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Auctionbytes-Update, Number 12 - April 22, 2000 - ISSN 1528-6703     Previous Story | Contents

Selected News April 23, 2000

eBay launched a new Canadian site (www.ca.ebay.com). eBay Canada features listings in Canadian dollars and has new Canadian categories, such as Inuit Art and CASCAR racing memorabilia. YardsaleS.com is a site bringing yard sale info all together in one place. Shoppers can search for items, peruse the listings, look at photos and print a map, all before even getting in the car. It has officially launched in the Atlanta Metropolitan area. It is free as part of an introductory program, and there is a special offer for sellers on the Web site. (www.yardsales.com) bid4real will begin auctioning the first pieces of real estate on its Web site (www.bid4real.com) starting April 24. bid4real, based in Chicago, is the new online marketplace that enables buyers and sellers to auction and purchase real estate online. Cnet articles about eBay and Bidder's Edge legal dispute, 4/14/00 http://www.cnetinvestor.com/newsitem-bloomberg.asp?symbol=84143153&Ticker=E http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-1697820.html New York Times article about eBay and Bidder's Edge legal dispute, 4/14/00 http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/04/cyber/cyberlaw/14law.html eBay announced an agreement with Internet Pictures Corporation (IPIX) to offer eBayers free image hosting beginning in the fall. eBay also announced an Affiliates Program whereby you get $3 for everyone who clicks through from your site to its site AND registers: http://pages.ebay.com/affiliate/index.html.