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EcommerceBytes-Update, Number 232 - February 01, 2009 - ISSN 1528-6703
This & That: Online Auction Roundup
1) The Antiques, Vintage & Collectibles Online Sellers
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.) Online fraud has become widespread, and you should think twice before giving private information or User IDs and passwords to any third party.
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Association (or AVCOSA) announced the formation of its organization to advance the interests of antiques, vintage and collectibles dealers online and to provide them with a centralized source of news, resources and information. Additionally, the association will promote professionalism among its members through education and technology and provide advocacy services directed to online selling venues to assure that the group's interests are adequately represented. AVCOSA is in a formative stage and invites online sellers specializing in antiques, vintage and collectibles product categories to join and participate in its development. There is currently no cost to join.
Link to AVCOSA website
2) The Mom Entrepreneur Co-op Shop
By Ina Steiner
The Mom Entrepreneur website launched a page to help mom entrepreneurs show off their wares on this Co-op Shop page.
Link to Mom Entrepreneur Co-op Shop
3) SEO as a Strategic Ecommerce Opportunity (Boston)
By Ina Steiner
eTailerCentral is hosting its monthly meeting on the topic of Search Engine Optimization as a Strategic Ecommerce Opportunity. "The focus of our group is ecommerce, and it's for retailers in the Boston area of all ages, stages, and levels of expertise." February's meeting will be held at Bentley University Center for Marketing Technology on February 19th at 7:00 pm, all online retailers are welcome - register online.
Link to eTailerCentral website
4) InkFrog Offers Shipping Insurance
By Ina Steiner
InkFrog just released 55-cent shipping insurance for inkFrog users. The service is provided via Shipsurance (formerly DSI). Right now it only offers it for USPS at a cost of 55 cents per $100 of coverage domestic, and 75 cents per $100 for international, up to $2500 in value.
Link to InkFrog Shipping Insurance FAQs
5) New Collectibles Marketplace Collexpo.com in Beta
By Ina Steiner
Collexpo.com is a new collectibles marketplace incorporating social features and large databases of collectible items. Sellers use the data to build listings while collectors can build online collections and research collectibles. The flagship category is Sports Cards, followed by Sports Memorabilia and Postcards, and the site is gearing up and working out kinks, according to founder Carrington Williams. Every seller has a store, and the standard 30-day listing fee is 25 cents, while renewing a listing costs 3 cents. "This model keeps "penny" items off the site, except for the large vendors with whom I do economy-of-scale deals," Williams said.
Link to Collexpo.com
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