Posts Tagged eBay

  • eBay Live Auctions is dead - 3 January 2009

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    We start the new year with an obituary for eBay Live Auctions, not to be confused with eBay Live!, the eBay convention for buyers and sellers held regularly in cities around the country. As of the first of the year, the website ebayliveauctions.com now redirects to www.ebay.com.
    eBay Live Auctions was the division of [...]

  • AuctioneerTech year in review - 31 December 2008

    It’s time for a little year-end housekeeping. With all of the top lists being created regarding the previous year, we couldn’t help but join in with a top list and a review of everything we’ve done so far. Here are our top six posts that we like.

    ATS designation - Auction Technology Specialist for auctioneers
    Today is [...]

  • NAA releases Auction Answers, NAA Auction Newsroom - 16 December 2008

    The National Auctioneers Association has recently posted Auction Answers on its home page. The document is a PDF with answers to many common questions, such as “What is the auctioneer really saying?” and “Why sell at auction?” Auction Answers originated in partnership with USA Today and its semiweekly feature, Auction Showcase, which advertises auctions from [...]

  • Auction Podcast Episode 12 - If you ship, you fail - 17 November 2008

    Hello and welcome to the twelfth episode of the AuctioneerTech Auction Podcast for the week of 17 November 2008. My name is Aaron Traffas, and now that I’ve baited you with the catchy and possibly controversial title, lets examine the importance of local marketing as it relates to Internet bidding as well as a couple [...]

     
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  • Auction Podcast Episode 10 - Interview with Darron Meares - 3 November 2008

    AuctioneerTech - Joining me today for the second in the Auctioneer Interview Series is my friend Darron Meares, CAI, GPPA. Darron is Chief Operating Officer, auctioneer and lead asset appraiser for the Meares Auction Group. He is also a member of both the National Auctioneers Association and the South Carolina Auctioneers Association boards of directors. [...]

     
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  • Auction Podcast Episode 6 - Internet bidding primer - 5 October 2008

    In this episode, we’re going to cover the basics of Internet bidding including the different types of Internet bidding, or online bidding, and the different kinds of providers.
    There are three main types of Internet bidding. Some Internet bidding providers allow some but not all of the types of auctions. I’ll cover some of the basics [...]

     
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  • eBay eliminates checks and money orders, promotes PayPal - 28 September 2008

    eBay recently announced that in late October it will be eliminating checks and money orders as valid payment options for eBay sales. Remaining valid payment methods are as follows.

    PayPal, owned by eBay
    ProPay, partnered with eBay
    Credit or debit card payments direct to seller
    Payment upon pickup

    There are several categories that are exempt from the payment restrictions, including [...]