Up4Sale
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Online auction |
| Founded | United States |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Parent | eBay |
Up4Sale.com was an online auction website, which launched on July 1, 1997 and was based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Its co-founders included Rob Ratterman, Chris Downie, Tom Duvall, and Wally Carroll.[1] Carroll went on to found a successful concertina-making venture.[2] It was the only pre-IPO acquisition made by eBay on July 16, 1998, and subsequently integrated into the company.[3][4][5][6] Up4Sale.com shut down in 2000.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Campus News". University of Cincinnati. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
- ^ Scott Beseler (March 3, 2015). "Carroll Concertinas". Soapbox. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
- ^ "eBay Announces Acquisition of Jump Inc. and Its Person-to-Person Online Trading Site Up4sale". Business Wire. 2009-09-08. Archived from the original on 2009-09-08. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ^ "Community: About eBay: Releases: 9807". 2003-08-24. Archived from the original on 2003-08-24. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
- ^ a b "Welcome to Up4Sale!". 2000-12-05. Archived from the original on 2000-12-05. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
- ^ "About Up4Sale". 1998-12-05. Archived from the original on 1998-12-05. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
Further reading
[edit]- "Local team makes millions with Web site". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
- "Online auction bought by eBay is going local". The Cincinnati Post. March 23, 1999.
- "four rode 'net to riches". The Cincinnati Post. March 18, 1999.
- "Top toys auctioned on Internet". The Cincinnati Post. December 13, 1997.
- Cohen, Adam (2003). The Perfect Store: Inside EBay. Back Bay. p. 135.
- Joyner, Amy (2005). The eBay millionaire. John Wiley and Sons. p. 108.
- Rule, Colin (2002). Online dispute resolution for business. John Wiley and Sons. p. 102.
- Hix, Nancy L. (2000). Collector's Guide to Online Auctions. Collector Books. p. 120.
- Downie, Chris (2009). The Spark. Hay House, Inc. p. 7.
- "SparkPeople" "Founded by Chris Downie."
- "Chris Downie"[dead link] Freebase
- "CanDo" website
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