 tax breaks from April 2017

16 March 2016

60 MoneySaving life hacks

'Amazon delivery trick' tool, beat spam texts, exploit eBay spellng mishtkes, slash Sky bill, buy stolen goods and more

9 September 2015

Guest comment: MoneySaving tips for people facing the extra costs of disability

Members of charity Scope's online community share their MoneySaving tips for cutting the extra costs of disability

23 June 2015

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