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Auctionbytes-Update, Number 52 - October 27, 2001 - ISSN 1528-6703

This & That
1) $5 Off on e-Appraisals
By Ina Steiner

The Collecting Channel is having a sale on e-appraisals. Now through November 6th, e-appraisals are $14.95. http://www.collectingchannel.com/cMart/cesATEIndex.asp

2) eBay Investor WebCast
By Ina Steiner

eBay is hosting an analyst and investor day event Monday, October 29th, 8:30am-1pm PST. http://www.shareholder.com/ebay

3) Japanese Auction Site Is a Hit
By Ina Steiner

Oikura - meaning "How much?" in Japanese - is an auction site in Japan. Tomoko Namba, 38, founded the site in 2001. She got the idea while she was a student at Harvard Business School 10 years ago when she observed that even wealthy students were eager to buy used furniture. In Japan, people typically pay garbage collectors $10 or more to haul away big items like couches. And the government levies $40 to $50 on the disposal of used electronics. Oikura.jp is a little different from the typical auction site - consumers list their items, and secondhand shops bid on the items. As of this July when this article was written, there were 3,000 shops throughout Japan registered with the site. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/01_27/b3739084.htm

4) Mage Knight Miniatures Game Becoming Popular with Kids
By Ina Steiner

Mage Knight is a collectible, expandable game featuring plastic, pre-painted fantasy figures. Every 3D figurine contains all of the information needed for game-play. Every game statistic, from attack strength to magical abilities to record keeping, is incorporated into the base of the character.

Seven factions in the Mage Knight world compete for dominance of the human kingdoms using technology, magic and elemental power. The Mage Knight Starter Set gives players ten fully assembled, painted miniatures of heroes, mages and monsters, each with an innovative base (patent applied for) that contains all the stats needed for play. The Starter Set is also packaged with a complete set of rules, a special abilities reference card, a comic book based on the Mage Knight universe, 2 six sided dice and an 18" flexible ruler. The Starter Set retails for $18. Booster Packs will contain five randomly inserted, fully assembled, painted miniatures and retail for $6.50. Mage Knight is available at hobby shops, comic book and game stores. http://www.wizkidsgames.com/mageknight

I don't know if this has the makings for the next Pokemon or Beanie Baby craze, but if you have any thoughts on the matter, please post a note in the toy forum: http://www.auctionbytes.com/forum/phpBB/viewforum.php?forum=6&9

5) BOOKS!
By Ina Steiner

About.com has a section on books: http://collectbooks.about.com.

6) eBay Categories at a Glance
By Ina Steiner

Here's a handy list of eBay categories with numbers: http://listings.ebay.com/aw/listings/overview.html


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