Online Auction News, Opinion & Forums

Searching live auctions can be a time consuming process but with eBay now manipulating search returns using their "best match" algorithm many users may prefer to use eBay's own RSS newsfeeds to search for items of interest. (12/13/2008)

If you are trying to make a living as an online seller with eBay or any of the alternatives and you are not a member of Zlio you are missing out on a golden opportunity to make money. Zlio is a brilliant site and I highly recommend it. (12/11/2008)

California based Vendazzle.com may be a new name to most online traders but is owned and operated by the same team behind the established video gaming auction site ChaseTheChuckWagon.com. (12/10/2008)

Auctioneers Bonhams have sold the Lotus Esprit driven by Roger Moore in the Bond movie "The Spy Who Loved Me" for a cool £111,500 (aprox $160,000) during their December 1st sale. (12/08/2008)

Yesterday's BBC Watchdog consumer affairs TV show ran a very critical report about the UK Amazon Marketplace and went so far to actually compliment eBay by using them as the example of how Amazon should raise their game in the fight against rogue traders, scams, counterfeit goods and illegal merchandise. (12/08/2008)

The penny auctions undertaken by pheebay members at various alternative auction sites are continuing. Today Pheebayer Passion Vine House has listed a signed book valued by Bookfinder.com at $398 for just 1 cent at MilBid. (12/08/2008)

Jewellery with Hollywood connections attracted superstar attention among bidders and fetched high prices at Bonhams during their December sale in London. (12/08/2008)

Sotheby’s New York is holding an important sale of 20th Century design begining at approximately 10:30am on 18th December and immediately follows the 10:00am sale of Important Tiffany pieces. (12/07/2008)

A rare group of four First World War medals - including a Distinguished Conduct Medal - form part of the lots on offer during a two day collectors auction on Thursday 11th & Friday 12th December in Sherborne, Dorset, UK. (12/05/2008)

Items - including Beatles related items - owned by the late comedian Spike Milligan have fetched £73,000 at a sale conducted by Bonhams in London. (11/26/2008)

The Golden Age of Hollywood proved to be a tremendous draw on Nov. 9, as Heritage Auction Galleries Vintage Movie Poster Auction attracted heavy bidding from the Internet, the phones and the auction floor. (11/26/2008)

Following a consensus among the participating sellers in the Pheebay forums, it has been decided that the Penny Auctions Pheebay.com promotion will start in earnest on Sunday 4th January 2009. (11/25/2008)