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Antique silver bowl produced by Scottish craftsman selling for £700 on eBay

See the antique silver bowl produced by Scottish craftsman Dr John Finlayson Laing selling for £700 on eBay.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 18, 2025

Edwyn Collins: ‘If I come across awkwardly – so what?’

INTERVIEW: The former Orange Juice frontman talks to Craig McLean about his new album, the Keir Starmer connection, the aphasia he experiences after his double stroke, and his unfailing optimism

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025

‘There’s no stress’: gamers go offline in retro console revival

Trend to fix or buy consoles such as Game Gear or Nintendo 64s may reflect a desire for internet-free fun

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2025

Historic King James V silver coin selling for £900

A HISTORIC hammered silver James 5th Scottish Groat coin is being sold on eBay for £975 ...

The National (Scotland) · Feb 12, 2025

Rare Commonwealth Games £2 coin selling for £5000

A RARE £2 coin celebrating the Commonwealth Games held in a Scottish city is being sold on eBay for a staggering £5000 ...

The National (Scotland) · Feb 12, 2025

eBay scammers handed suspended prison sentences for selling 'dangerous' fake electric chargers

Foysal Habib, 44 and Abu Sufian, 50 pleaded guilty to selling counterfeit items on the online marketplace

Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025

Voices: I’m selling my entire flat on eBay – and not even HMRC will stop me

COMMENT: Without the support of my father, who passed away last year, I turned to online marketplaces to make a little extra cash – and now I’m on a roll, writes Charlotte Cripps. But new rules for sellers might scupper my side hustle...

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2025

“It had been really poorly refinished with chunks of wood missing. And you know what? It may be the best-sounding Strat I’ve got”: How Andy Timmons gave a bargain guitar a new lease of life – taking inspiration from Hendrix and Beck

The virtuoso has owned “a long chain of guitars” throughout his decades-spanning career but calls one Strat he bought off eBay a particularly memorable find

Guitar World · Feb 7, 2025

Gameboy, Nintendogs, Tamagotchi: how London fell hard for the vintage games' renaissance

Londoners are ditching new games for those they played as children. Restoring old consoles has become a lucrative pass-time

Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2025

Viral Trader Joe's mini insulated tote is back — but there's a customer limit

The lunchboxes once again have customers running to Trader Joe’s stores nationwide

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025