When eBay item priced at penny, where’s profit? ContraCostaTimes.com By Lisa Guernsey NEW YORK TIMES Thu, Nov. 04, 2004 “Fans of John Wayne, take notice: On eBay last month, a search of the actor’s name in the movie category returned more than 2,000...
Entrepreneurs use eBay to carve out new careers Daily Herald By Emily Krone Daily Herald Business Writer Posted 11/3/2004 “Barbara Polk, a former corporate cog turned eBay entrepreneur, makes her living uncovering Armani apparel amid rummage sale jumble. After...
From the eBay Holiday Hot List for 2004, the (predicted) hot categories in collectibles: Arcade, Jukeboxes & Pinball: Arcade: Machines: Video Barware: Corkscrews Casino: Chips: Sets: 500 Strikes Tables, Layouts Comics: Silver Age (1956-69) : Superhero: Spider-Man...
eBay has released their 2004 Holiday Hot List. You can find the full report here >> in PDF format. It includes: “We applied these methodologies to determine products and categories within eBay’s top level-categories (or “meta” categories) including...
Oscar Wilde auction sells well, save for star attractions Yahoo! News Fri Oct 29,11:59 AM ET “LONDON (AFP) – A collection of Oscar Wilde memorabilia, including rare manuscripts and a photograph of the Victorian writer on his deathbed, fetched over 850,000...
Warning: Be careful of auctions By RUSS COHEN phillyBurbs.com October 29, 2004 More and more auctions pop up everyday, and while some have legitimate items to sell, a lot have some hard to authenticate items. Consumers need to do their homework to protect themselves....
Auction ends for Bonds’ 700th home run ball AP Wire | 10/27/2004 | DAVID KRAVETS Associated Press “SAN FRANCISCO – Giants slugger Barry Bonds’ 700th home run ball brought a top bid of $804,129 Wednesday after a 10-day online auction. The ball...
Death of an Auction Drop Chain business2blog by Damon Darlin “Was DropShop merely a mismanged chain of consignment shops for eBay auctions, or is there something more going on with this sector of the eBay economy? The DropShop chain in the Twin Cities area was...
Holes in net fortune seekers “Want to make money from online auctions? No problem. So Tony Levene took up the invite and went to a seminar Saturday October 9, 2004 The Guardian A controversial American internet firm is attracting thousands of Britons to...
Terapeak: Market Research for eBay Sellers By Ina Steiner AuctionBytes.com October 10, 2004 “New tools are promising to help eBay sellers research data to show them what categories are hot and how they can improve their selling practices to increase sales and...