Topic: Auctions

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»

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»

The Smartest Bidder

Where to educate yourself about online auctions.READ»

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»

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»

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»

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»

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»

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»

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»

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»

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»

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»

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»

Time to Pay Up, Pal

Click Here: Making payments just got easier.READ»

Catch Me If You Can

The hunt for an eBay scammer. Jay Nelson ripped off buyers on eBay and Yahoo until the Feds put him behind bars. We catch up with him in prison, where he'll be until 2007.READ»

The Auction Addiction

A Spy in the House of WorkREAD»

Slave Wages

From a report released June 1 by Wachovia Corp., researched by the History Factory, on transactions of the bank and its predecessor companies related to slavery.READ»

Urban Oasis

Detour: New YorkREAD»

One Man's Junk Is a Storyteller's Treasure

In his monologue that closes out the industrial design film Objectified, reviewed here back in March, it's clear that columnist and author Rob Walker is perplexed by our obsession with material culture. He even goes so far as to ...READ»

• 'Objectified' Review: A Hurricane of Consumer Values

Get Smart

There are Pokemon accessories, Furby creatures, and Harry Potter volumes to be had. Airplane tickets and cross-country road trips to be financed. Frosted ornaments, earthen wreaths, and holiday greeting cards to be collected.READ»

EBay Heads East

As the Chinese adapt to life online, American consumerism is taking a great leap forward.READ»

What Happens to a Computer When It's Recycled?

Every year, hundreds of thousands of computers find an afterlife at recycling programs nationwide. If you've ever sent in a clunker, there's a good chance it went to Dell [DELL], which runs one of the largest consumer take-back ...READ»

Name Your Price!

A new model for the Web: "buyer-driven commerce."READ»

Office Handbook

When the company's for sale, you might be, too.READ»