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Seattle sells 5 public toilets on eBay

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle's five problem-plagued public toilets could be yours if you're flush with money.

Seattle sells five of its troubled public toilets on eBay

City officials decided to pull the plug on the multimillion-dollar self-cleaning toilet stalls and instead put them on the auction site eBay.

Seattle sells five of its troubled public toilets on eBay

City officials decided to pull the plug on the multimillion-dollar self-cleaning toilet stalls and instead put them on the auction site eBay.

Seattle sells five of its troubled public toilets on eBay

City officials decided to pull the plug on the multimillion-dollar self-cleaning toilet stalls and instead put them on the auction site eBay.

eBay Success Story, Entrepreneur and Author of 'The Guru's Guide to eBay,' Expert Greg Kusch, to Host Seminar in Santa Monica, California August 23, 2008

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EBay (EBAY) NewsBite - EBay Price Target Slashed

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Seattle sells five of its troubled public toilets on eBay

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Seattle sells 5 of its troubled toilets on eBay

City officials decided to pull the plug on the multimillion-dollar self-cleaning toilet stalls and instead put them on the auction site eBay (nasdaq: EBAY - news - people ).

EBay Abandons Plans For PayPal Monopoly

An anonymous reader writes "eBay's has lost its fight to ban all payment methods except PayPal. When Paypal originally announced the scheme it was to be global, but they began with a dry run in Australia to test the reaction of government and consumer authorities. In the public slanging match that followed between eBay and the regulatory ACCC, eBay spammed users claiming it was fighting for 'safety benefits for consumers.' Fortunately the consumers won. Conceded eBay vice president Simon Smith, 'While we disagree with the ACCC's draft notice, we have decided to withdraw the notification to stop any further confusion and disruption among the eBay community.' Nevertheless eBay insists PayPal is now always offered as a payment option. Have big corporations finally learned that they can go too far? More chillingly, if eBay had launched the sc

Marketplace Research by Terapeak Offered as Alternative to eBay Marketplace Research

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Seattle Flushes $5M High-Tech Toilets

theodp writes "Hopes were high back in 2004 as Seattle's posh public potties opened for business. But four years later, city officials have said good riddance to the five high-tech toilets, self-cleaning and cylindrical, that had cost Seattle $5 million. The city unloaded them on eBay for just $12,549. The commodes had become filthy hide-outs for drug use and prostitution."

Seattle sells 5 of its troubled toilets on eBay

City officials decided to pull the plug on the multimillion-dollar self-cleaning toilet stalls and instead put them on the auction site eBay.

Seattle sells 5 of its troubled toilets on eBay

City officials decided to pull the plug on the multimillion-dollar self-cleaning toilet stalls and instead put them on the auction site eBay.

Seattle sells 5 of its troubled toilets on eBay

City officials decided to pull the plug on the multimillion-dollar self-cleaning toilet stalls and instead put them on the auction site eBay.

Seattle Sells 5 Of Its Troubled Toilets On EBay

City officials decided to pull the plug on the multimillion-dollar self-cleaning toilet stalls and instead put them on the auction site eBay.

Seattle sells 5 of its troubled toilets on eBay

City officials decided to pull the plug on the multimillion-dollar self-cleaning toilet stalls and instead put them on the auction site eBay.

Seattle sells 5 of its troubled toilets on eBay

City officials decided to pull the plug on the multimillion-dollar self-cleaning toilet stalls and instead put them on the auction site eBay.

Seattle sells 5 of its troubled toilets on eBay

City officials decided to pull the plug on the multimillion-dollar self-cleaning toilet stalls and instead put them on the auction site eBay.

No one on eBay wants Seattle's auto-toilets

SEATTLE — The city's plan to auction its five high-tech, self-cleaning toilets on eBay attracted no bids, according to

Belgian Tribunal Dismisses L'Oreal Claims in eBay Lawsuit

eBay said the Belgian Tribunal de Commerce has dismissed all claims by L'Oreal brought against eBay regarding the sale of counterfeit items. eBay issued a statement published on the eBay corporate blog "This is the second successful court ruling in a row for eBay, both supporting our view that controlling prices and distribution reduces consumer choice. The litigation of counterfeits against eBay has been exposed as merely a stalking horse. eBay provides a vibrant and trusted marketplace that gives European consumers a good deal. We work to tackle the menace of counterfeit through action and co-operation with rights owners."

Flush with frustration, Seattle sells 5 of its public toilets on eBay for $89,000 each

City officials decided to pull the plug on the multimillion-dollar self-cleaning toilet stalls and instead put them on the auction site eBay.

eBay Watch: iPhone Apps, Free eBay Alternative

EBay delays mandatory shipping specifications until August, eBay apps for the new iPhone are out now and eBay offers Fixed Price listings promotions. Plus, we take a look at the free eBay alternative selling site, Flippid.com, and also offer hints and tips from eBay sellers.

City dumps auto-toilets on eBay

SEATTLE — Seattle will auction its five high-tech, self-cleaning toilets starting Wednesday on eBay, according to

Seattle relieved to lose its high-tech toilets

A man waits for his turn to use an automated public toilet, near Seattle's famous Pike Place Market. The five high-tech self-cleaning toilets cost Seattle $5 million but sold online for just $12,549.

Hitting it big on eBay: New extinct species, futuristic toilets

Richard Harrington, an officer in the UK's Royal Entomological Society, probably thought that chunk of amber with an insect trapped inside that he bid for on eBay would make a nice paperweight -- but he didn't expect that the dead critter would be a representative of a previously unknown species, one that would end up being named for him. Meanwhile, a racetrack owner was happy to buy some practically new high-tech toilets from the city of Seattle, whose hopes for the futuristic commodes were dashed when they became a home base for drug users and prostitutes. Seattle sold the toilets for less than one percent of what it paid for them just four years ago.

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