AuctionBytes.com is the ESSENTIAL buyers and sellers guide to online auctions and collectibles! Our team of writers and editors are experienced online auction users who answer questions about online auctions, ranging from "Where can I get a cheap (or free) source of bubble wrap?" to "Who made this cookie jar and how much is it worth?"

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The AuctionBytes.com Web site is full of resources, such as Collector's Corner, where experts have created pages to give you the lowdown on collectibles.

• Reference sources, price guides, magazines, trade shows, and more
• Articles on identifying and valuing your piece
• What's hot and what's not in collectibles
• Much, much more!

Other Web site features include "Ask Bill the Postman" about your shipping questions, Question of the Week voting, discussion forums, and, coming soon, an online appraisal service.

AuctionBytes.com was conceived in August 1999 by Ina and David Steiner, owners of Steiner Associates, a privately held company in Natick, Massachusetts. Steiner Associates publishes AuctionBytes.com newsletter and produces corporate training and marketing videotapes.

Steiner Associates began operations in 1988 as a video production company. In 1999, Steiner Associates began exploring the e-commerce opportunities presented by online auctions and in October 1999 introduced AuctionBytes.com, the Buyers and Sellers Guide to Online Auctions.

David Steiner, president of Steiner Associates, is a video producer and consultant. David earned a B.S. from North Adams State College in Massachusetts. Steiner Associates' client list includes GE, Searle Pharmaceuticals, Healthwood, Owens-Corning and numerous broadcast stations and affiliates. David wrote an article of his personal experience with online auctions which was published in the CyberSkeptic's Guide to Internet Research. Email David at dsteiner@auctionbytes.com .

Ina Steiner, editor and publisher of AuctionBytes.com, is operations manager for BiblioData, a publisher of research newsletters in Needham, Mass. Ina has been in publishing since 1991. Prior to that, she was a market research analyst for Leading Edge Computers. Ina earned an MBA with highest honors from Simmons College Graduate School of Management and a B.S. in Business Administration from North Adams State College. She has been production editor of BiblioData's CyberSkeptic's Guide to Internet Research newsletter since that newsletter's debut in 1995. Email Ina at ina@auctionbytes.com.