sold on

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Umansky isn’t sold on California’s proposed billionaire tax—warning that the initiative is shortsighted, and could end up doing more harm than good.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Hayek Jr. claimed the situation at its stores has calmed down following Monday's launch and said he did not criticise resellers, who have sold on the pocket watch for vast amounts.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

“The average household has $3,000 to $4,000 of stuff that could be sold on eBay,” Jamie Iannone, eBay’s CEO since 2020, told Yahoo Finance in an interview last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

The Office for Product Safety and Standards should look into whether toys containing asbestos are being sold on online marketplaces, which have less regulation, she added.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Since starting in the car business more than a decade ago, Golomb has sold, on average, about twenty cars a month, which is more than double what the average car salesman sells.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell