From the Editor
Read the AuctionBytes editorial to catch up on important news for online sellers.
Proxibid Is Alternative as eBay Closes Live-Auctions Platform
If you're worried about the news that eBay's Live Auctions platform is Going, Going,... soon to be Gone, don't despair. Proxibid can provide you with the online bidding fix you need. Whether you fancy real estate or antiques, industrial equipment or collector cars, get your online paddle ready to bid at real-life, live auctions - without having to leave the house.
iOffer.com, the 'Make Me an Offer' Ecommerce Site
iOffer launched in 2002 in a format called, "negotiated commerce." Not quite online auction, but not retail either, the site capitalizes on the human desire to haggle for a bargain. AuctionBytes columnist Greg Holden sits down with iOffer President Ryan Boyce to learn more about this eBay alternative.
First Item Sold Online: A Pot, Monopoly Game and Pencil Sharpener
Do you remember the first item you ever sold online? Let us know by sending an email to ina@auctionbytes.com and we may publish your story. Today's stories highlight the lesson that, whether it's lying around the house or lying in a junk-box at a yard sale, an unwanted item just might have value to someone else!
This & That: Online Auction Roundup:
OLA holds online rummage sale; MAG Launches new services for eBay; Alibaba looking for "e-Business Champions" = all this and MORE in our This & That section!
Collector's Corner: Vintage Sewing Patterns
Who would have thought sewing patterns from Vogue, Butterick, Simplicity and McCall's might be valuable years after taking home-economics class? (We won't ask how many years that is!) With vintage fashion all the rage, sewing patterns are worth keeping an eye on - as Collector's Corner Editor Michele Alice explains.
AuctionBytes Soundoff: Letters from Readers
In every issue, readers soundoff about issues important to them. From feedback to payment services, from increased fees to posting policies, AuctionBytes Soundoff gives you a chance to air your views.
Discussion Forums
Have a question about buying or selling online? Want to get marketing or technical advice? AuctionBytes Discussion Forums are the place to come to get answers to your questions and get advice! Great tips - a refreshing change! Discussions going on right now!
eBay Drop-Off Stores
AuctionBytes has created a consignment resource page. We've put together a chart of eBay drop-off stores and have links to articles and resources to learn more about consignment selling, the latest trend in the online auction industry!
Marketing Inserts Sellers! Create custom flyers to add to your auction packages. Simply fill in and print out! GREAT for marketing yourself to your buyers!
AuctionBytes Bookshelf A guide to some of the best books and reports for online auction buyers and sellers! Compiled by Ina Steiner, Editor of AuctionBytes.
