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Auctionbytes-Update, Number 155 - November 20, 2005 - ISSN 1528-6703
This & That: Online Auction Roundup
1) eBay CEO Portrait Auctioned for Charity
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 has become 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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Would you pay $5,000 for a painting of eBay CEO Meg Whitman? Perhaps some eager eBay manager could hang it in his or her cubicle at work to score some points with the Big Boss? All jokes aside, the painting is part of an auction for charity, with 90 percent of the proceeds going to the American Red Cross as part of a special initiative by artist Bernard Vidal <"http://digbig.com/4fjat":http://digbig.com/4fjat>.
http://digbig.com/4fjas
2) eBay Seller Blog
By Ina Steiner
A reader and eBay seller Tom reports he is publishing a blog. If you sell in a niche, you can use blogs to publish useful information about the items you sell. Tom uses a lot of photos to nice advantage, and includes links so people can learn more and view his eBay listings.
http://www.tallzagauctions.com
3) Interview with Sellathon's CEO
By Ina Steiner
The Auction Software Review published a recent interview with Sellathon CEO Wayne Yeager.
http://www.auctionsoftwarereview.com/interviews/sellathon.asp
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