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TAGnotes Mon 28 Aug 2000 Vol 2 Number 127 Issue 209

From: The Auction Guild <tagn-@theauctionguild.com>
Date: Tue Aug 29, 2000 1:58am
Subject: TAGnotes Mon 28 Aug 2000 Vol 2 Number 127 Issue 209

The Auction Guild Notes for Monday 28 Aug 2000
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eBay reported on 25Aug 08:36:38 PT that the problem whose existence
they had not previously acknowledged, (reported in TAGnotes issue 208)
with the Search Selection and Sell Your Item Pages was resolved on
24Aug, but some ISPs had cached the bad page. Some members
continued to get a blank or invalid page so they suggested going
through one of the eBay back doors as a temporary fix.
http://pages.ebay.com
http://pages.ebay.aol.com
http://pages.ebay.compuserve.com
At 18:12:51 PT on 25 Aug, they reported that the problem at the
ISPs with bad cached pages were fixed in coordination with the
effected ISPs. For those still having problems, eBay recommended
refreshing/reloading the page, or clearing your cache. For info on
how to clear your cache go to http://webhelp.ebay.com/cgi-
bin/eHNC/showdoc-ebay.tcl?docid=2874&queryid=clear_cache

If you feel your auctions were negatively
impacted by the malfunctioning of search, request refunds from
the form at http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?
SendSupportEmailShow&subject=Credit%20--%20How%20can
%20I%20receive%20credit%20for%20insertion%20fees%3F%20
Send -
* The item number(s) of the ended auction(s)
* The specific fee(s) charged for them
* Your seller's email address or User ID
* The phrase, GIVE CREDIT in the Subject line
This can also be accessed from
http://pages.ebay.com/help/basics/select-support.html
At 19:14 on 25 Aug, eBay users reported that items listed were not
all showing up on the Sellers list or My eBay, though they were
showing in search. Katy@eBay acknowledged on the DNF board
that there were problems at eBay with data transfer, and she was able
to individually correct the problems for those who requested her to,
but did not have resolution for all other eBay users.

eBay reported at 02:14:00 PT on 27Aug that Completed Search had
updated as of 01:30 PT, Sun 27Aug. Items that ended prior to 05:50PT,
Sat 26 Aug are current in searches for completed items.

On 27 Aug at 03:25:14 PM eBay went down, as reported on the OAI
boards. It appears to have come back up again at 04:41:52 PM 27Aug.
eBay did not acknowledge this outage. If you need to request
refunds see above info.

eBay is adding a Rules & Safety Web form to include
**a place for guidelines and tips about eBay's policies and safety.
**Timely and personalized assistance from Rules & Safety experts.
To use, click on "Contact Rules & Safety" from a link on the
Rules
& Safety page, choose the closest topic. This will take you to eBay's
policies and guidelines. Click the link at the bottom of the page.
For a preview go to http://pages.ebay.com/help/preview-RS.html

Approx 4.79 million current listing
http://www2.ebay.com/aw/announce.shtml
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Yahoo Auctions Basic site information http://www.auctionguild.com
Go to OAI Site Basic Details from left side toolbar.
24 Aug extrapolated count 2.76 million auctions
with an additional 216424 in the Yahoo Business Marketplace.
To see category totals for Yahoo and eBay go to
http://www.dtmagazine.com/auctioncounts.html
http://auctions.yahoo.com/
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Amazon Auctions - Basic site information
http://www.auctionguild.com
Go to OAI Site Basic Details from left side toolbar.
Listings total 850254 (probably inflated by approx 2% due to listings
appearing in multiple category totals) 6 categories Extrapolated,
13 Actual, 11972 with bids    The bid numbers might be low because
they might not reflect take it auctions   http://www.amazon.com
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Shooting Star is a software package for managing auctions on eBay
for both sellers and buyers. It is free for the first 30 days and
can be purchased at any time for $49.95.
It has many features, which can be reviewed at
http://foodogsoftware.com/features.htm
To download and test software for up to 30 days, go to
http://foodogsoftware.com/download.htm
http://foodogsoftware.com/index.htm
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OAUA is celebrating their 1 year anniversary starting 1 Sep.
Celebrations are taking place with contest and prizes, go check the
August OAUA newsletter available at -
http://www.auctionusers.org/newsletter/

Keep current on issues important to OAI users. Be part
of setting the industry standard for excellence. Board elections
are taking place in Sep, read about the candidates and keep up
to date on the agenda and issues to be voted on at -
http://www.auctionusers.org/forums/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics
&forum=Annual+Member+Meeting+|AMP|+Board+Election&
number=4&DaysPrune=45&LastLogin=
JOIN the OAUA today. http://www.oaua.com
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The Million Auction March wants to move you to VOTE.
For more information go to http://www.millionauctionmarch.com
New Auction Houses, Sales Venues and Service Providers are
joining daily. All are offering incentives and specials to the OAI.
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If you would like an Auction House or Service Provider added to
this list, please email us at tagn-@t...
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