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Karate Kidz Online Sets Launch Date For KKO Live Auctions

By Anonymous

**For Immediate Release**

Karate Kidz Online Sets Launch Date For KKO Live Auctions


October 20, 2002, Karate Kidz Online announces today the tentative launch date of their Online Auctions will be November 15, 2002.

The Karate Kidz Online Auction area will have live auctions very similar to EBAY. This will be an open auction site, which means that our members can auction off their items, everything from Martial Arts supplies to books to autographed photo to video tapes, clothing, uniforms, jewelry etc.

We feel that this addition to Karate Kidz Online will help to give our members more to do on KKO and enhance the overall quality of the site.

We will issue a press release as we approach our target date of November 15, 2002.


www.karatekidzonline.com
email : info@karatekidzonline.com for more details


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Make Online Auctions a Home Business

By John Lynch

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Tips to Avoid Online Auction Fraud

While most buyers and sellers on internet auction sites are honest, there is always the threat of underlying fraud.

Auction sites have had instances of sellers posting pictures of items for sale, only to include in extremely small print that buyers are only bidding for the photo rather than the item itself. When the photo arrives in the post and not the product, buyers are obviously outraged.

Steps to avoid online auction fraud

1)Check seller's feedback

One of the best ways to judge a seller's honesty is to check his or her feedback. Most buyers will give feedback on a sale, rating the seller in the seller's Feedback Profile. If the feedback is negative, it will be very difficult for that seller to buy or sell anything on that auction site in future. Check the seller's feedback and if it is not overwhelmingly positive, do not buy.

2)Find out seller's contact details

Before you enter into a deal, try to establish contact with the seller. On eBay you can search information on a member by visiting the Find Members page. If you can get a phone number or an email address, you have a better chance of solving any future problems. You could establish contact with the buyer by requesting further information about the nature of the product in which you are interested.

3)Payment Methods

Credit cards are the safest way to buy anything online for the simple reason that, in the case of fraud, most credit card companies will cover the cost. Online payment services such as PayPal and FastPay are also popular with auction site users because of their safety. These are account-based systems that send money via credit card or bank account.

4) Use an Escrow Service

For higher priced items you should consider an escrow service. An escrow service acts as a middleman between the buyer and the seller to ensure a fair transaction.

The escrow service holds the item and the money until the buyer has inspected and approved the goods. Only then does it release the money to the seller.

The only downside is that it will cost the buyer extra to use this service. However, it is something to bear in mind when buying more expensive items.

5) Complaints/ Fraud Protection

Most online auction sites have a complaints' procedure. For example,if you're unhappy with the goods or you have not received them, Ebay operates a fraud protection program. For more information go to :
http://pages.ebay.com/help/community/fpp-guide.html

FlipShark has a useful site on internet auction scams. www.flipshark.com/scams/ebayindex.html

The US Federal Trade Commission has a useful guide for buyers and sellers on internet auctions which has relevance to other countries.
www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/online/auctions.htm

To sum up, most buyers and sellers on internet auction sites are honest. However, if you use the above tips, you should not fall victim to auction fraud.

© 2003 John Lynch

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The Auction Collector adds Beckett.com and Yahoo.com

By Anonymous

San Diego, CA., October 23, 2001:
Since the The Auction Collector debuted in mid-September 2001 at www.thelatestandgreatest.com it has grown by leaps and bounds.
Arthur Blank, Managing Member of Technology Ventures said, "We released just after September 11th. It was a very difficult time but we were totally committed to the date. We anticipated a slow growth curve and some initial struggling. What we didn't count on was the total acceptance our group of early adopters did for us and this product. It is safe to say we are a hit! We have added some services, fixed a few issues and a couple more online auction sites."

The Auction Collector allows sellers to gather together all their online items that they can display in a nifty, easy to use, code free gizmo either on their websites, in their email, even AOL or on the item bid page of the online auction itself. Each item is an actual link to the appropriate online auction service item detail/bid page.

The standard version is only $19.95/year and the Professional version is a mere $79.95/year. Functionally the applications are the same but the PRO version gives the seller a powerful proprietary tool called "CLICK TO BID" banner and badges. These little marvels of technology can be displayed just about anywhere and are always live with the last bid, high bidder and time left in the auction. Imagine this beauty arriving in your email, one click and you are on the actual bid page for that item in the proper auction service as a pop-up above your email client program. Just brilliant!


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