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  • Mobile site traffic rankings look a lot like e-commerce stats Thursday, August 5, 2010 @ 11:07AMEBay and Amazon compete for the top spot in mobile retail site traffic. It’s déjà vu all over again. EBay and Amazon are battling for the number one spot in mobile retail site traffic , as they have for years in e-commerce traffic, a new report from Nielsen Mobile Media View shows.
  • Pappas Group Marketing Campaign for .CO Domain Extension Celebrates a New Era of the Internet Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 3:15PM.CO Internet opens registration to the worldwide public
  • Bobby Sisk: Breaking news, tearing up floors Friday, April 23, 2010 @ 7:07PMBobby Sisk may be the only hardcore do-it-yourselfer in Charlotte who wields a sledge hammer wearing TV makeup.
  • BizAuctions Enters into Joint-Venture Agreement with La Jolla Liquidation & Auction Co. Friday, April 9, 2010 @ 11:05PMDelmar Janovec , CEO comments, "We are extremely thrilled to enter into this Joint-Venture agreement with La Jolla Liquidation & Auction Co. and to be part of the liquidation of the contents of this historic Las Vegas landmark.
  • BizAuctions Enters into Joint-Venture Agreement with La Jolla Liquidation & Auction Co. Thursday, April 8, 2010 @ 6:30AMBizAuctions, Inc. , a prime provider of commercial eBay and Amazon liquidation services for excess inventories, overstocks and returns, enters into a Joint-Venture Agreement with La Jolla Liquidation & Auction Co. for the liquidation of the furniture, fixtures, and equipment from the Tropicana Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Overstock's CEO delivers annual profits Wednesday, April 7, 2010 @ 10:26PMSALT LAKE CITY -- If Overstock.com's unconventional CEO had a defining moment, it might have been a conference call he had with investors five years ago. read more
  • Overstock’s brash CEO delivers first annual profit Tuesday, April 6, 2010 @ 2:16AMSALT LAKE CITY -- If Overstock.com's unconventional CEO had a defining moment, it might have been a conference call he had with investors five years ago.
  • Overstock on Top: Company Posts First Annual Profit Monday, April 5, 2010 @ 5:32PMBy PAUL FOY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS If Overstock.com's unconventional CEO had a defining moment, it might have been a conference call he had with investors five years ago.
  • Overstock's brash CEO delivers first annual profit Monday, April 5, 2010 @ 11:06AME-tailer's challenge is to keep price lead in a crowded field
  • Overstock.com Promotes Auctions through Sweekstakes Promo Monday, April 5, 2010 @ 7:45AMOverstock.com is running an "Escape to the U.S. Virgin Islands" Sweepstakes in which four qualifying entrants will receive a vacation for two to St. Thomas.
  • New cash for your old technology Saturday, December 26, 2009 @ 11:00PMNow that the gift-giving holidays have passed, 'tis inevitable that last year's now-obsolescent gadgets end up forgotten inside a closet or a desk drawer. Or worse still, in a trash can on the way to the local landfill.
  • eBay Attacks Craigslist Tuesday, December 8, 2009 @ 9:57AMThere's a legal battle going down between eBay and Craigslist.
  • Liquidation.com to Give Away a 42-inch Vizio HDTV Every Week Until the End of the Year Monday, November 23, 2009 @ 1:18PMWASHINGTON----With the holiday season in full swing, Liquidation.com is helping its customers celebrate by giving away a 42-inch Vizio HDTV every week until the end of the year. Liquidation.com is a leading online auction marketplace for surplus inventory from top retailers and manufacturers, and Vizio HDTVs are one of numerous categories of high-quality inventory being offered in record numbers ...
  • BizAuctions Total Bids on eBay for 90-Day Period Hits 12,402 Thursday, November 19, 2009 @ 6:30AMBizAuctions, Inc. , a prime provider of commercial eBay liquidation services for excess inventories, overstocks and returns, announced today total bids received for its eBay auctions
  • Grocery auctions the latest craze for bargain hunters Friday, October 30, 2009 @ 10:13AMHow far would you drive to save 50 percent or more on groceries? Sixty miles? Maybe 100? Or 200?
  • e-trader group Announces the Acquisition of Koodos Ltd Thursday, October 29, 2009 @ 2:11AMLONDON, October 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, e-trader group announced its acquisition of Koodos Ltd (koodos.com), one of the UK's leading discount fashion e-tailers.
  • e-trader group Announces the Acquisition of Koodos Ltd Thursday, October 29, 2009 @ 2:00AMToday, e-trader group announced its acquisition of Koodos Ltd , one of the UK's leading discount fashion e-tailers. The deal, involving a part cash, part share consideration for an undisclosed sum, represents the next step in the company's strategy to become the UK's leading e-commerce business focused on the fast growing clearance and overstock market.
