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EcommerceBytes-Update, Number 177 - October 22, 2006 - ISSN 1528-6703
This & That: Online Auction Roundup
1) NoWaitFreight Ticker
By Ina Steiner
Reminder: AuctionBytes-Update 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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NoWaitFreight has launched a new program called the FreightBar. It's a customizable scrolling ticker for your computer that displays available freight loads. It provides information on origin, destination, mileage, truck type, and pickup date of a load.
http://nowaitfreight.com/?c=services
2) PriceCoaster Introduces Dynamic Pricing for eBay Stores
By Ina Steiner
PriceCoaster is an eBay-certified application that allows eBay Store sellers to change prices of listings automatically based on demand for those products. From Digonex, the company that markets the Nabit auction-tracking tool for eBay buyers.
http://auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y06/m10/i16/s01
3) eBay Expert Launches Auction Links Resource
By Ina Steiner
eBay expert and author Julia Wilkinson, who contributes to AuctionBytes newsletters, has launched a resource called Julia's Auction Links. "Need a one-stop-shopping place to find newsletters, blogs, communities and other resources about auctions, eBay, and selling online, all on one convenient page? Check out the new site, Julia's Auction Links."
http://juliasauctionlinks.com
4) eBay Keyword Advertising
By Ina Steiner
eBay discontinued its keyword advertising program that served up text ads on the eBay platform (http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200608231300182.html). However, AdMarketplace, which had powered the service for eBay, is continuing to offer a keyword ad program for eBay sellers that serves up ads outside of the eBay platform.
http://digbig.com/4nkjg
5) UnWired Buyer Seeks PowerSellers for Advertisements
By Ina Steiner
UnWired Buyer is seeking 8 to 10 eBay PowerSellers to participate in a free pilot mobile advertising program targeted at consumers within the eBay marketplace. Merchant ads will be delivered via audio ads played during the final minutes of an UnWired Buyer auction call and will be targeted to the specific item/category ensure relevance and interests to the receiver. The interactive audio advertising pilot will take place between November 1, 2006 and December 31, 2006. All audio spots are limited to 15 seconds and must contain an actionable offer that can be sent via email to the user for redemption. Sellers that are interested in participating should contact Mary Browning, UnWired Buyer Marketing Director, at mary@unwiredbuyer.com.
6) BidBeagle Tool for eBay Power Buyers
By Ina Steiner
Ektasis, a Silicon Valley startup that makes an Internet framework, has created a tool for eBay. BidBeagle is a desktop application that allows multiple simultaneous searches of eBay and the ability to buy, bid and snipe.
http://www.ektasis.com/showcase/bb.html
7) eBay Town Hall Meeting
By Ina Steiner
eBay is holding its next "Town Hall Meeting" online on October 26 at 11:00AM PT (2pm Eastern). You can read transcripts of past events on the Archives page.
http://pages.ebay.com/townhall
8) Amazon Postpones zShops Demise
By Ina Steiner
Online bookseller Steve Weber reports on his blog that Amazon is delaying the deletion of zShops listings (Steve wrote about zShops closing in AuctionBytes last month http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y06/m09/i26/s02). Apparently Amazon is working on a pilot program to allow sellers to create Marketplace listings for Music, Video, and DVD products without UPC codes.
http://weberbooks.com/selling/2006/10/amazon-postpones-deleting-zshops.html
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