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AuctionBytes-Update Number 24 - October 22, 2000 - ISSN 1528-6703

AuctionBytes-Update is a free newsletter for online auction buyers and sellers. Read reviews of online-auction products and services, tips on being more efficient, and the latest on antiques and collectibles. AuctionBytes-Update is published by email twice a month. (Print it out for easier reading.)

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IN THIS ISSUE:
1) From the Editor
2) Yellow Pages Directory
3) Online Auction Consignment for "Offline" Owners
4) Payment Systems on Auction Sites
5) Behind the Scenes: Chiquita Shares Her "Martha Stewart" Experience
6) Yahoo for Autos
7) PriceRadar's Found in the Attic: Mid-Life Crisis
8) Collector's Corner
9) Second-Hand Rose: Books, Pawnbrokers
10) This & That
11) Newsflash
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1) FROM THE EDITOR

I am pleased to bring you our anniversary issue of AuctionBytes-Update. One year ago we began publishing this newsletter and the AuctionBytes.com Web site. We were excited about online auctions and how they were changing people's lives and bringing people together.

I would like to thank our writers and editors for bringing some great articles to you. Their range and depth of knowledge is impressive and allowed us to cover a wide variety of topics.

Since we began, many products and services have been created to help auction users become more efficient. There are many software programs for listing auctions, online payment services are widely accepted with each of the three major auction sites introducing their own services, and there are more auction sites available!

We are even more enthusiastic about auctions and collecting than ever. We will continue to announce new products and evaluate them in the newsletter. We have gone one step further: we have added a Rating & Review feature to the AuctionBytes Yellow Pages so that now YOU can review auction tools and share your opinions with your fellow auction users. The Yellow Pages directory lists auction- and collecting-related products and services. David explains the new feature in this issue -- please let us know what you think.

And thank you for being the best readers in the world! Here's to the year ahead.

Ina Steiner, Editor
email:
ina@auctionbytes.com

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2) A Chance to Be Heard: Yellow Pages Rating & Review
by David Steiner

Now you can praise your favorite auction software, criticize an online payment service, and share your opinions and experiences! We have added a Rating and Review feature to the AuctionBytes Yellow Pages.

Before you buy an auction product or service, see what others think about it! Companies can be rated from 1 to 5 stars (5 being best), and a review of the service can be posted.

The company reviewed will receive a copy of the review and will have a chance to reply! This will help them keep touch with their users and may even prompt them to make positive changes if warranted. The companies that we have spoken to are interested to hear what their customers are thinking.

When leaving a review, please be honest in your assessment of the product, just as you would leave honest feedback for a buyer or seller on eBay. We also urge you to be constructive in your comments. If you like a service let others know why you were happy with it and what features you particularly liked. If you feel that a product wasn't up to your expectations, leave a review telling people why you were unsatisfied. We feel that in a short time, this section will give you a great sense of what services your peers are using and why they're using them.

We are building the AuctionBytes Yellow Pages to be an area where online auction users can find everything that they need to buy and sell online. Categories include auction sites, appraisal services and auction management software; and stores that sell supplies for the collector, such as comic book sleeves, coin supplies and bubble wrap. You can browse the Yellow Pages by category or search by product name.

We also have online coupon technology that allows companies to advertise special offers and discounts for users. (Note that auction companies receive a free Yellow Pages listing that includes company name, URL and email address. They may choose to upgrade for a small annual fee in order to describe their offerings and take advantage of the coupon technology.)

We've tried to make the Yellow Pages as user friendly as possible. Registration is not required to use the Yellow Pages, but if you want to leave a rating or review, simply choose a username and password and register. Your username will be included next to reviews that you leave.

We're very excited about the Yellow Pages and want you to enjoy it and utilize it. We also welcome your feedback about it. If there are listings or categories that we have missed, let us know! If you have questions or comments, email them to me at
dsteiner@auctionbytes.com .

Spread the word! You can shop, save money, and be heard!

You can access the AuctionBytes Yellow Pages from the home page or go directly to:
http://www.auctionbytes.com/bin/bizdirectory/biz-dir-index.pl

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3) Online Auction Consignment for "Offline" Owners
by Ina Steiner

Two consignment services have started to help people sell on online auction sites. TIAS.com Online Auction Consigment Centers and MyEZsale.com are designed for people with hard-to-ship items, people who have no computer skills or for auction sellers who want to move more product with outside help.

Simply drop off your item at one of their locations and fill out a listing form. Both companies charge sellers listing fees and commissions. TIAS.com takes a higher commission, but does more work for you.

