I buy and sell items on ebay on a regular basis and so far have not had any major problems, other than a few items being lost in the post, which have always been promptly replaced. I do however; tend to assume that most ebay users are honest. This article made me rethink that. Sheryl Johnson sold items on ebay that she did not actually own and managed to make £800 from the exercise. Police traced her because she had given her victims her name and address so they could send her cheques. She admitted to two counts of fraud and has been given a twelve month supervision order.

With Christmas coming up and finances getting a little tight I have been looking around at Loans. I found this website that offers a good loan comparison service. They have various types of loans including unsecured loans and homeowner loans. Their best buy table shows you the top loans that are available now. They show the amount that you can borrow, the typical Apr and also give you more detailed information. The most useful thing about this website is being able to compare the important things like the loan amount and the Apr across a range of products and companies.

Nintendo have launched two new DS Lite bundle packs in time for Christmas. They come in a choice of gold or metallic pink. The gold console comes with The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass whilst the pink console comes with Nintendogs. They will be launched in the US on the 23 November with a UK release date to be confirmed later.

I was looking around at garage flooring and found this website called cayguygarage.com that has a range of floor tiles and other flooring solutions. They have a good range of grated garage flooring that is perfect for workshops and garages. It is slip resistant when wet and not affected by hot tyres. It also comes with a 12 year warranty and free delivery within the US.

In his first major speech on the environment Gordon Brown has suggested introducing cash incentives for retailers who offer green alternatives to plastic carrier bags. One idea is to cut the VAT on long-life carrier bags to give retailers a financial reason to switch. He hopes that this would encourage to the elimination of single use bags in favour of longer lasting alternatives.

It has emerged that some phone companies are charging customers as much as £195 reconnect their phone when they move house. Previously phone companies could charge people to connect their phone when they moved to a newly built property. Now many customers can sign up for a land line service from a firm who rents the line from BT. The problem with this is that when customers want to switch companies when they move house they are charged £125 to make the switch at the local exchange. Some so called exit fees work out as much as £195.

This is an interesting concept but so simple it make me wonder why all pizza places don’t already do it. Papa John’s restaurants in the US have started taking pizza orders by text. You first have to register online to create an account; you can then set up several favourite orders that you can text in, anytime you are feeling a bit peckish. I wonder whether this will take off in the UK.

If you need a loan you might want to check out Complete Loan Source. They offer a range of loans including Car Loans, payday loans and Bad Credit Loans. They offer both personal loans and commercial loans that are ideal for businesses or people who are self employed. They also offer something called a no fax payday loan which means you can complete the whole loan process online with no need to fax any documents. For other loans you can apply also online by completing the no obligation online form and someone will get back to you to discuss what sort of loan they can offer you.

If you need a new tuxedo but don’t have a great deal of cash you might want to head down to Asda. They have recently introduced a tuxedo that retails at £35. It is pre Christmas special and is on sale as part of the supermarkets George range. If you need a shirt and bow tie you can purchase those separately for an additional £8. Bargain.

If you still haven’t managed to get your hands on a Wii and were hoping for one for Christmas you may be disappointed. Nintendo has warned that there is a chronic shortage of consoles. High street retailers have been struggling to keep up with demand of the ever popular console which has been in short supply since it was released. Websites such as wii-consoles.co.uk have even been set up to let people know when stock does become available. Without sounding too smug, I am very happy with my Wii.