Nadeau’s Auction Gallery: Discovery Estates Auction
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Read The Rest Of This...64% Americans Abandoning Online Purchases Due To Security
Last Updated on Saturday, 20 November 2010 06:28 Written by a2e Saturday, 20 November 2010 06:28
Nearly two-thirds (64%) of Americans have not made an online purchase because of security concerns, according to a new poll by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA).
When asked to explain why they did not make that purchase, 60 percent said it was because they were not sure if the site was secure, 51.4 percent were worried about providing information requested, and 48.4 percent felt a website requested more information than was necessary for the transaction.
"The Internet is a fabulous, convenient resource for gift givers to get a jumpstart on their holiday shopping and bargain hunting, but people need to stay aware and alert about the risks," said NCSA Executive Director Michael Kaiser.
"If there is any doubt about the security or authenticity of a website, hold off making the purchase."
The poll found 69.3 percent of Americans research potential purchases on the Internet, 68 percent make purchases online, 62.4 percent make online payments, and 38 percent buy items from online auction sites.
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Online Auctions as a home business
Last Updated on Thursday, 15 April 2010 10:10 Written by a2e Thursday, 15 April 2010 10:10
online auction sites a great place to find a bargain on almost everything and it is an excellent way of getting the best price for selling something of your own. These are Virtual auctions on the Internet. The seller sells the product to the person who offers the highest price. These products include houses, cars, electronics, jewelry,trading cards,clothing, books, antiques and others.
Online auctions are different from their real-world counterparts. You are free to take your time browsing the listings and bidding takes place over a period of days rather than minutes. Online Auctions offer good chance for anyone wishing to start an online business for a number of reasons. If you feel you have the perseverance necessary to run your own successful business, this is one opportunity you should consider.
There are thousands of online auctions like Overnight Auctions etc on the Internet with more popping up everyday. People love them because they can usually find great bargains. Businesses are now also seeing the benefits of online auctions. Some of them: Dell, GM, and many others.
An easy way to test new product prices is to see what people will bid for them at an online auction like Overnight Auctions. First, sell your product at three different online auctions. Next, calculate the average selling bid from all three auctions and that will be your selling price for your new product. Hence we can know the exact selling price of the product.
There are several auction sites like Overnight Auctions for buying almost any product. Some of the auction sites draw over millions of hits a year. The key to being successful is to sell your product at multiple online auctions at the same time. Suppose if we sell a product at one hundred online auction sites that would be one hundred sales a day! This way we can increase our sales at one time.
Overnight Auctions is the best place if you’re looking for a collectible or thinking about selling an antique. We have seen the benefits of online auctions but there are some common mistakes to be avoided in online auctions:
1. Listing an item with wrong auction expiration time.
It’s a known fact that more buyers browse auction sites like Overnight Auctions on Sunday evenings than any other time during the week.
2. Not giving your listing the attention it deserves – Lots of people place items without photos and even good description. Some people use all kinds of flashing animation, multicolored text and other bells and whistles in an attempt to entice bidders. Listings like these are disturbing, hard to read, and will always discourage people from bidding, resulting in a lower final sales price. So just give the description of the article upto the mark.
3. Using a reserve price – Use the fixed to guarantee that one will get a minimum price for an item. This also ensures the good quality of the product. People will not bid on “Reserve” auctions, as they don’t want to get “Reserve not yet met” message.
4. Not planning your business activities – It is always better to create business plan and start implementing it. Some businesses require measures to be done everyday so plan it thoroughly.
Online Auctions like Overnight Auctions offer good opportunity for anyone wishing to start an online business for a number of reasons. If you feel you have the diligence necessary to run your own successful business, this is one opportunity you should consider.
Read The Rest Of This...CQout Online Auction Offers Free ShopFronts
Last Updated on Saturday, 10 April 2010 01:00 Written by a2e Saturday, 10 April 2010 01:00
Following on closely from its 10th anniversary celebrations and a series of expansion plans into America, CQout has announced that it is offering free ShopFronts to sellers with 100 or more items in order to entice them onto the network and experience the many benefits that the community has to offer.
The new offer means that any seller who joins up with CQout and lists more than 100 items will be offered a free ShopFront for one year worth GBP114 (GBP97 +VAT). Sellers can also use any of CQout’s four bulk upload facilities to list their items, along with a wide range of bulk upload tools like the CQout Auto-Sync which is designed to make the process as quick and painless as possible.
Auto-Sync is a new technology which has recently been introduced by CQout which aims to take away all the administrative chores experienced by sellers, allowing them to devote their time to servicing both their sales and their customers. Auto-Sync takes data automatically from a seller’s own website to create a professional-looking auction listing on CQout.
This new offer forms part of CQout’s plans to take on the other major online auction sites. To this end CQout has firmly set its sights onto disaffected eBay sellers by listening to what customers and sellers are actually saying in order to ensure the user experience of CQout meets their needs.
Siamak Bashi, CQout Managing Director, commented: “The most important factor for Sellers to gain success is to have a large inventory listings for sale – the more sellers have listed, the more likely are the chances of buyers finding what they want therefore making sales. Our bulk upload facilities and now this free ShopFront offer is our way of helping Sellers become successful.”
About CQout:
CQout is a UK-based, international auction company, with users in more than 57 countries around the world, conducting person-to-person and business to consumer auctions, at CQout.com, CQout.co.uk and CQout.ie.
CQout’s facilities enable buyers, once registered, to bid on a wide selection of merchandise in a selection of different auctions, including fancy dress and clothing auctions auctions, online car auctions, antiques auctions and jewellery auctions.
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