TIAS.com operates its online-auction consignment centers at antique malls, and uses eBay only. The listing fee is $8 per item and includes digital images taken of each item, description writing and all eBay fees, including a reserve if you wish to set one. If the item sells, TIAS.com takes 30% of the selling price. The service includes packing & shipping, which is done by the TIAS.com consignment agent.

TIAS.com currently has 14 locations, but plans a national rollout.

AAA I-76 Antique Mall - Ravenna, OH
Antiqueland at Old Town Spring - Spring, TX
Antiqueland at Spring - Spring, TX
Avonlea Antique Mall - Jacksonville, FL
Brass Armadillo - Phoenix, AZ
Carriage House Antique Mall - Jacksonville, FL
Country Meadows Antique Mall - Independence, MO
Forestwood Antique Mall - Dallas, TX
Medina Antique Mall - Medina, OH
Memory Lanes Antique Mall - Carson, CA
Mission Road Antique Mall - Prairie Village, KS
Rufe Snow Antique Mall - North Richland Hill, TX
Sherwood Antique Mall - Princeton, IL
Unlimited Ltd, Antique Mall - Addison, TX

MyEZsale.com is available through pack-and-ship stores like the Packaging Store. It charges a $6 listing fee and 6% of the final selling price (this includes all the listing fees for eBay, Amazon.com, or Yahoo). The seller also pays for packaging the item, while the buyer pays for shipping. The seller must supply all information, including the description of the item.

MyEZsale.com currently has seven locations:

PKGS -Wellesley, MA
Postal Center USA - Franklin, MA
Postal Center USA - Millis, MA
Postal Center USA - Stratham, NH
The Mail Room - Raynham, MA
Postal Center USA - Nashua, NH
The Packaging Store - Needham MA

For more information, contact:
TIAS.com: 1-888-OLD-STUF (1-888-653-7883)
http://www.tias.com.
MyEZsale.com:
customerservice@myEZsale.com 1-877-392-8284 http://www.myEZsale.com

NOTE: In our next issue, David tries out a consignment service and brings you a first-hand account.

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4) Online Payment Systems At a Glance
by Ina Steiner

Here's a quick look at the average user fees for several online payment systems. Ebay's Billpoint service lowered its fees on October 1st, and PayPal recently instituted fees for business accounts, which it defined as users with over $500 in transactions over a 6-month period. Here's a quick rundown of four payment services - visit each Web site for more details.

Yahoo! PayDirect: No fees currently (bank fees may apply).
http://paydirect.yahoo.com

EBay Bill Point Merchant Service: 35 cents plus 1.75% (plus .5% deposit fee)
http://pages.ebay.com/help/buyerguide/bp-overview.html

Amazon Payments: 25 cents plus 2.5%
http://payments.amazon.com

PayPal Business & Premier Accounts: 25 cents plus 1.9%
http://www.paypal.com

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5) Behind the Scenes: Chiquita Shares Her "Martha Stewart" Experience
by Chiquita Prestwood

Can you imagine the excitement when you're told a television producer will call you about appearing on national television? I found this out first hand recently when told by the co-authors of "McCoy Pottery, Collectors Reference and Value Guide" (Bob and Margaret Hanson and Craig Nissen)* that the producers from Martha Stewart Living would be calling me. Martha Stewart was interested in doing a segment on McCoy cookie jars for her program. Neither of the authors collects McCoy cookie jars, so they kindly recommended me.

Once the producers for the show contacted me, things started rolling. First a date was set for me to travel to Connecticut. New clothes had to be bought! Travel arrangements had to be made. I had to decide which cookie jars to send ahead. I tried to select ones that could appeal to anyone watching the show. Easily found jars as well as rare ones needed to be included. Hopefully anyone who saw the show was able to relate to at least one of the jars shown.

The time finally arrived for the trip. Everything went smoothly, and we were due to tape on Thursday, September 20. It was interesting to see other segments being taped while we waited for my segment, and it gave me an idea of what to expect. I had the opportunity to chat with Martha a few minutes before the taping started. She was very easy to talk to and seemed genuinely interested in the cookie jars we were discussing. She does collect McCoy pottery so she had knowledge of the pottery company.

Before I knew it our session was over and I was on my way. We taped for about 20 minutes, and it was reduced to around 7 minutes for the program. Everyone at the studio seemed very nice and interested in the cookie jars. Almost all of them had a favorite and called it by name. One person told me his aunt had the Smiley Face, another liked the Woodsey Owl. What an honor it was to be asked to be on Martha Stewart's program and to do the segment. It was an experience I'll never forget.

