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EcommerceBytes-Update, Number 115 - March 21, 2004 - ISSN 1528-6703
This & That: Online Auction Roundup
1) Antiques Roadshow TV Program Announces Summer Taping Schedule
By Ina Steiner
Reminder: AuctionBytes does not endorse the products and services featured in the "This & That" column, which often features new Web sites. (Anyone can set up a Web site.) Fraud is becoming widespread in the online auction world, and you should think twice before giving private information or User IDs and passwords to any third party.
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Antiques Roadshow Summer Taping Schedule
PBS television show Antiques Roadshow has announced its summer 2004 Tour destinations: St. Paul, Minnesota - June 26, 2004; Omaha, Nebraska - July 10, 2004; Memphis, Tennessee - July 31, 2004; Reno, Nevada - August 14, 2004; and Portland, Oregon - August 21, 2004. Underwritten by Ameriquest Mortgage Company and Liberty Mutual Insurance, the Antiques Roadshow 2004 Tour features a series of local events at which top appraisers offer the public free evaluations of objects about which they are curious. The most interesting finds from each city will be taped for broadcast in 2005. Admission is free, but tickets are required. Ticketing rules and deadlines will be available beginning April 5 online.
http://www.pbs.org/antiques
2) eBay's ToolBar Offers Security Feature
By Ina Steiner
eBay said it has developed Account Guard, a new feature on the eBay Toolbar that identifies when you are on an authentic eBay or PayPal Web site and warns you when you are on a potentially fraudulent Web site. eBay Toolbar is a free, downloadable tool. Note: Some people don't like toolbars because of privacy concerns. Using eBay's toolbar requires you to download software and utilizes memory resources on your computer, so use common sense about whether this is right for you (and your computer). Here's a useful review of toolbars: http://www.infotoday.com/online/jan04/OnTheNet.shtml
http://pages.ebay.com/ebay_toolbar
3) PayPal Policy Update
By Ina Steiner
Effective May 2004, PayPal will require U.S. Premier and Business users who receive more than $2,000.00 USD a month in payment volume through PayPal over three consecutive months to provide supplemental information about their businesses including business categorization, sales venue and business URL information.
4) Orlando Fairgounds Antique Show joins Antique Acres Mega Shows
By Ina Steiner
The Orlando Fairgrounds Antique Show will host an Antique Acres Mega Show early in the year 2005. Antique Acres bring thousands of antique and vintage collectible dealers together to present antique "happenings" in single field locations throughout the United States. Antique Acres Mega Shows was founded by Bob and Gloria Mascarelli, longtime antique dealers, authors of books on oriental antiques, and co-promoters of the Great Tampa Bay Antiques and Collectibles Show. The inaugural Antique Acres Mega Show will be held this summer at Nelson Ledges Race Track in Garrettsville, Ohio, located just off Interstate Route 80 between Youngstown and Cleveland. The show will take place July 28 - August 1.
5) Majolica Site Launches
By Ina Steiner
UK collectors and dealers launched a Web site for Majolica collectors. They say it is the first specialist online auction site run by collectors and dealers for collectors and dealers. It offers a totally integrated trading, information and communication platform. Members can auction items, buy, sell, open their own shops, research items and link to their own Web sites, plus contact each other using the sites own internal email system.
http://www.weallcollect.com/majolica
6) Another Auction-Analytics tool: Auction Measures
By Ina Steiner
Auction Measures has launched a Beta version of a Web-analytics tool for auction sellers. The service promises to analyze auctions and provide users with statistics about their auctions, both in graphical and tabular format. A subscriber places a small amount of javascript code into their auction description. The code collects information on the auction number, title, start date, end date, duration, whether or not the auction is being watched, keywords used to find the auction, and numerous other pieces of data. The data is transmitted to centralized servers where it is aggregated. The service is free while in Beta, and will begin charging when it officially launches.
http://www.auctionmeasures.com
7) As Was Design Firm Holds 'eBay Face Lift' Contest
By Ina Steiner
As Was, a design company for online-auction sellers, announced an "eBay Face Lift" contest. The winner receives $1500 in services including a unique, custom-designed auction template, matching About Me page, and matching eBay Store design. As Was will be exhibiting at the eBay Live conference in June. "We have a proven track record with eBay sellers, and we are the only company in the world combining nearly a decade of operations management, online sales, Web site, and marketing expertise with years of eBay experience."
http://www.aswas.com/contest.shtml
8) AuctionDynamics Creates HTML Generator for Auction Sellers
By Ina Steiner
AuctionDynamics has created a free online HTML generator. There are sixteen templates to choose from, and users can change color schemes on most of them. The templates use thumbnail images linked to the full size image that, when clicked, is displayed in an image display page (built on-the-fly by a cgi script).
http://www.auctiondynamics.com/start.html
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