Gloria Vanderbilt Returns to eBay with More Fabulous Vintage Items For Sale
San Jose, Calif. Feb. 12, 1998
eBay, the leading person-to-person online auction site (
www.ebay.com
), today announced that author, artist and designer Gloria Vanderbilt will auction off vintage lace blouses, Tiffany jewelry, unique and designer costume jewelry and other vintage items from her private collection from February 14 through February 21. Ms. Vanderbilt, known throughout the world for her strong sense of style, is a longtime collector of antiques and fashion accessories. The Valentine's Day auction marks Ms. Vanderbilt's return to eBay, following a successful initial auction in December.
Jewelry collectors and shoppers looking for unique items can shop online at eBay, then ship them directly via eBay's auction site. Shoppers with high-value purchases can also access escrow services directly from eBay's site. eBay will make it easy for shoppers to find the pieces they want by organizing a special "Vanderbilt Collections" page.
WHO: eBay hosts Gloria Vanderbilt's auction of 50-75 items from her private collection of jewelry, clothing and furnishings, including a hand-work sampler done in 1801, authentic Tiffany jewelry and designer handbags.
WHAT: Ms. Vanderbilt's collection includes pieces ranging from the antique to the contemporary, some custom-designed, others by well-known designers. Each item will include a card with the Vanderbilt family crest, signed personally by Ms. Vanderbilt, identifying the piece from her private collection.
WHERE:
www.ebay.com
.
Go to eBay's search page, type "Vanderbilt Collections" in the box and click on "Go."
WHY: Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., eBay (
www.ebay.com
), the pioneer of the person-to-person online auction, hosts more than one million auctions per month in 371 categories, including collectibles, antiques, memorabilia, trading cards, toys, dolls, coins, stamps, books and magazines, and jewelry and gemstones. More than 35,000 items are added daily, and over 75 percent of items listed are sold. In January 1998 alone, eBay generated in excess of $25 million in gross merchandise sales. eBay has 450,000 registered users.
eBay to provide person-to-person online auction service in AOL's Classifieds
Z Auction And eBay Announce Strategic Alliance
Woodland Hills, Calif. - Feb. 10, 1998
Z Auction (
www.zauction.com
), a leading Online Computer Auction site and eBay ( http://www.ebay.com/ ) the largest Person-to-Person Online Auction site, today announced a cross promotional agreement. Z Auction launched the third version of its site, designed by Boxtop International, with integrated links to eBay.
While Z Auction is primarily a vendor based auction site and eBay is a person-to-person auction site, the partnership will allow for the cross-promotion of their respective services. Z Auction CEO Howard Vinik describes the relationship with eBay: "We're really pleased to announce an alliance with a company we really admire. eBay is far and away the leader in person-to-person auctions, a segment which perfectly complements our vendor-sourced auction model."
Z Auction will include current information about eBay in their Daily eLetter and will also provide a link to eBay's home page from Z Mart's category buttons. eBay will display Z Auction banners and provide various links from related eBay category pages.
"We are excited about this opportunity to partner with Z Auction, a leading provider of computer products, electronic equipment and other brand name consumer goods. This agreement will provide eBay users access to a wider selection of the products they are searching for" says Pierre Omidyar, CEO and founder of eBay. About Z Auction/Z Mart Z Auction (
www.zauction.com
) with its offspring site Z Mart (
www.zmart.com
) is The Premiere Online Auction and Superstore, specializing in computers, peripherals and consumer electronics. Z Auction merges the benefits of the Internet and the auction format to bring the computer user a huge selection of equipment at very low prices. Z Auction is a virtual community, where anyone can participate in a live auction 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Playing Z Auction is as easy as ABZ. Users fill out a short form to get an account. To bid on products, they hit the BID button. Winners are notified via email and posted on the site. Z Auction, the first online auction to be an AOL partner, can be found on AOL under keyword ZAuction. Other strategic partners include Netscape, Yahoo!, Excite!, Webcrawler, Lycos, Metacrawler, Pointcast, Whowhere, Netaddress, Jumbo, Internet Travel Network, Webflyer, and Motortrend!
About eBay Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., eBay ( http://www.ebay.com/ ) , the pioneer of the person-to-person online auction, hosts more than one million auctions per month in 371 categories, including collectibles, antiques, memorabilia, trading cards, toys, dolls, coins, stamps, books and magazines, and jewelry and gemstones. More than 35,000 items are added daily, and over 75 percent of items listed are sold. In January 1998 alone, eBay generated in excess of $25 million in gross merchandise sales. eBay has 450,000 registered users.
San Jose, Calif. - Feb. 5, 1998
eBay TM, the leading person-to-person online auction site (
www.ebay.com
), is an excellent place for shoppers of all kinds to find treasures for their loved ones on Valentine's Day. eBay houses an extensive collection of new, old, rare and hard-to-find items - perfect alternatives for those tired of giving chocolates, ties and long-stemmed roses. A fun, safe alternative to traditional shopping, eBay is one of the 10 most visited online shopping sites on the Web.1
WHAT: eBay is a reliable, online source for Valentine's gifts at unbeatable prices. Buyers set the prices and the best offer wins. Examples of the wide variety of gifts that can currently be found on eBay:
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White gold heart-shaped diamond ring - Item #5559074
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1998 M.I. Hummel century piece Here's My Heart - Item #5553035
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Doris Day & Frank Sinatra's 1954 "Young at Heart" recordings - Item #5510892
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Large Victorian vintage valentine - Item #5177579
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Steiff Bear - Item #5505282
For those shoppers that need a special gift or just an extra little something, eBay is the place to find it!
WHERE: www.ebay.com
WHY: Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., eBay (
www.ebay.com
), the pioneer of the person-to-person online auction, hosts more than one million auctions per month in 371 categories, including collectibles, antiques, memorabilia, trading cards, toys, dolls, coins, stamps, books and magazines, and jewelry and gemstones. More than 35,000 items are added daily and over 75 percent of items listed are sold. eBay has 450,000 registered users.
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