I've collected McCoy for over 25 years and have over 385 McCoy cookie jars in my collection. Through the years, I've bought all the reference books about McCoy and also found some catalog information. Studying this information soaks in and you're able to recognize things when you spot them setting on a shelf. I've also made some wonderful friends through the years, and we exchange information with each other.

To newer collectors, I'd recommend that they buy whatever reference books are available and read whatever information they come across on collecting. Internet newsletters are an excellent source of information. Be aware of what reproductions are in the marketplace and what to look for when looking for cookie jars (or whatever subject you're collecting). Find other collectors to share information with and ask for help when in doubt on something. Most of all, enjoy what you're collecting and have fun with it.

Chiquita Prestwood and her husband Dewey have collected McCoy pottery for over 20 years. They have over 2,000 pieces, some of which have been featured in recent books. Chiquita writes a column for NM Express newsletter (
http://members.aol.com/nmxpress). Email her at McQuita@aol.com. eBay ID: McQuita

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NOTE: Here are links to some of the cookie jars Chiquita brought with her to the show:
Smiley Face:
http://www.auctionbytes.com/images/ina10.jpg
Woodsey Owl:
http://www.auctionbytes.com/images/ina11.jpg
Soccer Ball:
http://www.auctionbytes.com/images/ina9.jpg
Big Tummy:
http://www.auctionbytes.com/images/ina5.jpg

You can purchase "McCoy Pottery, Collectors Reference and Value Guide" by Bob and Margaret Hanson and Craig Nissen at Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1574321161/auctionbytescom

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6) Yahoo for Autos
by Ina Steiner

Yahoo Auctions has an automotive section for buying and selling cars, motorcycles, parts and accessories.
http://auctions.yahoo.com/autos

Word on the street is that many unhappy eBay Motors dealers are moving their auctions to Yahoo.

When you search Yahoo's automotive auctions, you can limit your search by geographic location using the "Proximity Search" feature.
http://list.auctions.yahoo.com/show/searchoptions?tab=geo This feature is especially useful for items that are difficult to ship, or when you want to kick the tires before buying. Enter a relevant search word along with your city or zip code.

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7) PriceRadar's Found in the Attic: Mid-Life Crisis
by David Steiner

Here's a Found in the Attic for people reaching their mid-life crisis...on a budget! For less than a thousand bucks, you can start a new career, buy a new house, farm or ranch, get vacation property and invest in a burial plot (for that REALLY long vacation)! All without leaving your computer! So break open that piggy bank, because we're going shopping for a whole new YOU!

All searches were done with PriceRadar's Price Guide Tool. Go to
http://www.priceradar.com/default.asp?refID=101 and try your own searches!

Agriculture & Ranch
Number of Items Sold: 9
Number of Items Unsold: 28
Sellthrough Rate: 24.32%
Highest Priced Item: $4,010.66
Lowest Priced Item: $1
Average Price: $782.86

Businesses
Number of Items Sold: 109
Number of Items Unsold: 312
Sellthrough Rate: 25.89%
Highest Priced Item: $750
Lowest Priced Item: $1
Average Price: $55.87

Homes
Number of Items Sold: 154
Number of Items Unsold: 274
Sellthrough Rate: 35.98%
Highest Priced Item: $5,510
Lowest Priced Item: $1
Average Price: $105.31

Land
Number of Items Sold: 76
Number of Items Unsold: 182
Sellthrough Rate: 29.46%
Highest Priced Item: $2,900
Lowest Priced Item: $1
Average Price: $292.71

Rentals
Number of Items Sold: 4
Number of Items Unsold: 19
Sellthrough Rate: 17.39%
Highest Priced Item: $250
Lowest Priced Item: $10
Average Price: $70

Time Share
Number of Items Sold: 9
Number of Items Unsold: 28
Sellthrough Rate: 24.32%
Highest Priced Item: $2,500
Lowest Priced Item: $3.95
Average Price: $430.63

Burial Plots
Number of Items Sold: 4
Number of Items Unsold: 14
Sellthrough Rate: 22.22%
Highest Priced Item: $550
Lowest Priced Item: $206.11
Average Price: $370.28

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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>AUCTION FORECAST:

David's auction forecast calls for a mixed day for Sunday, October 22, 2000:
5-day auction: Fair
7-day auction: Good
10-day auction: Bad

Click here for an extended auction forecast:
http://www.auctionbytes.com/Email_Newsletter/calendar2/calendar2.html

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8) COLLECTOR'S CORNER:

Collector's Corner: Sci-Fi
By Michele Alice

Quick! What did Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1964-1968), Lost in Space (1965-1968), The Time Tunnel (1966-1967), and Land of the Giants (1968-1970) all have in common? Give up? They were all Irwin Allen television productions!

