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EcommerceBytes-Update, Number 239 - May 17, 2009 - ISSN 1528-6703
This & That: Online Auction Roundup
1) Enter for a chance to Win $1,000 eBay Shopping Spree
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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eBay is giving away $1000 shopping sprees. To enter the Deal Finder Sweepstakes, go to ebay.com/dealfinder to register and share your story about the best deal you ever found on eBay. Each week through July 5, 2009, one $1,000 prize will be randomly awarded to a lucky winner.
Link to contest page
2) eBay Alternatives News Roundup
By Ina Steiner
Etsy released sales and traffic data for the month of April 2009. Alibris added Google Checkout as a payment option and made changes to shipping credits. Several new online marketplaces launched: DealItLive (a live streaming video auction site); and ToldYa (portable eStores for social networking sites). Also of interest: "Entrepreneur Turns "As Seen on TV" into a Unique Ecommerce Model" (link) and "Andale Cofounder Launches Twitter-Based Shopping Service" (link).
3) Sniping Service eSnipe Launches Blog
By Ina Steiner
eSnipe, a service for placing last-minute bids on eBay auctions (a practice called sniping), has launched a blog. Former Microsoft program manager Tom Campbell founded eSnipe in 1999, one of the first pay sites on the Internet. The launch of the blog is an outgrowth of Campbell's newest business, a publishing company called EasyOnMe.
Link to blog
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