73-year-old Man Takes on Ebay with a 1920 Style Live Auction and Auctions off $100 Bills
Published February 6th, 2008
PALM BEACH, Fla., Feb. 6 – It may seem like a crazy idea, but at 73 years old Donald Karr is taking on Internet giants like Ebay by starting a live auction site where users pick up paddles, listen to auctioneers cry out and find out immediately if they have won. To prove it isn’t a crazy idea, Karr will be auctioning off $100 bills everyday so users can get acquainted with the how-to’s of his live auction.
Contrasting the young entrepreneurs who have found success on the Internet, like the developers of Facebook and MySpace Karr is proving that the internet is for everyone. Karr, a retired antique and jewelry dealer, recently launched his 24-hour a day, old-fashioned, live internet auction called Blackwells Live Auction.com. http://www.BlackwellsLiveAuction.com
Karr, of North Palm Beach, FL, came up with the idea while attempting to sell his remaining antique inventory. He felt the internet auctions were stagnant and lacked the charm of live auctions he had attended throughout the years. So he developed Blackwells Live Auction, a fun, suspenseful and exciting alternative to the normal internet auctions.
Modern day auction fans may not be familiar with this old fashioned concept of live bidding, so Karr will be auctioning off $100 bills with no reserve in an effort acquaint users with all of the unique features of his auction. Two of the $100 bill auctions will take place at 4 pm and 10 pm, Eastern Standard Time each day. Between eight and ten more $100 bills will be auctioned off each day throughout several days.
Blackwells Live Auction hopes to capture a share of internet auction users by offering customers the chance to lift up their paddles and bid during a live auction, all without leaving the comfort of their home computer. Unlike Ebay, users can watch and participate in the bidding from start to finish and know immediately if they have won an item. Users can sell their items for a flat fee of $2.99 per item and the site is easy to use and navigate.
Karr’s innovative site is http://www.BlackwellsLiveAuction.com.
Blackwells Auction Co.
CONTACT: Donald Karr of Blackwells Live Auction, +1-561-842-7467,
Don@BlackwellsLiveAuction.com
Web site: http://www.BlackwellsLiveAuction.com/
