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Too Good to be true? No it isn't. In fact many existing eBay affiliates are quietly offsetting their eBay selling fees and making a lot of money on top by promoting their own auction listings! (01/26/2010)

First it was being reported that traditional crafts like knitting and cross stitch have found renewed interest among the younger 'recession' generation but now other hobbies like stamp and coin collecting are gaining traction too. (01/24/2010)

A new record for American silver was set recently at a Sotheby’s auction sale when a Cornelius Kierstede Silver Punch Bowl made in New York during the early 18th Century realised a jaw dropping $5,906,500. (01/23/2010)

Christie’s in New York have announced the details of their Americana Week for 2010 and confirmed a series of public viewings and auction sales of fine and rare American art and craftsmanship. (01/06/2010)

Sotheby’s will begin their sale season with an important Americana sale on 22nd and 23rd January 2010. Among the highlights will be furniture, folk-art, prints, silver & carpets including the important Ranlett-Rust family Chippendale Figured Mahogany Bombé Slant-Front Desk (probably by Francis Cook). A superb american silver punch bowl by Cornelius Kierstede (1700-1710) and a fine & rare copper figure featuring a Native American with bow and arrow (probably by Harris & Co.) circa 1880. (12/30/2009)

eBid is one of the longest established competitors to eBay with more than 3 million live listings currently online and, as we prepare to welcome in the New Year, eBid are preparing for a large scale revamp. (12/18/2009)

It's not just the invited delegates, univited protesters and global warming sceptics who want their voices heard on this emotive topic. (12/16/2009)

Christies will be offering a super selection of Victorian and British Impressionist Artworks which will include drawings and watercolor paintings iin London today, Wednesday 16th December 2009. (12/15/2009)

Pheebay Admin 0ctavias0fferings ponders whether the apparently random application of import duties on P2P traded items really is worthwhile, practical and ultimately in any way productive in today's connected world. (12/14/2009)

Remember how it was when we were young? The kid who owned the ball set the rules of the game and we had to play within those rules. The bases were moved closer or our goals were much wider than his goal. His ball, his rules. My mind went back to those times recently when I got an email from Amazon.com (11/22/2009)

The Spitfire is a single seat fighter aircraft used by the RAF and other allied countries during World War 2 and the chance has come to bid on a superb ¾ scale model which is to be offered at public auction on 9th December 2009. (11/19/2009)

Bonanzle.com have reached 100,000 members and been seen by their millionth unique visitor this month according to a company press release. (09/16/2009)

Painters-Online.co.uk is a dedicated website for UK based artists and they are currently conducting their first charity auction featuring twenty original works by members to help raise funds for the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. (09/08/2009)

To raise the profile of Delcampe's participation in the APS Stamp Show 2009 in Pittsburgh they have begun a competition where one lucky winner will receive one of America's first stamps valued at around $2,000. (09/05/2009)

Here we highlight a couple of recent articles written with eBay and the philately trade in mind. Despite the stamp collecting focus many of the points made are relevant to eBay users across any sales category. (08/19/2009)

Early in Elvis Presley's career he befriended a young man with cerebral palsy called Gary Pepper who would eventually become both a close friend to "the King" and president of one of one of Presley's first fan clubs. Along the way Gary Pepper amassed an amazing collection of personal effects gifted to him by Presley. (08/17/2009)