Archive for June, 2006

Yahoo Settles ‘Click Fraud’ Lawsuit

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Quessa.com
Yahoo Inc. will consider refunding money to thousands of advertisers dating back to January 2004 and pay $4.95 million in attorney fees to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging the Internet powerhouse has been profiting from bogus sales referrals generated through a sham known as “click fraud.”

Peter and Ann Davies Collection of early and rare musical instrument auction – July 6

Friday, June 30th, 2006

UK Auction Info
A remarkable and eclectic lifetime’s collection of early and rare musical instruments, ceramics, books, and furniture formed by a past President of the Newbury Symphony Orchestra will be sold by Surrey auctioneers Ewbank on Thursday July 6. The collection, which was formed over the years by Peter Davies and his wife Ann, [...]

Google Checkout payment service to be launched today

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

Search giant Google is set to launch an online payments system which is set to compete with auction giant eBay.
Dubbed Google Checkout, the system is designed to boost Google’s main source of revenue – selling advertising.
The service will offer some free order processing to Google’s millions of advertisers, but will initially be available only to [...]

EssexBoatyards.com online boat auctions

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

UK Auction Info
Essex Boatyards, the UK’s leading boat sales centre has launched an online boat auction facility, offering customers the unique opportunity to bid for boats with no reserve price at its website.
Every month Essex Boatyards will list a stock boat on the website, offering customers the chance to purchase a fantastically priced boat, as [...]

eBay to add Skype telephony services to UK auction site

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

Online marketplace eBay UK is set to introduce Internet telephony services from Skype on its site, following its acquisition of the company last year.
The new service will let sellers add Skype functions including free Internet voice calls and instant messaging to their listings across a range of categories.
Sellers will be able to include a [...]

eBay Scam Artists using My Message

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

eBayyer.co.uk
Scam artists try to lure bidders interested in a product away from the e-Bay web site by using “My Message,” which allows seller and buyers to communicate on the auction site. Through posted messages, legitimate sellers are able to build a positive reputation from customer ratings, product reviews and favorable reports on business transactions.
Manipulating the [...]

Top eBay Bidder Reveals Secrets For Success at winning eBay Auctions

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

As a buyer you are trying to find bargains i.e listings with the best price (Buy It Now Items) or listings with the fewest bids (Auction Items). Generally these listing are the ones that get the least amount of visitors, and most of the time it is because of missing keywords (Product Serial, Manufacture Name…etc) [...]

US wild horse auctions

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

US Auction Info
The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management hosted an adoption auction this past weekend at Flickerwood Arena in Jackson, about 100 miles south of St. Louis. But of 70 horses and 11 burros available, only 16 animals were adopted.

Christie’s “The History of the Book” auction June 27

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

US Auction Info
A rare and valuable book collection, which includes one volume estimated at between $600,000 and $800,000 (USD), will be auctioned at Christie’s (June 27) and Wednesday.
The auction, called “The History of the Book,” comprises the collection of Cornelius J. Hauck who was the heir to a Cincinnati beer brewery fortune. The collection had [...]

eBay Canada Empowers Community with Member Blogs

Monday, June 26th, 2006

Press Release
eBay Canada today introduced eBay Member Blogs, a new way for Canada’s eBay community to create and share content. The eBay Canada Member Blogs add to eBay’s rich set of Community interaction tools, which include Member Forums, About Me pages and eBay Reviews and Guides.
“Our goal is to facilitate commerce [...]




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