  • Losing Out After Winning an Online Auction Saturday, October 24, 2009 @ 5:24AMOnline auctions can offer bargain prices and rare items, but bidders can also fall victim to costly errors and fraud.
  • Gilt, eBay And Amazon Circle Vente Privee With Chatter Of $1.5 Billion On The Table Monday, October 12, 2009 @ 10:15AMOn stage at last year's Le Web an argument broke out between co-founder Loic Le Meur and TechCrunch's Michael Arrington over whether Europe was capable of producing a 'big win' Web company or whether Skype was, perhaps, just a one-hit wonder. Like heavyweight fighters, they traded some heavy blows in subsequent blog posts . But during the live on-stage Gilmour Gang, one company was mentioned by ...
  • eBay and Others Eye Opportunity in Secondary Market Monday, September 7, 2009 @ 9:43PMIn February, Best Buy revealed it was entering the secondary market in electronics to go after vendor overstock, consumer returns, refurbished, and used products that it said were often sold through alternative channels like auction sites, clearance centers and overstock stores.
  • Surf Your Way to Bargains Wednesday, July 29, 2009 @ 9:57AMThe Internet has brought us many wonderful things. Twitter has given oppressed people a political voice on the international stage. Blogs allow emerging artists, writers and pundits to express themselves in the public forum. YouTube brought us the sneezing baby panda.
  • Grocery Auctions Monday, July 20, 2009 @ 5:42PMConsumers in our area are finding they can save 50 to 70-percent on groceries by attending these auctions.
  • Retailers' early summer sales doomed Tuesday, June 30, 2009 @ 6:15AMNEW YORK – As consumers get ready to celebrate July Fourth, many merchants already have dismissed summer as a washout. ... - ANNE D'INNOCENZIO The Associated Press
  • The Evolution of eBay Tuesday, June 23, 2009 @ 6:31PMDespite some unpopular changes, entrepreneurs still see it as the king of online sales channels.
  • The Evolution of eBay Tuesday, June 23, 2009 @ 4:44PMAs eBay's senior manager of seller advocacy, Jim Griffith gets a daily earful about what's wrong with his company's online marketplace amid the ongoing wave of changes implemented there. But instead of discouraging or tuning out the feedback, Griffith is urging eBay members to keep it coming--as long as it's constructive.
  • Food auction crowd grows with downturn in economy Tuesday, June 16, 2009 @ 2:24AMJay Rightnour has left food auctions with much more than his money's worth. Marc Shapiro — The Capital Participants bid on smoked ham at a food auction held by Glen Burnie-based Wishing Rock Auctions on June 5 at Earleigh Heights Volunteer Company in Severna Park. Wishing Rock has been holding food auctions for 10 years, but crowds have recently doubled in size due to the recession.
  • Food auction crowd grows with downturn in economy Monday, June 15, 2009 @ 10:25AMJay Rightnour has left food auctions with much more than his money's worth. For only about $50, "I've gone home with two coolers full of food; frozen vegetables, meats and drinks," the Edgewater resident said. "At a regular grocery store it would probably be $140."
  • Auction sites beyond eBay Monday, June 15, 2009 @ 6:13AMMove over eBay. A number of new Web sites have sprung up to provide another venue for auctioning items and scoring bargains.
  • Online Tricks to Cut Tech Costs Thursday, June 11, 2009 @ 10:19AMWith the slumping economy you may be denying yourself the tech tools and toys you love. In today's Web report, Jessica Duff shares some tips available online to save you money when it comes to technology costs.
  • Pan-Mass Challenge needs you, kids Sunday, May 17, 2009 @ 5:54AMPan-Massachusetts Challenge Kids Rides need tots, teens and in-betweens to spin their wheels to raise money for cancer research and treatment.
  • eBay's Next Mistake Wednesday, May 13, 2009 @ 2:10PMEBAY takes radical steps with its casual sellers.
  • Pan-Mass. Challenge Kids bike ride on May 31 Thursday, April 30, 2009 @ 2:17AMMARBLEHEAD - Children from 4-14 will have a chance to support cancer research by riding their bikes. Sunday, May 31 there will be a Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Kids Ride from 9 a.m.-noon at 3 Brook Road, Marblehead.
  • AutomotiveXS is New Online Marketplace for Auto Parts and Accessories Thursday, April 23, 2009 @ 1:11PMNEW YORK, April 23 -- A new online marketplace for automotive parts and accessories is successfully linking sellers and buyers in an easy-to-use and inexpensive www.AutomotiveXS.com.
