https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Italians spent over €3 billion on Christmas gifts this year, but many of the recipients are now readying to sell them on as they try to claw back the cash they spent over the period or buy something they actually want. https://www.thelocal.it/20161228/regifting-millions-of-italians-ready-to-sell-unwanted-christmas-presents Wed, 28 Dec 2016 10:59:35 +0100 regifting-millions-of-italians-ready-to-sell-unwanted-christmas-presents An Italian woman is celebrating after being told she could convert 15 million lire into euros - just a few weeks short of a deadline to exchange the former national currency. https://www.thelocal.it/20160114/italy-woman-cashes-in-millions-of-lira-found-in-e-bay-chest Thu, 14 Jan 2016 12:48:25 +0100 italy-woman-cashes-in-millions-of-lira-found-in-e-bay-chest Italy's defence ministry has put a fleet of official cars up for sale on eBay, including BMW and Fiat models, as part of the government's latest effort to reduce the deficit. https://www.thelocal.it/20150227/italys-defence-ministry-sells-bmws-on-ebay Fri, 27 Feb 2015 12:49:00 +0100 italys-defence-ministry-sells-bmws-on-ebay Photos showing far-right Northern League leader Matteo Salvini posing half-naked for a gossip magazine have been put up for auction on the online auction website eBay, with the proceeds going to an anti-abortion organization and a cancer charity. https://www.thelocal.it/20141215/semi-nude-pics-of-far-right-leader-auctioned-on-ebay Mon, 15 Dec 2014 17:47:00 +0100 semi-nude-pics-of-far-right-leader-auctioned-on-ebay Almost 100 luxury official cars, including a fleet of Maseratis, remain unsold after Italian government tried to auction them off on eBay in an effort to shore-up much needed cash. https://www.thelocal.it/20140929/ebay-users-snub-italys-luxury-cars Mon, 29 Sep 2014 17:17:00 +0200 ebay-users-snub-italys-luxury-cars An Italian TV show managed to coax Pope Francis into handing over his white skull cap and has already raised over €100,000 in less than 24 hours by putting it on eBay. https://www.thelocal.it/20140919/popes-skull-cap-raises-over-100000-on-ebay Fri, 19 Sep 2014 10:25:00 +0200 popes-skull-cap-raises-over-100000-on-ebay Italy's government on Friday said it had raised €371,400 so far in an eBay auction of luxury official cars in a symbolic effort to cut outrageous spending by ministries that has sparked public anger. https://www.thelocal.it/20140418/italy-raises-370000-from-ebay-luxury-car-sale Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:55:00 +0200 italy-raises-370000-from-ebay-luxury-car-sale They went on strike and called on Italy’s new Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to help save their jobs. Now, as 419 employees at an American technology company face unemployment, they’ve put themselves up for sale on eBay. https://www.thelocal.it/20140402/for-sale-on-ebay-italian-engineers-2 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:16:00 +0200 for-sale-on-ebay-italian-engineers-2 Police in Naples are on the hunt for the person trying to sell a piece of the ancient city of Pompeii, one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world, on eBay. https://www.thelocal.it/20140113/shock-after-pompeii-relic-put-up-for-sale-on-ebay Mon, 13 Jan 2014 11:00:00 +0100 shock-after-pompeii-relic-put-up-for-sale-on-ebay Radio listeners in northern Italy are being given the chance to work with a team of DJs from Radio Number One for the day, with all proceeds from the eBay auction going towards building a new hospital for children suffering from leukaemia. https://www.thelocal.it/20131127/italian-radio-show-auctioned-on-ebay Wed, 27 Nov 2013 11:20:00 +0100 italian-radio-show-auctioned-on-ebay