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HOWTO Become an eBay Millionaire

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If you’re considering opening up a shop to sell any kind of merchandise, you might want to skip the store rent expenses and sell out of your home. Hundreds of thousands of small business owners have created profitable businesses using eBay rather than their own storefront. Would-be marketers have caught on to the craze and ... Continue reading this article…

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Bid for Lunch With Warren Buffett Update

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If you’ve been bidding on eBay’s auction for lunch with Warren Buffett, you may want to know that the highest bid is currently $455,100. That’s the highest price this annual event has raised is the few years of its existence. The auction opened yesterday and will end on the June 29, so get our your ... Continue reading this article…

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Eat Steak With Warren Buffett

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Warren Buffett will be once again auctioning off the pleasure of dining with him. Last year, he raised $351,100. This year, he’ll be in New York at Smith & Wollensky. The auction will take place with the help of eBay and will begin on June 22, so get your checkbooks ready.

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Carnival of Personal Finance #46

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Welcome to the latest Carnival of Personal Finance, edition number 46. For those coming to Consumerism Commentary for the first time, you can learn a little bit about me, Flexo, and this blog. You can also peruse through what I’ve arbitrarily decided were my “best” blog entries of 2005. Thanks to everyone who submitted an ... Continue reading this article…

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Who Wants To Buy a Millionaire Show?

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If you’ve ever wanted a hit television program franchise without having to do the development work, now is your chance. The rights for the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? hit television show is being auctioned off. If you happen to be the top bidder, you’re getting more than just an international television sensation. All ... Continue reading this article…

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Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Strategies

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Just like for the older Xbox, the new Xbox 360 costs more to manufacture than Microsoft charges for the system. The retail price is $399 (which will eventually be cut down, which is the pattern for video game consoles) but the cost for all of the components is $552.27. Microsoft must believe that people who ... Continue reading this article…

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Regular Rundown

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* Google breaks past $400 * MIT presents its new $100 laptop, whose special features include a hand crank. * Interview with ex-head of IRS: Honest guys are getting screwed. * Gift cards have tricky fees. * States ranked by highest average closing costs when buying a house. There’s more variation in the top 10 ... Continue reading this article…

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