Business booming for eBay auctioneer

Published: November 25, 2006 11:27 pm
Business booming for eBay auctioneerBy PATRICK BUCHNOWSKIThe Tribune-Democrat
SOMERSET — Not long ago, Sharon Roberts was a novice selling items on eBay. But soon, friends were asking her to sell items online for them.“My dining room was overwhelmed,” Roberts, 36, said. “Then my fiance said, ‘Get your stuff out of here. It’s time to start your own business.’ ”That’s what she did.On Oct. 2, “the online auctioneer” opened at 114 W. Patriot St. The business is a one-stop shop for selling everything from car tires to clothing, furniture and antiques on the popular Internet auction site.

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Christmas eBay: Michael Richards, O.J., Federline, Britney

Christmas shopping is here and I decided to buy one “If I did it” on eBay. I’ll read it and turn it around and get my money back. If the publisher really destroyed the rest of the copies, boy, I could make a mint..

And, since I’ve been such a good boy this year, it’s back to eBay again, this time to bid on a complete series of Seinfeld. I am a Kramer nut. He’s such a good guy on the program. His alter ego, Michael Richards just went berserk. I’ll buy a tape on anger management and send it to him as an e-gift.

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UPDATE 1-Web sales down on Black Friday, EBay most visited

LOS ANGELES, Nov 25 (Reuters) - EBay was the online winner this "Black Friday," data published on Saturday showed, but overall Internet traffic growth was well below last year's even as bargain hunters tracked down sought-after toys and electronics on the Web before "Cyber Monday."
Overall traffic to the Nielsen/Net Ratings Holiday eShopping Index, which tracks more than 120 online retailers, rose 12 percent on the Friday after Thankgiving over the same day last year, according to the online audience measurement firm.
That is significantly below the 29 percent growth in overall traffic to the index from 2004 to 2005 and more in line with 11 percent growth seen from 2003 to 2004.
EBay Inc. (EBAY.O: Quote, Profile, Research) had the most Web traffic on "Black Friday," one of retail's busiest days, with 7.5 million unique visitors, according to the data.
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