Mention the name Irwin Allen* and most people immediately think of his star-studded, big-budget blockbusters, The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and The Towering Inferno (1974), but Allen was also quite active in the sci-fi field on both the large and small screens. In fact, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea was a motion picture before being adapted for television!

Allen's sci-fi shows have often been described as "childish" and lacking any deep thought, but they were FUN. Many a fan still fondly recalls The Robot of Lost in Space waddling around and waving its arms as it warned young Will Robinson (Billy Mumy) of "Danger!" (So what if it looked an awful lot like Robby the Robot in the 1956 classic Forbidden Planet? Think of it as convergent evolution.) And fans enjoyed watching James Darren, long before he played hologram Vic Fontaine on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, running around the Titanic trying to keep her from hitting the 'berg, or Ford's Theater trying to save President Lincoln, or--well, you get the picture. And how many of us wondered just when one of the giants (as in The Land of...) would take a wrong step and-oops!

But whether you are an Allen fan or not, you are probably wondering if there is any money in the collectibles generated by each of the series. Lost in Space was the most popular, as attested by the number of items available at auction--over 2,200 (for both the series and the 1998 movie)! (All the figures quoted herein were derived from a survey of eBay in the wee hours of the morning of 10.21.00, EDT.) These items ranged from a set of 6-1966 trading cards for $22, a domed metal lunch box with thermos for $255.99, and a 60's battery-powered Robot toy for $61.

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea was next with 305 completed auctions including a 1964 sealed wax pack that sold for $80, a 1964 Gold Key Comic for $11, and a metal lunch box with thermos for $202.50.

Third on the list was Land of the Giants with 197 items. These included a Viewmaster reel set for $10.50, a metal lunch box for $100, and an Aurora Spindrift model kit for $420!

Last was The Time Tunnel with just 85 completed auctions. There were no lunch boxes, but there was a Viewmaster reel set for $59 (!), a 1966 Gold Key comic (#1) in just good condition for $3.25, and two board games-a 1966 Ideal (with a missing piece) for $92.51 and a 1967 Pressman Spin-to-Win for $135.83.

As always, condition and rarity were the most important factors in almost all the auctions, so keep your eyes peeled at yard and church sales, and GOOD LUCK!

*For more information on Irwin Allen and his sci-fi series, you might want to check the following sources:

The Web:
The Irwin Allen News Network at
http://www.iann.net
Lots of info about Allen and all the series; links to fandom

Books:
The Complete Directory to Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Television Series: A Comprehensive Guide to the First 50 Years, 1946 to 1996, by Alan Morton
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/096573580X/auctionbytescom

Science Fiction Television Series: Episode Guides, Histories, and Casts and Credits for 62 Prime Time Shows, 1959 Through 1989, by Mark Phillips, Frank Garcia
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786400412/auctionbytescom

The Sci-Fi Channel Encyclopedia of TV Science Fiction, by Roger Fulton (Preface), John Gregory Betancourt (Preface)
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0446674788/auctionbytescom

Michele Alice is AuctionBytes-Update Contributing Editor. Michele is a freelance writer in the Berkshire mountains of Massachusetts. She collects books, science fiction memorabilia and more! Email her at
makalice@adelphia.net eBay ID: Malice9

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9) Second-Hand Rose: Books, Pawnbrokers

Local libraries hold book sales this time of year. You can get paperbacks for 25-50 cents, and hardcovers for as little as 50 cents! Call libraries in your area for more information.

Pawnbroker.com (
http://www.pawnbroker.com ) sells used items from a network of pawnbrokers. Categories include: Jewelry & Gemstones; Antiques, Art & Collectibles; Cameras & Optics; Sporting Goods; Musical Instruments; Electronics & Computers; Tools; Coins, Bullion & Stamps; Vehicles; and Miscellaneous.

An interesting feature is "FreeFall," where prices on some items continuously go down; for example, $1 every hour. You can buy an item at its current price, or wait for the price to go down--but you risk losing the item to another buyer. The price of a FreeFall item drops until the item is sold - there is no reserve price. Unless someone buys the item, the price will drop to a penny.

All items purchased on Pawnbroker.com may be returned within 10 days.

Find real life pawnshops at
http://www.pawnshop.net.

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10) This & That

USPS Help Line
This bit of news is from our own Bill the Postman. There's an 800 number that allows you to find out shipping and Zip Code information from the USPS.

