A crowd cheered as a even larger Confederate flag was hoisted above Interstates 4 and 75 on Sunday. ...more

October 13, 2008

Patricia Ohlemiller packed up her Edmund Scientific Astroscan telescope recently and headed to the Gaithersburg, Md., iSold It eBay drop-off center. She hoped to recoup $150, minus commission, of its original $350 value. ...more

October 12, 2008

EBay Inc. is eliminating 1,600 jobs, about 10 percent of its work force. The online auction site operator will cut 1,000 full-time employees and let several hundred temporary and part-time workers go. It will also leave some open positions unfilled. ...more

October 7, 2008

UserNameCheck.com When you think up that perfect new handle for storming social networks and other registration-only sites across the Web, run it through UserNameCheck.com first. The application's purpose is simple: to tell you whether that name is already in use at a pretty impressive list of sites, from Delicious and Digg to eBay and Xbox Live. The list of checks can take some time, so grab a cup of coffee. ...more

October 6, 2008

With millions of dollars in surplus property gathering dust in warehouses across the city, officials think they have found a faster way to unload their unwanted merchandise. ...more

October 6, 2008

Webber International University in Polk County has put the naming rights to its newest 2-acre structure up for bid on eBay. Those who wish to contribute to the small business school in Babson Park need not be affluent, university President Keith Wade said. ...more

October 1, 2008

With a winning bid of just $1.75, a Chicago woman has won an auction for an abandoned home in Saginaw. Joanne Smith, 30, recently was the top bidder for the home during an auction on eBay, The Saginaw News reported. Her bid was one of eight for the home. ...more

October 1, 2008

Dave Webster and his wife, Leslie, Tampa Bay Rays fans for a decade, plan to drive 1,750 miles from El Paso, Texas, to St. Petersburg this week in the hope of finding tickets for the Rays' playoff home stand Thursday and Friday. ...more

September 30, 2008

Pease tell me about my old Singer sewing machine in a cabinet. It is marked Model 15-91. It still works and has the original accessories. ...more

September 11, 2008

JetBlue Airways Corp. is auctioning off more than 300 roundtrip flights and six vacation packages this week on eBay, with opening bids set between 5 and 10 cents. ...more

September 8, 2008