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6 alternatives to eBay for selling items online.

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eBay is one of the most popular places to sell things online. Whether you’re getting ready for a cross-country move, earnestly clearing your house of clutter, or just trying to make money, it’s not your only option. Here are some other sites to try. 6 alternatives to eBay for selling items online 1. Bonanza According to a 2016 survey about places to sell things online, this site was the one respondents would  most likely recommend to friends .  Bonanza doesn’t charge setup or listing fees , which makes it an appealing option if you’re worried about potentially spending more than you earn when selling through the Internet. You will have to  pay a fee of 3.5 percent  of the price of the item sold. That’s less than either Amazon or eBay. The site also gives you a seller statistics dashboard. It shows details like how many people clicked on your items or the number of things sold in a given period. By using it, you could track trends that improve future ...

The 3 worst microtransaction schemes in video game history.

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For all of the internet outrage surrounding video games and its culture, perhaps the only thing that everyone agrees to hate is  microtransactions . For those out of the loop, microtransactions are small purchases involving real money that give some sort of benefit or content in-game. These purchases often appear as “loot boxes” or some form of premium currency that is either impossible or incredibly inconvenient to earn in-game. Microtransactions have crept into every conceivable game genre and triple-A franchise. Their astronomical profitability makes publishers require that developers include them in their games. Publishers after discovering the magic words “loot box” While there are some big games that arguably do microtransactions right, such as Fortnite and Overwatch, publishers have continued to push the limit of gamers’ tolerance towards the prominence of in-game purchases. Here are some of the worst examples of microtransactions in gaming. The worst microtran...

eBay launches new program to sell your old smartphone instantly.

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eBay is still one of the best resources we have to sell things, both new and old, for a fraction of the market price. Even with competitors like  OfferUp  and  Letgo  being successful, they’re on smaller scales. eBay is the OG for discounts and funky stuff that you can’t really find anywhere else. Yesterday, eBay made a post in its  blog  that the old dog was learning new tricks by launching a new program:  Instant Selling for smartphones . The program could bring in a huge amount of traffic to a website that’s still holding its own after 23 years of business. Instant Selling allows you to s ell old smartphones and get paid for them almost immediately.  The seller doesn’t have to set a price to create a listing, eBay does all of that for you. In a few minutes, you’ll enter the model of your phone and if it is eligible, you can trade it in for what eBay says is an offer that could be  nearly 40% higher than most phone reta...

The 3 worst microtransaction schemes in video game history.

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For all of the internet outrage surrounding video games and its culture, perhaps the only thing that everyone agrees to hate is  microtransactions . For those out of the loop, microtransactions are small purchases involving real money that give some sort of benefit or content in-game. These purchases often appear as “loot boxes” or some form of premium currency that is either impossible or incredibly inconvenient to earn in-game. Microtransactions have crept into every conceivable game genre and triple-A franchise. Their astronomical profitability makes publishers require that developers include them in their games. Publishers after discovering the magic words “loot box” While there are some big games that arguably do microtransactions right, such as Fortnite and Overwatch, publishers have continued to push the limit of gamers’ tolerance towards the prominence of in-game purchases. Here are some of the worst examples of microtransactions in gaming. The worst microtransa...

Top 10 virtual reality console games.

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Regular old console games just not doing it for you anymore? Tired of holding that boring old controller? Fear not: its time to put on your headset and step into the world of VR. More and more consoles are taking the step into virtual reality, and with more VR platforms to choose from than ever, it’s easy and affordable to make virtual reality an actual reality. Not sure what to play? Here’s our list of the 10 best VR console games. All the games listed below are available on multiple consoles and headsets from the PS4 to the HTC Vive, so be sure to double check for compatibility before you buy! Top 10 virtual reality console games SUPERHOT DOWNLOAD NOW ► 7 'John Wick' meets 'The Matrix' in this refreshingly original take on the shooter genre. In SUPERHOT, time only moves when you move. You're in the middle of a gunfight with a bunch of baddies and you freeze. Guess what? Time freezes too. The bad guys are stuck in place, bullets stop midai...

The future is here: New device lets you control your dreams.

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Have you ever been aware that you’re dreaming? You’re in the middle of a dream and suddenly you’re acutely conscious that what you’re seeing is not in fact real, but rather a projection from your own mind? This rare state of semi-consciousness is called  lucid dreaming  and if you’ve already experienced it you know firsthand how incredible, how endlessly freeing it can be. If you’ve never been lucky enough to have one – and don’t be disheartened; they’re exceedingly rare – the  Lucid Dreamer  is about to give you the opportunity. How does this work? In development by neuroscientists  Derk Mulder  and  AndrĂ© Keizer , the Lucid Dreamer is a wearable device that utilizes  advanced algorithms  to detect when the wearer starts to dream. These algorithms rely on electrical signals from the brain, detecting the onset of a dream accurately and consistently. It also uses light and audio stimulation, which are long-known methods for ...