The holidays are here! December has been an incredibly busy month here at AuctionBytes as we work on marketing the newsletter to round up more readers. I wrote an article about online auctions for FreePint that appeared in the December 14th issue http://www.freepint.co.uk/issues/141200.htm. FreePint is an email newsletter for researchers and librarians published in the U.K. with readers from all over the world. The article is a general overview of online auctions and the products and services that have sprung up for users.
I'm sad to report the demise of Gold's Auctions. This was apparently a husband and wife team who ran into financial difficulty running the auction site. The good news is that Dutchbid purchased Gold's Auctions and will operate the two sites in parallel. We'll keep you posted - be sure to check our Newsflash feature on the Web site for daily breaking news.
We have a great issue this week. Edith Reynolds tells us what the OAUA association is all about, David warns you about PayPal limits and also gives an entertaining primer on packing using Priority Mail boxes. And there's LOTS more.
Happy holidays to everyone! See you in the New Year!!!
Ina Steiner is co-founder and Editor of EcommerceBytes and AuctionBytes.com and has been reporting on ecommerce since 1999. She's a widely cited authority on marketplace selling and is author of "Turn eBay Data Into Dollars" (McGraw-Hill 2006). Her blog was featured in the book, "Blogging Heroes" (Wiley 2008). Follow her on Twitter at @auctionbytes and send news tips to ina@ecommercebytes.com.
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