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Auctionbytes-Update, Number 207 - January 20, 2008 - ISSN 1528-6703
This & That: Online Auction Roundup
1) Google Shopping Displays Merchant Reviews
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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Since 1996, eBay's feedback system has given users confidence to buy from unknown entities, and the Google Geeks have developed a system of their own that may help level the playing field for small sellers with whom shoppers may be unfamiliar.
http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y08/m01/i09/s02
2) Chance for $5,000 through eLance Contest
By Ina Steiner
eLance is running a contest: If you answer this question - "How would you use a virtual assistant to grow your business or improve your personal life?" - you could win $5,000 to put toward your own "Virtual Assistant." See the AuctionBytes Blog for more information on virtual assistants along with a link to the contest.
http://tinyurl.com/3bkhww
3) FastPack Bubble-Wrap Appreciation Day
By Ina Steiner
January 28, 2008 is Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day. For one day only, FastPack will be offering free shipping on certain products (website only): Bubble Wrap, Bubble mailers and Shiny Shippers, Color Bubble Mailers, and Carton Sealing Tape. See website for details and restrictions.
http://www.fastpack.net
4) eBay's Bidding Board
By Ina Steiner
eBay's Chatter blog featured an article about the the Bidding Board, an area on eBay where power buyers hang out. Worth perusing.
http://www.ebaychatter.com/the_chatter/2008/01/member-spotligh.html
5) Rockin' Robin Elvis Fan Featured in Readers Digest
By Ina Steiner
Longtime readers may remember Robin Rosaaen, aka Rockin' Robin, whom we interviewed at eBay Live 2005. An early eBay employee (#41), it was she who first saw the potential to reach out to collectors to engage them on the auction site, as described in Adam Cohen's book, "The Perfect Store: Inside eBay." Robin continues to share her passion for all things Elvis and is featured in the February issue of Readers Digest.
6) Antiques Roadshow Publishes 2008 Schedule
By Ina Steiner
ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, PBS's most-watched primetime series, has announced its summer 2008 Tour destinations: Palm Springs, California; Dallas, Texas; Wichita, Kansas; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Hartford, Connecticut. See press release for details.
http://www.news-antique.com/?id=783500
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