Yard Sale Drop Off (YSDO) recently announced an alliance with Universal Express Inc. (USXP). YSDO franchise owners will be able to drop off consignment items sold on eBay at any of the 8000 USXP postal stores. The item will be professionally packaged and shipped to the winning bidder by USXP. This will save the franchise owner valuable time that can be used to develop their business since they will not need to be concerned with packaging and shipping. YSDO will begin offering franchise opportunities in the next few weeks.
http://www.yardsaledropoff.com
http://www.usxp.com

OrbitDrop has listed two reproduction sculptures of Michelangelo's Vatican masterpiece "Pieta" on eBay this week. The Vatican authorized 3000 bronze, 1000 silver and 25 gold reproductions of the only signed Michelangelo work to be made. One of the sculptures being sold through OrbitDrop's consignment services is bronze and the other is silver. They are valued at $30,000 and $60,000 respectively. The item numbers are 5384322154 for the bronze Pieta and 5384322601 for the silver Pieta.
http://www.orbitdrop.com

Instant Auctions, Inc has announced the opening of their first drop-off store in Lexington, KY. The 7000 sq ft location is located at 441 Southland Drive and is a full service pack-and-ship store as well as a consignment drop-off store. Although Instant Auctions is a relatively new company (created in 2004), they are a power seller with over 2400 positive feedback comments.
http://www.instantauctions.net

iSOLD It is opening two new drop-off stores in Washington State in Queen Anne and Kent. The Queen Anne store will be opening later this week at 3000 15th Avenue West within the Shurgard Storage Center (a partner of iSOLD It of Washington). The Kent store will open next month and will be located at 25844 104th Avenue SE. By the end of 2005, iSOLD It of Washington anticipates opening six more stores in areas such as Tukwila, Issaquah, Redmond, Tacoma, Kirkland, and Lake City, Edmonds. These new locations are in addition to their two initial stores in Federal Way and Puyallup.
http://www.isolditwa.com