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EcommerceBytes-Update, Number 68 - April 21, 2002 - ISSN 1528-6703
This & That
1) Tour of New England Diners
By Ina Steiner
The American Diner Museum and the Merrimack Valley Preservation Group will give a tour of diners in the eastern Massachusetts area on June 22, 2002. Diner enthusiast and historian Gary Thomas will lead the tour in search of the region's remaining diners. Lunch at a diner and lecture are included. Price of the all day Diner Tour is $55. For more info, visit http://www.mvpginc.org or http://www.americandinermuseum.org.
2) Free Shipping for Auction-Selling Guide
By Ina Steiner
Maximum Press is offering AuctionBytes readers free shipping for Nancy L. Hix' popular book, "The Business Guide to Selling Through Internet Auctions." David reviewed the book in AuctionBytes-Update in January and gave it a thumbs up http://www.auctionbytes.com/pages/abu/y202/m01/abu0062/s06. The book costs $29.95.
To get your copy, go to the Maximum Press Web site at http://www.maxpress.com/catalog/auctions.html. You can get free shipping on any of the Maxium Press books, but you MUST ENTER THE CODE 604 in the comments field of the online order form to get the free shipping!!!
3) New to AuctionBytes?
By Ina Steiner
This newsletter, AuctionBytes-Update, is published twice a month and delivered via email. We also have a daily newsletter, AuctionBytes Newsflash; sign up by sending a blank email to:
newsflash-request@auctionbytes.com. Make sure that "subscribe" is in the subject field.
The AuctionBytes Web site has many resources for online auction users. Go to the home page at http://www.auctionbytes.com and look in the right-hand column under "Cool Tools." There are charts comparing auction sites, storefronts, auction-management software and more. Be sure and bookmark the auction-seller's calendar.
The AuctionBytes Forums are a great resource for all kinds of questions about buying and selling online.
http://www.auctionbytes.com/forum/phpBB/index.php
4) Booksellers Unite!
By Ina Steiner
The Authors Guild is trying to pressure Amazon to stop listing used-books next to new books on the Amazon Web site. If you sell used books on Amazon, please read the Newsflash story from last week to see how you can show your support for Amazon Marketplace.
http://www.auctionbytes.com/pages/abn/y02/m04/i16/s01
5) TIAS Anniversary Sale Today
By Ina Steiner
TIAS.com is holding "the Web's largest Antique & Collectible sale" today, April 21, to celebrate its 7th anniversary of serving the antiques and collectibles marketplace. The sale begins at 1 pm EST, when a special page will be activated listing all of the sale participants and merchandise. Collectors who want to take advantage of this special anniversary sale should go to http://www.tias.com.
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