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TAGnotes Mon 22 Nov 1999 Vol 1 Number 60
  

From:   <tagn-@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Date: Tue Nov 23, 1999 2:31am
Subject: TAGnotes Mon 22 Nov 1999 Vol 1 Number 60

The Auction Guild Notes for Monday 22 Nov 1999
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eBay   is holding category meetings with their marketing managers on the
antiques and sports boards on Wed 24 Nov from 1400 to 1500.

The feedback system went down today, Mon for a while but was quickly
restored, and there were also intermittent problems of site
accessibility on Sun due to the resetting of load balance during the
maintenance downtime on Sun morning.

In a true community spirit, eBay has also posted information about the
following upcoming changes planned for the next week, though timing
might change:
* My eBay Maximum Bid feature will be available again.   
* Member Since   feature on members feedback profiles will display the
month and year when an eBay member joined eBay. Auction Web members may
need to contact support if their info is incorrect at:   
http://cgi3.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?SendQueryEmailShow&subject=
user%20information * Preview of new item pages, available for the past
few weeks is now ready   for launch .   The new and improved (why does
that phrase scare me) item pages will   be available in the next few
days.
* * * * *
Amazon Auctions has discussion boards.   They are looking for ideas to   
expand their services and encourage users to post subjects for change.
These boards can be accessed from the Amazon home page under Community.
http://amazon.remarq.com/amazon/threads.asp?g=discuss.amazon.help.us.
build.this.service

10cent listings until 31Dec99, free crosslinks to books or retail items,
Pro merchant discounts, bulk lister   tool, zShops, One Click payment
options, Gift list giveaways
http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/subst/home/happenings.html/
ref%3Da%5Fh%5Fcc%5Fc%5F3/002-2432003-9821847   
24/7 customer service Toll-free in U.S.and Canada:(800)201-7575
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Yahoo! Auctions   Seller Services and Features There are no fees for
listing, and no Final Value Fees.   Sellers can use the Auctions Express
bulk loader tool. Seller gets to set their risk tolerance level by
requiring the bidder submit a credit card number   for verification
either all the time, none of the time, or when their feedback is below a
Seller set level.   Seller can also blacklist a bidder prohibiting that
User from bidding on your auctions.   

Seller can choose options on an auction by auction basis to
automatically extend an auction if there is still active bidding on it,
therefore eliminating sniping, close their auction early, set a reserve
price, and/or a buy now price, automatically relist an auction, and send
an automated customized end of auction notice.   They also have Yahoo!
Messenger, an instant message tool on each auction page, and a place
where bidders can ask questions and sellers answer them. These Q&As are
then archived and available on the   listing for other bidders to see.
An answer to a question you posted to a seller is also emailed to you.
You can build your own collectors club, or join   another one, and make
comments on the chat boards. All these features are free. The only
chargeable feature is the Features Auction Feature, and there you get to
bid on how far up in the hierarchy you want your auction to appear.
Approx 1,300,000 auctions currently listed.
http://auctions.yahoo.com/auction/
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Golds Auction is continuing the free listing enhancements for auctions
that have a milestone number in increments 250, 500,1000.   They are
revamping the way feedback numbers are displayed, are beta testing a
Save Your Auction/ Bulk Loader tool, and have started to run some print
advertising.   They are hoping their new servers will be ready soon, and
plan on having them installed by the end of the month. They will have to
take the site down to do the switch, and will announce when in the near
future.

Several problems in the SQL database, and subsequent errors, caused the
site to   be down or information corrupted for much of the day.   
Unfortunately some auctions ended during the downtime, and disabled the
extension capability, but action has been taken to correct this problem
if it happens in the future.   All   current auctions have been extended
by 24 hours. A full description of the   problem and the actions taken
can be found on the announcement board. Golds currently has approx
12,427 auctions listed, and 214408 Auctions since 6/20/99.   Free basic
listings through November.
http://www.goldsauction.com/apps/viewAnnouncements.html
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