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Dramatic gaps exist between the classified offerings of large newspaper publishers, smaller publishers and online-only players, suggesting that newspapers are missing the opportunity to use audio, video and other technologies.
That’s the conclusion of a new study conducted at the University of Missouri’s graduate school of journalism.
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Auctioneer Cooper Owen originally claimed the gown, which was unveiled today for the media, was tried on by Lady Diana Spencer on the morning of her wedding.But designer Elizabeth Emmanuel, who, with her husband David, created Diana`s iconic dress, insisted the alternative gown had never been worn by the princess.
The copy of the ivory silk [...]

eBay will discontinue access to Checkout Redirect through the Andale platform beginning on February 1, 2006, the company said in an email to customers on Monday.
Andale experienced severe technical difficulties in late October and early November

eBay’s Charlie Coney said: “We have no qualms in people selling something such as the Xbox 360 for a healthy profit – after all, more than 10,000 people in Britain make a living trading on eBay.”
He advised bidders to buy safely by checking eBay’s feedback on each seller, due to continuing fears of online [...]

Online auction site eBay Inc. had double the traffic of Amazon.com Inc., its closest competitor among U.S. Web retail sites, at the start of the holiday online shopping season, according to data released on Tuesday.
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Google Base now allows users to post any kind of information they want for free and to provide labels to describe it so others can easily find it.
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London-based auction house Bonhams announced Monday that it would hold its first-ever sale entirely devoted to Russian art.
This sale begins a new Russian season on Britain’s auctioneering scene, with Sotheby’s, Christie’s and Bloomsberry’s following suit later this month and in early December.
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The BBC and the estate of Dalek creator Terry Nation have moved swiftly to pull the plug on the the trundling salt-cellars’ intergalactic rumpy-pumpy.
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Rare coins are expected to fetch about $3 million – when they go under the hammer in Melbourne.The auction by Downies – of 5,850 gold coins plus 800 Australian copper and silver coins from the Reserve Bank of Australia – includes an 1852 Adelaide pound worth an estimated $55,000.Downies director Ken Downie said the auction, [...]