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Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

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“Massive identity theft incoming”: Age-verified Roblox accounts are popping up on eBay

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

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The “Kabuto King” is buying up all the first edition Kabuto Pokémon cards, causing a surge in pricing and demand

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

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“Sneaky, sneaky”: Customer boycotting Target orders a laundry basket from eBay—is shocked when it arrives from Target

Susan is a freelance writer following humanity one UGC at a time.

Susan LaMarca

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Fyre Festival name auctioned off on eBay for $245K: “Why would anyone wanna buy a brand that is known for being a huge scam?

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

Rebekah Harding

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“Getting $300+ each for them”: People are reselling Sydney Sweeney’s bathwater soap for hundreds on eBay

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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‘$10,000 easy’: T-Mobile worker says your iPhone could be worth thousands. Here’s what to check for

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

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Ebay Take a Stand

eBay blocks Jan. 6 Lectern Guy’s miniature podium tributes to the Capitol riot

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

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‘That explains why I never see Legos’: Man says he caught Goodwill workers reselling the best items on eBay

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

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‘I don’t use the platform anymore and neither should you’: Ex-eBay seller issues warning about selling goods because of this loophole she discovered

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

Victoria’s Secret worker says she got fired for dumpster diving and selling the products on eBay

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‘I don’t even think I stole’: Victoria’s Secret worker says she got fired for dumpster diving, selling the products on eBay

Buyer catches eBay and Poshmark seller fraudulently trying to raise price on coat

Ebay Fraud

‘They’re lying to me’: Buyer catches eBay and Poshmark seller fraudulently trying to raise price on coat

Audra Schroeder was a senior entertainment writer at the Daily Dot, focusing on streaming, comedy, and music. Her work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

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Starbucks accused of profiting from Palestinian suffering with watermelon mug. But the mug isn’t new

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

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‘I have never seen this picture before in my life’: Airbnb host says artwork was swapped by a guest

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

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‘Who would pay this much?’: ‘Top Secret’ notebook from Depp-Heard trial sells on eBay for $15K, sparking debate

You can find her byline in Vice, Teen Vogue, Epic, and the Independent, among other publications. You can find her on Twitter @GagliardoSilver.

Victoria Gagliardo-Silver

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‘There is no help hotline that I can call’: eBay seller says she was randomly suspended and can’t withdraw the ‘thousands’ she’s made. Other sellers say the same thing happened (updated)