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Auctionbytes-Update, Number 167 - May 21, 2006 - ISSN 1528-6703
This & That: Online Auction Roundup
1) Newsletter on Kitchen Collectibles
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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Mama's Kitchen is a free newsletter about kitchen collectibles designed to provide interesting facts and trivia on some of your favorite kitchen items as well as the companies who manufactured them. Subscription is free through Tias.com and the newsletter will be issued on a monthly basis.
http://www.tias.com/kitchenCollectibles/2006April.html
2) eBay Seller Has RSS Advice on Blog
By Ina Steiner
An eBay seller has posted an entry on her blog about setting up an RSS feed from eBay Stores.
http://digbig.com/4hrjf
3) Two Old Men Talking About Your Stuff Radio Show
By Ina Steiner
Appraiser Ed Tuten has a radio call-in show on WMQM 1600 am Memphis, TN, on Friday afternoons called "Two Old Men Talking About Your Stuff."
http://www.teamestatesales.com
4) Rapleaf Reputation Service
By Ina Steiner
Rapleaf is a new "commerce ratings system" from Auren Hoffman (http://summation.typepad.com/about.html). Hoffman says Rapleaf is primarily focused on rating people, not on rating businesses, and he says his focus is not on eBay transactions. In fact, the TechCrunch blog posted last week that, "eBay appears to be selectively removing listings from sellers who point to their Rapleaf reputation profiles" (http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/05/17/ebay-bans-rapleaf-links). eBay discovered years ago the value of a transaction-based rating system versus a system where anyone could rate anyone else at any time, which can lead to bogus ratings. Rapleaf is working with Opinity. It will be interesting to see how Rapleaf evolves.
http://www.rapleaf.com
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