Call 1-800-275-8777 and choose from 5 options: Change of Address, Zip Codes, Rates and Mailing Information, Area Locations, and others. You can find out the status of a package that was sent delivery confirmation, or ask for rates to domestic and international location, all while speaking to a LIVE customer representative! According to the rep that I spoke with, This service has been in effect for about 2 years, but some of the people at our local P.O. weren't aware that this existed.

Now, this doesn't mean you won't be on hold for a bit when you call, but this is definitely a step in the right direction! Thanks for the heads-up, Bill!

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GoTo Promotion
GoTo Auction is having a promotion. Any auctions posted on eBay on November 2, 2000, using GoTo's AuctonManager service will be entitled to a refund of regular eBay insertion fees. Learn more at
http://auctions.goto.com/post-o-rama.

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Browser Beware!
It seems that any "scam" that can be perpetrated in real life finds it way to the Internet. I've gotten a number of spam emails about parents who discover their teenager's closet full of money. Imagine their shock and concern! But they are so relieved when they discover he got the money "legitimately" through an email chain letter. These spam emails convince you that as long as you promise to follow their instructions, it is legal (it isn't).

Another common scam is the Nigerian Advance Fee Scheme. I've gotten a number of these emails telling me that the senders in Nigeria will split millions of dollars with me if I give them my personal bank information and some up-front money to help them get the money out of Nigeria. Once you bite, they keep asking for more money.

Online scams usually have offline origins. I recently read about a local man who had fallen for an advance fee scam perpetrated over the telephone. The victim was told he had won $125,000 in a contest, but he needed to wire-transfer $2,100 to Canada to cover shipping costs. He wired the money and never received his "winnings."

To learn more, visit "Cons, Counterfeits, Fakes, Forgeries, Frauds, Hoaxes, Misinformation, Scams, Schemes & Swindles" from the Southwest Missouri State University Library:
http://www.smsu.edu/contrib/library/resource/hoaxes.html

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Creating Your Own Site
PC Magazine reviewed services that let you create your own Web site:
http://cgi.zdnet.com/slink?59794:14143684

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Show Off Your Auctions
Auctiva recently launched Auctiva Showcase, a free hosted service that allows small businesses to merchandise their products across online marketplaces including eBay, Amazon and Yahoo. Showcase creates a "dynamic catalog" that displays a seller's listings from all of their online sales sites. By clicking on a link in an individual auction listing, interested shoppers are brought to a comprehensive gallery including all of the merchant's current online offerings with thumbnail images, item descriptions and current prices. The buyer can then click on any item and be taken to the appropriate marketplace site to complete the transaction.
http://www.auctiva.com/showcase

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11) Newsflash

Take on the Week's News:
EBay experienced some outages this week, showing the vulnerability of all dot.coms who rely on technology and communications. Not like good old reliable television, eh? Well, eBay hopes to make the leap to television and is shopping around an eBay TV show to the networks. After all, when's the last time your TV was down?

Meanwhile, high-end auction houses have struggled to find their niche online (do couch potatoes make better customers?). Sotheby's is ending its jointly-run site with Amazon to go it alone. Meanwhile, Butterfield's got a lot of attention with its Hoi An Hoard auction of 16th century Vietnamese treasures on eBay.

Now for last week's news headlines:

October 21, 2000
World Series Tickets Strike Out on Auction Sites

October 20, 2000
Lone Ranger Memorabilia
Inventory Opportunity
eBay Beats the Street
4th Annual New England Fall Antiques Show

October 19, 2000
Paper-Training Not Required
eBay Haunted by Outages
Battle for German Auction Market

October 18, 2000
Who Wants to Be an Auctioneer?

October 17, 2000
Yahoo Auctions Turns Two, Announces Buyer Protection Program
Judge Rules Lawsuit Against eBay May Proceed

October 16, 2000
Disney Auctions Is Available through eBay

October 14, 2000
$5 Million Donation Made in Honor of the eBay User Community

October 12, 2000
Double Your Listings, Double Your Fee!
eBay University - Las Vegas

October 11, 2000 - PayPal Goes Mobile
Amazon Ditches High-End Auctions
eBay Reaches Out to Couch Potatoes
1918 Stamp for Sale

October 10, 2000
AuctionBytes Writer Appears on Martha Stewart TV Show
Historic Vietnamese Treasure For Sale on eBay

BE SURE AND VISIT OUR WEB SITE FOR THE STORIES BEHIND THE HEADLINES!
"Newsflash" is a feature on the AuctionBytes.com Web site that brings you daily online auction news. Go to
http://www.auctionbytes.com/Email_Newsletter/newsflash/newsflash.html for the latest online auction news and announcements.

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