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eBay Experts Get Auctioned off to the Highest Bidder at buySAFE's ``eBay Community Celebrity Auction'' to Benefit DOUA
ALEXANDRIA, Va. --(Business Wire)-- June 14, 2004 -- buySAFE Partners with eBay Elite and Disabled Online Users Association (DOUA) to Kick-off eBay Live
buySAFE, Inc. (www.buysafe.com), which offers one of the highest levels of protection from online auction risks through the buySAFE with The Hartford program, today announced it is organizing the "eBay Community Celebrity Auction," which allows reception guests to bid on having lunch or dinner with a high-profile community member at a New Orleans restaurant during eBay Live. The auction will be held during "The Seller Spectacular," which takes place from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., June 24th at The Aquarium of The Americas in New Orleans. The Seller Spectacular is being hosted by the eBay Elite, a preeminent group of approximately 520 high-revenue, high-volume, top eBay sellers, and will benefit the Disabled Online Users Association (DOUA), a first-of-its-kind organization dedicated to helping differently-abled individuals start their own eBay businesses and become financially independent.
The "eBay Community Celebrity Auction" will enable the winners to exchange ideas and stories with some of the most successful and well-respected personalities in the eBay marketplace. The auctioneer is Skip McGrath, founder of the Auction Seller's Resource Web site, author of several books about successful selling on eBay, and an eBay PowerSeller.
Participants include:
-- Ina Steiner, editor of AuctionBytes
-- Scott Samuel, founder of Honesty.com and CEO of Ethical Technologies, L.L.C.
-- Marsha Collier, author of eBay for Dummies and Starting an eBay Business for Dummies
-- Jeff Grass, CEO of buySAFE
-- Marjie Smith, founder and executive director of the DOUA
-- Scot Wingo, CEO of ChannelAdvisor
-- Marie and Jay Senese, known on eBay as 'jayandmarie' and renowned for having the highest eBay feedback rating
-- Bill Bogardus, eBay shooting star PowerSeller known as "biggbill."
Restaurants who have donated lunches and dinners for the celebrity auction include Michaul's, Napoleon House, Mulate's, Bayona, and The Bombay Club.
The event also will include a silent auction in which guests can bid on a variety of items donated by eBay Elite members and sponsors. Items up for bid include a six month advertising campaign on the eBay Radio show hosted by Jim "Griff" Griffith provided by wsRadio.com; a one-ounce gold bar from Western Union; and a pair of 1/2 karat diamond stud earrings from an eBay Elite member. Proceeds from the silent auction also will benefit the DOUA.
"The eBay Elite conceived The Seller Spectacular as a supercharged opportunity for the eBay community to interact and build relationships with top eBay sellers and celebrities," stated Joe Cortese, founder of the eBay Elite. "It is first of several efforts to give something back to the community."
"We feel it is of the utmost importance to actively participate in the eBay community, and orchestrating the eBay Community Celebrity Auction as part of 'The Seller Spectacular' is just one of the many ways buySAFE is reaching out to this important group," said Steve Woda, founder and senior vice president, buySAFE. "buySAFE is about making the online auction process more secure, enjoyable and profitable for all participants. We're pleased to be joining with the eBay Elite and the DOUA to kick off eBay Live, while supporting such a worthwhile cause."
"We are thrilled that the eBay Elite and buySAFE are organizing 'The Seller Spectacular' and the 'eBay Celebrity Community Auction' to support the DOUA," said Marjie Smith, founder and executive director of the DOUA. "The funds raised will literally help change the lives and livelihood of many DOUA members."
The event is open to all eBay Live participants, but attendance is limited. eBay Elite members and sponsors should contact theebayelite@hotmail.com to request tickets and DOUA members should send their requests to marjie@doua.info. In the email message, be sure to indicate that you are an organization member and provide your best contact email address. All other participants can bid for tickets on eBay from seller "nestegg2001" until June 22nd or until tickets are sold out.
To donate an item for the silent auction, please email silentauction@evanp.com.
To register as a media attendee, please contact Whitney Fleming at wfleming@environics-usa.com or 203.325.8772, ext. 11.
About buySAFE
buySAFE makes online marketplaces safer, resulting in reduced risks for buyers and increased profit opportunities for sellers. buySAFE with The Hartford is the first and only service to guarantee online transactions for buyers by using surety bonds to provide protection from risks, such as fraud, misrepresentation, refund failure and seller default. Using the latest advances in business assessment techniques and technologies, buySAFE comprehensively qualifies online sellers and provides the buySAFE Seal to approved sellers for display on their auction listings, which informs buyers that they are dealing with a reputable and trustworthy seller. Approved sellers can guarantee their online transactions with surety bonds issued by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, buySAFE is on the Web at www.buysafe.com.
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