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Articles - June - 2007 Issue

Yahoo Closing Auction Site -- Did Anyone Notice?

- by Michael Stillman

The Uzi manual on uBid is not your typical "collectible" book.

The Uzi manual on uBid is not your typical "collectible" book.



In their announcement, Yahoo euphemistically stated that it was "retiring" its U.S. and Canadian sites on June 16. I hope the same thing doesn't happen to me when I "retire." Their Asian auction sites, which have been more competitive, are not affected by this change. In another display of extreme euphemismism, Yahoo explained, "we have decided to close down our Yahoo! US and Canada Auction sites to better serve our valued customers through other Yahoo! Properties." Why couldn't they just say they were closing them down because it didn't work out? June 3 will be the last day sellers can post items, while June 16 is the date by which all auctions must conclude. Site tools will remain available until October 29, 2007, after which they too will be shut down.

Now you can go back to placing your bids on eBay.

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    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD

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