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Used Cars, New Models

Talk about an unlikely e-commerce juggernaut. This year, 55-year-old Manheim Auctions expects to sell more than $1.5 billion worth of used cars online. Would you like to take its Web strategy for a test drive?READ»

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World Green Exchange is Now a Carbon Credit Shopping Mall

Carbon credits (permits that allows the holder to emit one ton of CO2) are often maligned because it's impossible to know how much carbon is actually reduced from their purchase. In many carbon markets, buyers are only able to ...READ»

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The 1913 Liberty Head Nickel

On January 6, 2010, the first-ever 1913 Liberty Head nickel offered at public auction was sold by Heritage Auctions. This marks only the twelfth time any specimen of the coin has been sold at public auction since its first ...READ»

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Heritage Auctions: Coins

After the great success of Heritage Auctions' Fort Worth coin sale, the auction house began planning its next event. It will be held at the end of April and continue through the beginning of May in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and ...READ»

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Welcome to Scottsdale Russ Lyon

Russ Lyon Sotheby's International Realty is the largest Sotheby's International Realty affiliate in the world with over 800 Sales Associates in Arizona serving the Scottsdale and Phoenix area, as well as Sedona, Flagstaff, Prescott, ...READ»

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Welcome to Arizona Russ Lyon

Russ Lyon Sotheby's International Realty is the largest Sotheby's International Realty affiliate in the world with over 800 Sales Associates in Arizona serving the metropolitan Phoenix area, as well as the Sedona, Flagstaff, Prescott, ...READ»

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Welcome to Phoenix Russ Lyon

Russ Lyon Sotheby's International Realty is the largest Sotheby's International Realty affiliate in the world with over 800 Sales Associates in Arizona serving the metropolitan Phoenix area, as well as the Sedona, Flagstaff, Prescott, ...READ»

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Welcome to Paradise Valley Russ Lyon

Russ Lyon Sotheby's International Realty is the largest Sotheby's International Realty affiliate in the world with over 800 Sales Associates in Arizona serving the Paradise Valley, Phoenix, Scottsdale area, as well as Tucson, Sedona, ...READ»

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Welcome to Tucson Russ Lyon

Russ Lyon Sotheby's International Realty is the largest Sotheby's International Realty affiliate in the world with over 800 Sales Associates in Arizona serving Tucson as well as metropolitan Phoenix, Scottsdale, Sedona, Flagstaff, ...READ»

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The Smartest Bidder

Where to educate yourself about online auctions.READ»

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Wanna Buy? What Am I Bid?

You name the product, and chances are, there's a Web site where you can name your price. Here's how to be the smartest bidder in online auctions.READ»

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Michael Crichton on the Block: Record Haul Expected from "Jurassic Park," "ER" Creator's Collection

Most people know Michael Crichton as the guy who threw over his medical practice after hitting the big time as author with a knack for penning movie-ready novels, first with The Andromeda Strain, then with Jurassic Park and State of ...READ»

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Mollydooker Wines from McLaren Vale South Australia Supports California Charitable Organization through Hospice du Rhone Tasting

Live auction lot wins second highest bid - continuing the Australian Winery’s dedication to supporting charitable organizations around the world.READ»

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Looking for Quick Cash, Sotheby's Raids Design School for Young Talent

Hoping to find new growth and fresh hype, the famed auction house hopes to propel young Dutch designers into the ranks of international stardom.READ»

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Buying Gold Versus Farming

 If you haven’t noticed, I’m a big fan of buying World of Warcraft gold. To me it just makes sense. wow goldI can either spend the free time I have available after work (and between raids) farming eternals, Rhino Meat, or any ...READ»

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Ocean Tomo Patent Auctions: A New Form of Open Innovation

There's been a fair amount of press in the past few years about the emerging concept of 'open innovation'. Popularized by Henry Chesbrough in the book by the same name, it's based on the concept of insourcing I/P and technologies ...READ»

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World Of Warcraft Gold-making Strategies

 World of Warcraft has already been proven to be the first MMORPG in the whole world,cheap wow gold which is one of the greatest achievement in the history of computer games. Gamers from all over the world know everything about ...READ»

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Going Once, Going Twice ...

An Enron rubber ducky. An unopened code of ethics. A copy of "Money in Motion," a 401(k) booklet printed in 1999. Those are just a few of the Enron relics we bought on eBay following the company's bankruptcy filing. View the aftermath auctions here.READ»

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The Butler Will Do

Like the current White Castle commercials? Like the butler even more? Well, White Castle is auctioning the butler off on Ebay. Proceeds will go to charity. Now, with White Castle auctioning off its butler and Ask Jeeves dropping its ...READ»

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Damian Hirst Reads Zeitgeist, Goes Downscale

It's a true sign of the times: Damien Hirst, an artist infamous for creating works of art which were notable mainly for their in-your-face monetary excess, is now fashioning pieces for $5. Hirst has always had a genius for gauging ...READ»

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By the Numbers: Chinese E-Commerce

Value of Consumer-to-Consumer Online Sales in China* $561 million in 2004 $1.7 billion in 2005 200% increase in one year *Includes online auctions Number of online auction users in China 15.08 million in ...READ»

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The Insanely Byzantine Radio Spectrum Map [Graphic]

This week, Comcast announced it would begin the first official commercial rollout of 4G wireless broadband in the U.S. in Portland, Oregon, after using Baltimore and Atlanta as test markets. The company plans to bundle the WiMAX ...READ»

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EBay Gets a Voice

On the surface, EBay's purchase of Skype seems like a return to dot-com buying frenzy. When you consider that Skype's 2005 revenue is estimated to be $60 million, $2.6 billion seems like a steep price. And why is an auction company ...READ»

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Boston Area BMW Dealership Donates A Weekend Convertible Rental For Charity

BMW of Peabody in donated a weekend 335i convertible rental to the silent auction of the North Shore Women in Business (NSWIB) annual Taste of Success event.READ»

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Bush Condemns Free National Wi-Fi

In another nod to his alleged "free-market" principles, President Bush has expressed disapproval of the free nationwide Wi-Fi proposal being considered by the FCC and Congress. It's an inauspicious time to decry helpful...READ»