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TAGnotes Tue 21 Dec 1999 Vol 1 Number 79

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Date: Wed Dec 22, 1999 1:40am
Subject: TAGnotes Tues 21 Dec 1999 Vol 1 Number 79

The Auction Guild Notes for Tuesday 21 Dec 1999
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Our sincerest apologies go to all our subscribers for our complete
failure to notify you of eBays surprise free listing day on 20 Dec.
Though we feel it is our mission to provide you with this information,
our only excuse (and we all know what excuses are like, and that
everybody has one…) is that our primary staff writer and editor is
currently dealing with a catastrophic illness in one of her family
members, and she is not getting to spend the amount of time in front of
her computer needed to catch items like the eBay listing day. Maybe it
is time to hook her up to a beeper :o) We do feel as if we let you all
down, but will continue to strive to do better in the future. Thank you
all for being TAGnotes subscribers!
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eBay had a free listing day on 20 Dec (again we really apologize about
not notifying our subscribers), which caused some QUOTE performance
issues ENDQUOTE for about a half hour from 2130 to 2200 PT. The site was
running very slowly all day, particularly from the listing end of
things, as folks scurried to load their free listings. With total
listings having dropped about 1.5 million over the last few weeks, this
free listings day helped the site recover to a current total of
2,959,681. This is well off
the high of approx 4.13 million following the free listing day in
September, but is still more than double the number listings of any
other online auction site.

Millennium O Rama continues with the 70s and 80s, leading up to the end
of the century. http://www.ebay.com/millennium70
http://www.ebay.com/millennium80

Parrothead88 has reached a feedback rating of 10,000, an eBay first,
and recognized on the announcement board.

eBay will be down for two Unregular scheduled maintenance times
Fri 31Dec 1999 1530 to 1800 PT and 2300 Fri 31 Dec to 0300 PT
Sat 1Jan 2000, but have canceled their regularly scheduled
maintenance from 0100-0500 PT Fri 31Dec. They will be validating
work performed in preparation for the year 2000, and to perform
routine maintenance on the database and make one last Y2K-related
check.

There is also a blurb on how eBay feels its posture is in regards
to year 2000 issues. http://www2.ebay.com/aw/announce.shtml
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Amazon Auction Penny Auctions currently running for books, music
memorabilia and posters, link is on main auction page. Also 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, 24/7 customer service Toll-free in
U.S. and Canada: (800)201-7575
http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/subst/home/happenings.html/
ref%3Da%5Fh%5Fcc%5Fc%5F3/002-2432003-9821847
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Yahoo Auctions has lots of features seen nowhere else in the online
auction industry. http://auctions.yahoo.com/html/features/features.html
there are no listing or final value fees on any auctions. Approx 1312000
http://auctions.yahoo.com/auction/
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Golds Auction is developing a bidders rewards/incentive program and is
looking for suggestions and input from their users
sugges-@g... They are also going to be adding new
categories, and welcome new suggestions categ-@g...

Free basic listings through 31 Dec 1999.
Approx 9836 auctions listed now, and 257088 Auctions since 6/20/99
Their auction numbers continue to follow a downward trend.
http://www.goldsauction.com/apps/viewAnnouncements.html
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