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Auctionbytes-Update, Number 56 - November 24, 2001 - ISSN 1528-6703
This & That
1) Furthering International Trade: AuctionPix.co.uk
By Ina Steiner
AuctionPix.co.uk (not to be confused with AuctionPix.com) is a new site from the U.K. that offers international currency exchange for online auction buyers and sellers.
One of the problems with buying and selling from people in other countries is the differing currency (we in the U.S. always demand U.S. dollars from our buyers, right?).
AuctionPix.co.uk proposes you send your payment to them, and they will forward payment in the appropriate currency to your seller. AuctionPix converts between U.S. dollars, British pounds and Euros. The fees are built into the exchange rate, which is updated weekly.
The company also offers escrow services and free image hosting as well as goodies like tips on HTML code and eBay tricks.
As always, use caution in sending money to third-parties. http://www.auctionpix.co.uk
2) NYC Auction Site: Gruvo.com
By Ina Steiner
Gruvo is an auction site that attempts to put some personality into auction commerce. The site has three inhabitants who live in the Gruvo animated apartment.
The site says it has a weekly companion TV show that airs in New York city (Sundays at Noon on AOL Time Warner's Channel 35 in New York), and they plan to expand the show to some other large cities. Television is far more likely to generate interest than the animation of the site, which I found added nothing to the experience.
It's free to list items on Gruvo, and FVFs are listed here:
http://www.gruvo.com/cgi-bin/auction/fees.pl.
If you live in New York, let us know what you think of the show.
3) Guide to Online Photo Albums
By Ina Steiner
Here's a handy guide to "online photo albums" with a designation for "eBay OK"!
http://www.andromeda.com/people/ddyer/photo/albums.html
(Thanks for the great link, Robert!)
4) Popular Gifts in Electronics & Toys
By Ina Steiner
eBay conducted recent surveys of eBay users to see which electronics and toys are most popular this holiday season.
Among electronics, respondents said they'd "love to give or receive" the following gifts this holiday season:
1. DVD players 31%
2. Digital cameras 27%
3. Flat-screen TVs 25%
4. Laptop computers 24%
5. Digital camcorders 19%
6. CD rewriteable drives 18%
7. Video game systems 12%
8. Handheld computer or personal digital assistants 11%
9. Desktop PC systems 10%
10. Cellular phones 7%
Among toys, the top choices included:
1. Barbie dolls 44%
2. Harry Potter toys 23%
3. Blue's Clues 22%
4. Gameboy Advance 20%
5. Pokemon character toys 19%
6. Scooby Doo character toys 19%
7. LEGO Bionicles 16%
8. Power Puff Girls 13%
9. Bob the Builder toys 13%
10. Rugrats character toys 12%
Source: eBay, 2001
5) Upcoming Antiques & Collectibles Events
By Ina Steiner
11/25/01 (Today!): John McInnis annual Thanksgiving estates auction, Amesbury, MA. The auction features a portrait of Florence Nightingale and a distinctive landscape by the noted African-American artist, Edward Mitchell Bannister.
The 17" x 20" oil on canvas Nightingale portrait was painted by German artist Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze in 1864. Rendered in warm hues of gold, brown, russet and creams, the portrait captures Nightingale - acclaimed as the founder of modern nursing - ministering to injured soldiers during the Crimean War. The work is estimated to fetch upwards of $15,000 to $20,000.
The 40"x32" oil on canvas by African-American artist Edward Mitchell Bannister is expected to sell for more than $30,000. Bannister is the first African-American artist ever to receive a national award. Wanting the painting to stand on its own merits without being subjected to racial bias, he submitted a painting entitled Under the Oaks to the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876, along with only his signature. When he appeared before the committee to claim his first-prize medal, he created both shock and disbelief.
John McInnis Gallery will also auction a collection of over 40 clocks (including a Chippendale Newburyport tall case clock attributed to David Wood (est. $6,000 to $9,000); formal and country furniture, paintings, and decorative accessories; and Oriental rugs. Two lots caught my eye: Lot 177 is a framed marking sampler wrought by Lucretia Adams, aged 10 years, 1812, and Lot 421 is a 19th century embroidered eagle and flag.
The John McInnis Auction Gallery is located in historic Downtown Amesbury, Massachusetts. Preview is from 8 to 11, and the auction begins at 11 am. An online catalog is found at http://www.johnmcinnisauctioneers.com.
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11/28/01: HGTV's Flea Market Finds with the Kovels
Wednesday's show will feature American flags, firefighter ribbons, valentines, linens, hankies, pincushions, needle cases, mourning pins, sewing machines, puppet molds, and uncut doll patterns. Home and Garden Television, Wednesday evenings, 8 pm EST.
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12/2/01: Collectibles Extravaganza, Boston, MA
The 15th Annual Wex Rex Collectibles Extravaganza will be held next Sunday at the Suffolk Downs Racetrack, Rt. 1A in Boston, Sunday 9:30 - 5. General Admission is $6.00.
Features 200 tables of pop culture collectibles, including antique & collectible toys, dolls, action figures, sci-fi, comics, trading cards, Disneyana, video, diecast, and more.
Celebrity guests will sign autographs in person for a fee: Julie McCullough (Playboy Playmate, "Growing Pains"); Lynne Stewart (Miss Yvonne from "Pee Wee's Playhouse"), Debra Lee Scott ("Welcome Back Kotter," "Police Academy") and Mark Goddard ("Lost In Space"), and more.
http://www.allcollectors.com
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