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Auctionbytes-Update, Number 189 - April 15, 2007 - ISSN 1528-6703
This & That: Online Auction Roundup
1) eBay Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
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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eBay is holding its third annual Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year awards, and is adding the Canadian Young Entrepreneur of the Year award open to eBay small business owners between the ages of 18 and 24. eBay will announce the winners on October 1, 2007. See website for details.
http://pages.ebay.ca/entrepreneurs
2) UPS Discount for Canadian eBay Sellers
By Ina Steiner
UPS is giving a limited-time discount offer exclusively to Canadian eBay sellers who print a UPS shipping label using eBay's online shipping tool. From April 3, 2007 to September 30, 2007, sellers can save up to 45 percent on shipments going to the U.S. via a UPS ground service, and save up to 60 percent on shipments going to the U.S. via a UPS air service. See website for details and restrictions.
http://pages.ebay.ca/ups/upsflatratepromo.html
3) Buying and Selling Safety on eBay
By Ina Steiner
A reader sent in a link to an interesting site set up with some tips on trading safely online, check out the link on the top called "Scams in Progress."
http://h1.ripway.com/pi_r_square
http://www.pirsquare.notlong.com
4) JustBeads Celebrates Eight-Year Anniversary
By Ina Steiner
JustBeads.com is celebrating its 8th Anniversary by offering a 10% discount to anyone who purchases a "BuyitNow" auction from any participating seller between 00:00:01AM and 11:59:59PM (Eastern time) on May 26th.
http://www.justbeads.com
5) Stamp and Coin Auction Site
By Ina Steiner
Bert Froolik founded Philyauctions.com, a website in the Netherlands for stamp and coin collectors. The site is targeted at collectors in Europe, the United States and Australia. In addition to the English and Dutch language versions, the site will be adding German and Spanish languages. (You may have to click on the UK flag to get the English-language version of the site.)
http://www.philyauctions.com
6) eBay Analytics: EverySeller Research
By Ina Steiner
A company called As Was has released a tool called EverySeller Research to help eBay sellers track traffic to their auction and Store listings (http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y07/m04/i05/s01). Analytics tools like EverySeller Research go beyond eBay Traffic Reports and can help sellers determine what keywords shoppers are using to find items; how shoppers narrow down searches; and determine whether shoppers click on links inside listings - such as links to their eBay Store.
http://www.everyseller.com
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