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To: Jim Duffett who wrote (1628)	11/13/1998 9:05:00 AM
From: Bill on the Hill	Respond to of 4903

A good post from the Yahoo thread: QUESTION: Where is Onsales on-line auction technology used? ANSWER: An example of the on-line auction site, Onsale.com: onsale.com ... Onsale in Japan: onsale.co.jp Onsales technology is used by Yahoo: computers.yahoo.com QUESTION: What does Onsale offer? ANSWER: Onsale offers computer products, sports & fitness products, home & office products, vacation & travel deals, and soon an Industrial Auction Super Site will offer businesses a place to sell their merchandise. QUESTION: Did Onsale sign a deal with Resort Condominiums International (RCI), a subsidiary of Cendant, to auction about 100,000 vacation time-shares per week? ANSWER: Yes, see the story: techweb.com QUESTION: Does Onsale have a person-person auction site? ANSWER: Yahoo offers a free person-person auction site which is powered by Onsales auction technology. Onsale receives a percentage of all the advertisements placed on the Yahoo Site. Notice Onsales prominent, permanent link in the upper right hand corner: auctions.yahoo.com QUESTION: Is Onsale going to offer an Industrial Auction Site (business-business auction site) where businesses can buy and sell merchandise? ANSWER: Yes, Onsale is expected to introduce the Industrial Site any day. The Industrial Site is created with the efforts of Verticalnet and Onsale. VerticalNet has 30 web sites that will hold links to Onsale's Industrial Auction Site: verticalnet.com More information on the Industrial Site: newsalert.com The business-business auction site is currently preparing for an one week auction simulation. QUESTION: What's the talk about Onsale and Softbank? ANSWER: See the link, ONSALE AND SOFTBANK ANNOUNCE JOINT VENTURE: onsale.com Onsale and Softbank will create Onsale Japan: onsale.co.jp QUESTION: Is Online buying booming? ANSWER: Yes, See Online buying takes off, October 9, 1998: cnnfn.com Or; Study sees boming holiday sales online, 10/13/98 cnn.com QUESTION: Where can I find more information on Onsale? ANSWER: General News on Onsale: biz.yahoo.com or in Forbes Magazine; CEO Jerry Kaplan of Onsale on the front cover of Forbes magazine, July 27, 1998 ... Investor Relations at Onsale: onsale.com QUESTION: What's the talk about ZDTV and Onsale? ANSWER: Onsale and ZDTV announced a breakthrough advertising format that enables ONSALE's ads to feature live online auctions during ZDTV's Money Machine television show: biz.yahoo.com QUESTION: Is there recent articles that mention Onsale? ANSWER: Yes, see the following articles: October 29, 1998 ... Online Auctions: Going, Going, Here to Stay: businessweek.com Onsale mentioned in 10-31-98 Barrons Magazine: Wall Street's Love Affair With eBay Could be a Fling, Not a Long-Term Romance. ... Onsale in Nov 98 Red Herring Magazine: redherring.com ... Yahoo/Onsale person-person auctions mentioned on the Bob Brinker radio program November 1, 1998 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: Nov 13 1998 2:38AM EST as a reply to: Msg 6180 by pub_p392

To: Jim Duffett who wrote (1628)	11/13/1998 9:15:00 AM
From: vestor	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4903

I understand what your saying but if someone comes in with the same bid as me but well after me they should not replace me. I was replaced with someone who had the same bid.... When we went back to view the auction results there were a few that bid the same amount but whose bid came after me but were able to bump me anyway.... Bidmaster should immediately outbid me if warranted. Remember I was first to bid a higher amount on the item and lost out to someone who bid by whatever means at the same price as I..... I contend this is unfair.... Just my humble opinion..