  • Briefly Thursday, April 23, 2009 @ 10:59AMFind out what's happening in Carver and surrounding towns.
  • Save the Earth Teams up with Overstock.com to Auction off a Jonas Brothers Autographed Guitar for its 2009 Earth Day ... Tuesday, April 21, 2009 @ 1:04PMSALT LAKE CITY----This year the Jonas Brothers agreed to autograph an electric Les Paul guitar in support of the Save the Earth Foundation's Earth Day auction. This benefit online auction features autographed sports and music memorabilia from some of the most famous sports figures and rock and roll stars.
  • eBay Testing New "Certified Sellers" Box Tuesday, April 21, 2009 @ 9:14AMIt looks like eBay may be considering a program for "certified sellers." Ina Steiner at AuctionBytes talks about one of her readers who wrote in and told her about a survey for eBay he participated in that showed a made up listing page for a digital camera. It looked something like this: Click to enlarge. Notice the new section where "Meet the Seller" would normally appear? It says "certified ...
  • eBay power sellers: Amazon is kicking eBay's tail Monday, April 6, 2009 @ 4:27AMThree eBay power sellers are painting a mixed picture at best for the auction site and note that the recession and Amazon are thumping the company. These power sellers, Skip McGrath, an eBay Gold PowerSeller; Steve Lindhorst is a former eBay University instructor; and Ron Saxton, whose Image Warehouse, is an eBay PowerSeller, were gathered by Bernstein analyst Jeffrey Lindsay for a conference ...
  • From the Editor Sunday, April 5, 2009 @ 6:24AMAs more of our readers branch out from eBay to set up shop on their own sites and other venues, I traveled to New York last month to attend the Search Engine Strategies (SES) conference, looking for the latest search engine marketing techniques designed to increase traffic and sales.
  • AuctionBytes Soundoff: Letters from Readers Sunday, March 15, 2009 @ 6:39AMIn every issue, readers soundoff about issues important to them. From feedback to payment services, from increased fees to posting policies, AuctionBytes Soundoff gives you a chance to air your views.
  • From the Editor Sunday, March 15, 2009 @ 6:38AMOnline sellers were abuzz over eBay's announcement of its strategy revealed to Wall Street analysts on Wednesday: it's abandoning its recent "retailer" strategy in favor of going after "secondary markets."
  • EBay Outlines Three-Year Revival Plan Thursday, March 12, 2009 @ 1:44AM
  • Auction caters to do-it-yourselfers Monday, March 9, 2009 @ 10:17AMManufacturers are turning excess inventory into cash at an auction held in Jessup, Md.
  • Wholesale Handbag Monopoly Broken Tuesday, March 3, 2009 @ 1:01AM Handbag entrepreneur circumvents established handbag sales channels, and accesses wholesale brand name handbags, without having to set up accounts with the brand owners.
  • RPT-IPO VIEW-Changing World to use little-used auction process Sunday, February 1, 2009 @ 11:17AMPHILADELPHIA, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Changing World Technologies Inc, which transforms animal and food-processing waste into diesel fuel, plans to conduct its initial public offering using an auction system rarely used for IPOs.
  • Transforming eBay Sunday, February 1, 2009 @ 12:01AMThe online auction powerhouse is fast becoming a mainstream web shopping mall featuring fixed-price merchandise as well as auctions. Will this strategy fly?
  • This Is How It's Done, eBay Friday, January 30, 2009 @ 2:32PMIf you want growth in the auction space, look overseas.
  • Register & Shop Online Incredible "Rock Bottom Prices" on Discounted Items With Slick Deals, Huge Savings and Smart ... Monday, January 12, 2009 @ 8:15AM Cash savings are monumental every day for the bargainist shopper seeking rock-bottom prices on overstock gifts and electronics.
  • Free shipping gets more common and more generous among top 100 e-retailers Friday, November 28, 2008 @ 12:02AMAmong the newcomers to free-shipping this week were Macy’s, Talbots, REI, Etronics, Harry & David and Orchard Brands’s Haband.com. Those who had discontinued it this week were Oriental Trading, J. Crew and Foot Locker. American Girl offered it through Nov. 25.
  • Liquidation.com Runs Thanksgiving Holiday Giveaway Thursday, November 27, 2008 @ 8:37AMLiquidation.com is running a Thanksgiving Holiday Giveaway with a prize of $500. To be eligible, registered buyers need to bid in an auction between 12:01am on November 27 and 11:59pm on November 30. Liquidation.com is expanding its selection of retail overstock and has thousands of auctions posted over the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend, including bulk lots of apparel and accessories, consumer ...