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AUCTIONS

Auction sites are a major feature of the American internet scene, and interest is growing rapidly in the UK.


1. Amazon.co.uk Auctions

URL:	http://s1.amazon.co.uk/exec/varzea/subst/home/home.html
Notes:	UK-based online auction site from Amazon.co.uk.

2. Auction Rover.com

URL:	http://www.auctionrover.com
Notes:	US-based guide to online auction sites.

3. eBay

URL:	http://www.ebay.com
Notes:	Legendary USA-based online auction site.

4. Fired Up

URL:	http://www.firedup.com
Notes:	Online auctions. 'Great events. Thousands of products'.

5. Let's Buy It. Com

URL:	http://www.letsbuyit.com
Notes:	Not, strictly speaking, an 'auction' site, letsbuyit.com is a co-operative where you can club together with other people to buy in bulk at knock-down prices.

6. Loot

URL:	http://www.loot.com
Notes:	Strictly speaking, this is a 'bargain' site rather than an 'auction' site. Loot.com is the online version of the highly successful 'Loot' magazine..

7. Lycos Auctions

URL:	http://specials.lycos.com/go/991215c1/AUCTIONS/?ly2161828660
Notes:	USA-based online auction service from the Lycos Search Engine.

8. Park Photographic Services

URL:	http://www.parkphoto.co.uk/auction/
Notes:	New auction site concentrating on photographic prints and equipment, and 'photographica' in general.

9. QXL

URL:	http://www.qxl.co.uk
Notes:	Europe-based online auction site.

10. Sothebys at Amazon.com

URL:	http://sothebys.amazon.com/exec/varzea/subst/home/sothebys.html
Notes:	USA-based collaborative site, using Amazon's online technology to promote the famous Sothebys auction house.

11. uBid.com

URL:	http://www.ubid.com
Notes:	USA-based online auction site.

12. zShops (From Amazon.co.uk)

URL:	http://s1.amazon.co.uk/exec/varzea/subst/home/fixed.html
Notes:	Another service from Amazon.co.uk. Not strictly an auction site. More an electronic marketplace for buyers and sellers.