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.
Read more http://www.tribune-democrat.com/local/local_story_329232717.html?keyword=topstory
Saturday, November 25, 2006
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.
Read more http://www.bayoubuzz.com/articles.aspx?aid=8937
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.
Read more http://www.bayoubuzz.com/articles.aspx?aid=8937
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.
Read more http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?view=CN&storyID=2006-11-26T020341Z_01_N25392342_RTRIDST_0_RETAIL-HOLIDAY-ONLINE-UPDATE-1.XML&rpc=66&type=qcna
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.
Read more http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?view=CN&storyID=2006-11-26T020341Z_01_N25392342_RTRIDST_0_RETAIL-HOLIDAY-ONLINE-UPDATE-1.XML&rpc=66&type=qcna
Friday, November 24, 2006
Florida mulls how to regulate eBay businesses
The eBay community is thriving, and so are the businesses that sell stuff for people on the popular auction Web site.
Now add Florida to the growing list of states deciding how to classify and regulate those enterprises. No one can seem to agree whether they are auctioneers, pawnbrokers, secondhand shops or something else.
The quarterly newsletter of one state board said recently that the businesses must be treated as auctioneers, requiring their owners to be licensed.
"It's just common sense," said Fred Dietrich III, chairman of the five-member Board of Auctioneers. "If you are going to hire someone to sell your merchandise, you need someone that is reputable and licensed."
Read more http://www.palmbeachpost.com/state/content/gen/ap/FL_eBay_Businesses.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=0
Now add Florida to the growing list of states deciding how to classify and regulate those enterprises. No one can seem to agree whether they are auctioneers, pawnbrokers, secondhand shops or something else.
The quarterly newsletter of one state board said recently that the businesses must be treated as auctioneers, requiring their owners to be licensed.
"It's just common sense," said Fred Dietrich III, chairman of the five-member Board of Auctioneers. "If you are going to hire someone to sell your merchandise, you need someone that is reputable and licensed."
Read more http://www.palmbeachpost.com/state/content/gen/ap/FL_eBay_Businesses.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=0
Bones of contention: Religious crusader battles Ebay
Hardly an hour goes by without Thomas Serafin or one of his cyber-sleuths checking what eBay has to offer.
They're not hunting for bargains and never place a bid. Their interest is bone shards, bits of wizened flesh and a contemporary twist on the sacred and the profane: How the ancient trade in the most coveted religious relics has moved into the global flea market of online bidding.
"You can find bone fragments supposedly from St. Augustine being hawked on the Internet along with trinkets and antiques. There is something very wrong here," said Serafin, a professional photographer and Catholic activist based in Los Angeles, who has led an expanding campaign since the late 1990s to block the online sale of objects purported to contain the remains of Christian saints.
Read More http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-11-23-ebay-relics_x.htm
They're not hunting for bargains and never place a bid. Their interest is bone shards, bits of wizened flesh and a contemporary twist on the sacred and the profane: How the ancient trade in the most coveted religious relics has moved into the global flea market of online bidding.
"You can find bone fragments supposedly from St. Augustine being hawked on the Internet along with trinkets and antiques. There is something very wrong here," said Serafin, a professional photographer and Catholic activist based in Los Angeles, who has led an expanding campaign since the late 1990s to block the online sale of objects purported to contain the remains of Christian saints.
Read More http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-11-23-ebay-relics_x.htm
Bowden can't peddle blame -- even on eBay
At long last, just before the final game of the regular season against his biggest rival, Florida State Coach Bobby Bowden has figured out what the problem is.It took him six years, 25 losses and countless hours of research to identify the culprit.No, it's not his son Jeff's play-calling.
No, it's not that the game has passed him by.It's something far more complex.Bobby has found the enemy.And the enemy is eBay.
Read more http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/college/orl-bianchi23_106nov23,0,6841254.column?coll=tf-main-sports
No, it's not that the game has passed him by.It's something far more complex.Bobby has found the enemy.And the enemy is eBay.
Read more http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/college/orl-bianchi23_106nov23,0,6841254.column?coll=tf-main-sports
eBay, Amazon, dollar drop lead Internet shares lower
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shares of online sellers Amazon.com Inc. , eBay Inc. and other large Internet companies were trading mostly lower at the start of Friday's abbreviated session. To a large degree, the Internet sector was ambushed by the recently-reported steep decline in the dollar.
But shares of online retailers Amazon, eBay, Overstock.com and others were also buffeted by investors seeking clues to how they are faring on what is historically a big day for online shopping. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Internet Index and the Nasdaq Composite Index were both off by 0.5%. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move.
But shares of online retailers Amazon, eBay, Overstock.com and others were also buffeted by investors seeking clues to how they are faring on what is historically a big day for online shopping. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Internet Index and the Nasdaq Composite Index were both off by 0.5%. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and markets as they move.
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