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Online bargain hunters who also enjoy interactive gaming are in for a treat: Outbid.com, which launched last week, brings together the social interactivity of Twitter, the intensity of an auction house and the vibe of a sports bar.

Almost daily we receive promotions for new Web sites that offer to trim our costs by using the auction model to let vendors competitively bid to fulfill our needs. SpareFoot.com is one of them. This site began as a place where those who had space, such as a homeowner with an empty bedroom, could...

Word on the street is that eBay is trying to be nicer to its customers in order to win some of them back. Ticked off buyers and sellers around the world have made it no secret that things at eBay haven't been good for a while.One example: eBay has gone "PayPal only" in Australia, and people think...

If you've ever bought an item off eBay, then you probably know about the misery of snipers. Just when you think that you're about to get the cell phone you wanted at an incredibly cheap price, some scumbucket sweeps in and outbids you by a lousy fifty cents. You find yourself staring at the screen,...