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From: <tagn-@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Date: Sun Jan 16, 2000 3:09am
Subject: TAGnotes Sat 15 Jan 2000 Vol 2 Number 9 Issue 92
The Auction Guild Notes for Saturday 15 Jan 2000
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eBay is changing some of its formats, in the next week or so, to
better facilitate a global community.
1. Shipping options change to:
* Will ship to United States ONLY (default)
* Will ship Worldwide * Will ship to the United States AND:
(Check all
that apply) - Canada - Central America / Mexico -
Europe -
Australasia (AU&NZ) - Asia - South America -
Africa - Middle
East - Caribbean
Seller's shipping options will appear on individual item listing
(auction) page. Items seller chooses to ship to other parts
of the
world, will appear in appropriate international search results pages.
2. To make it easier for buyers to figure out where the item is located
and what the converted amount in dollars is for international
currencies, eBay
is making these changes : a) The country that the item is located in
(the same field that the seller enters for item location while listing
the item) will appear on the item listing page.
b) For auctions in international currencies, the First Bid and the
Current Bid Amount will be shown in U.S. dollars along with
the
international currency.
3. My eBay will display the totals within the Bidding and the
Selling
items for different currencies.
4. Date Format will change from the MM/DD format (ie 12/02) to the
MMM/DD format (ie Dec 02). Since dates are read differently countries
the new date format will be clear to all.
The date format for other pages, such as the Search Results and the
Browse Listings pages, will change later. eBay will announce when these
changes will occur. http://www2.ebay.com/aw/announce.shtml Listings The
low of 2.345 mil was on 28 Dec. Currently approx 3.784 mil
* * * * *
Amazon Auctions seems to have a few endemic problems that just don't get
fixed. There is a thread on AuctionWatch about them, and we
have
emailed a link to Amazon, to see if they can come up with some answers.
http://www.auctionwatch.com/mesg/read.html?num=18&thread=5711 The
posters on this thread appear to be regular Amazon users and supporters
so if you have a fix for any of them, please post to the thread, or
email with help. Hopefully Amazon will do the same. Features:
10 cent
listing fees until further notice, Pro Merchant special flat
fee of
$9.99, through 31 Jan 2000. Free crosslinks to books or retail
items,
Pro merchant discounts, bulk lister tool, zShops, One Click
payment
options, free image hosting, and the best customer service
in the
online auction industry 24/7 Toll-free in U.S. and Canada:
(800)201-7575 http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/announcement-list/all-
happenings/102-2649290-9020037
Useful contact email addys can be found here
http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/subst/help/send-us-auction-email.html
/002-4941393-2365054
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Yahoo Auction Features: One time login, No listing or final value fees
on any auctions, Watchlist, Auction Alerts personal shopper, Auction
Booth, Blacklist, Set bidder Parameters, Set type, duration and end
times of auctions, Custom end of auction notices, Auctions Express
Bulk Loading tool, Merchant Accounts Order Manager @ $30/Month, Yahoo
Store with (pricey) charge card merchant accounts, You set price
on
featured auction services, etc. NO customer service.
http://auctions.yahoo.com/html/features/features.html Approx
1.5
million auctions currently running http://auctions.yahoo.com/
* * * * *
Golds Auction has changed/updated its user agreement, They have not
highlighted the changes, and we have not been able to find a copy of the
old and the new to compare, so we have emailed them asking for
assistance. Though it looks pretty straight forward, and we wish eBay
had the same privacy policy, we don't see any glaring changes.
We
suggest you go read over the agreement, and request clarification
if
you need it. We think they have added (these are just excerpts):
6. Use of the Personal Message feature on the 'Sell your Item' form
Because this message is included in an email that is sent from Gold's
Auction, you may not include or write in, the following as a part of
this message: Links to any other web site,
personal web pages, or
advertisements.
11. Public Chat Lounges The following types of posts or comments are
considered unacceptable in any lounge on our site. Posting of such may
result in the suspension of your ability to post in our lounge or the
suspension of your Gold's Auction Account. Posts that advertise
items
you have for sale. Posts that contain profanity or that are
defamatory
in nature. Posts that contain links to other online auction sites.
Posts that contain adult pictures, material, or links thereto. Posts
that disclose personally identifiable information about another
registered member. Posts that are disruptive in nature, harass or
threaten another member or Gold's Auction staff member.
http://www.goldsauction.com/html/agreement.html
http://www.goldsauction.com/apps/viewAnnouncements.html Features:
Free
basic listings through 31 Jan 2000. Approx 9876 auctions listed
now,
and 286660 Auctions since 6/20/99
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GO Network Auctions free basic listing fees, 1563 current auctions
Big
Business backing, not many items or bids.
http://auction.go.com/Request.dll?HOME
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QXL.Com European Auctions (primarily UK) with a whole different flavor
than US auctions. http://www.qxl.com
* * * * *
SoldUSA 5734 current auctions, primarily NASCAR 4259. Have a NASCAR
wiston Cup Banquet contest coming up at the end of January. NASCAR
catalogue auctions. http://www.soldusa.com
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If you would like an Auction House or Service Provider added to this
list, please email us at tagn-@t... or
TheAuction-@onelist.com. Read past issues at:
http://www.onelist.com/community/TheAuctionGuildnotes
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