Up4Sale

Up4Sale
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryOnline auction
FoundedUnited States
HeadquartersUnited States
ParenteBay

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

  1. ^ "Campus News". University of Cincinnati. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  2. ^ Scott Beseler (March 3, 2015). "Carroll Concertinas". Soapbox. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Community: About eBay: Releases: 9807". 2003-08-24. Archived from the original on 2003-08-24. Retrieved 2018-10-29.
  5. ^ a b "Welcome to Up4Sale!". 2000-12-05. Archived from the original on 2000-12-05. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
  6. ^ "About Up4Sale". 1998-12-05. Archived from the original on 1998-12-05. Retrieved 2018-10-31.

Further reading

  • "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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