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    Me, talking to sky news. BOYCOTT EBAY! SUPPORT THE SELLERS BOYCOTT.

    Posted on: Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 in: Favorite news items

    Sellers Revolt As Ebay Changes
    Julia Reid
    Sky News reporter
    Updated:06:51, Tuesday April 29, 2008
    The auction website eBay says it is not worried by the prospect of a global boycott by sellers and thinks their complaints are ‘unfair’.
    Hundreds of sellers are expected to stage a strike starting on May 1, over changes they say are crippling their […]

    The city of Plymouth, Devon: A polished “T*rd”

    Posted on: Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 in: Plymouth, Favorite news items

    As some of you may know, i reside in Devon. No, not the green fields, quaint villages, coves, beaches and rolling hills you see on TV, but the violent chav-town and dump that is Plymouth. A shadow of its former self, a once prosperous navy and garrison town, now we have bedsits, “everything’s a pound” […]

    Torbay council tells people “PAINT YOUR HOUSE OR WE’LL TAKE YOU TO COURT!!!”

    Posted on: Friday, February 22nd, 2008 in: Favorite news items

    Flicking through the BBC news website I came across this interesting snippet. It would seem the powers at be at Torbay Borough council are trying to force homeowners to paint the outsides of their house if its looks scruffy. They are telling people that if you don’t do this, you will be sued! (At the […]

    Ebay once again shoots the sellers in the foot. This has to be the dumbest decision out of a pot of very bad moves ebay has made.

    Posted on: Friday, February 8th, 2008 in: Favorite news items

    Ok, i know this post is not quite relevant to our main site, but as a part time ebay seller i had to post something, and would welcome responses from other ebay sellers. Ebay, if you didnt know has just introduced their most stupid plan yet, to remove the ability for sellers to leave bad […]

    …those lazy spoilt sods at royal mail

    Posted on: Friday, October 5th, 2007 in: Favorite news items

    I cannot believe that royal mail have disrupted deliveries again. They are shooting themselves in the foot by doing this. They should be grateful they have decent jobs. The service from royal mail has gone from bad to worse and I, as a business owner, would not think twice about dropping them in favor of […]

    ello ello ello. whats goin’ on ‘ere then?

    Posted on: Tuesday, August 21st, 2007 in: Favorite news items

    Enquirer Message: We are requiring a non slip surface on to a concrete floor. The problem is that although this surface is walked on at times it forms part of a firing range and so the surface coating has to be \”bullet proof\” (west Yorkshire police)
    Dear Sir, thank you for your question. We mainly supply […]

    The Uk housing market, more boom or will it bust? Tell us what you think below.

    Posted on: Monday, August 20th, 2007 in: housing market, Favorite news items

    Why the UK property market is heading for a nasty fall
    By John Stepek
    August 15 2007
    There’s no doubt that the housing market is starting to look a little peaky. The latest report from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) found that the number of people looking for a home fell at the fastest rate in […]