Up4Sale explained
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. It was the only pre-IPO acquisition made by eBay on July 16, 1998, and subsequently integrated into the company.[1] [2] [3] Up4Sale.com shut down in 2000.[4]
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.
- Book: Cohen, Adam . The Perfect Store: Inside EBay . 135 . Back Bay . 2003 .
- Book: Joyner, Amy . The eBay millionaire . limited . 108 . John Wiley and Sons . 2005 .
- Book: Rule, Colin . Online dispute resolution for business . 102 . John Wiley and Sons . 2002 .
- Book: Hix, Nancy L. . Collector's Guide to Online Auctions . 2000 . Collector Books . 120 .
- Book: Downie, Chris . The Spark . registration . Hay House, Inc . 2009 . 7 .
- "SparkPeople" "Founded by Chris Downie."
- "Chris Downie" Freebase
- "CanDo" website
Notes and References
- Web site: eBay Announces Acquisition of Jump Inc. and Its Person-to-Person Online Trading Site Up4sale Business Wire Find Articles at BNET. 2009-09-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20090908084610/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1998_July_16/ai_50174650. 2018-10-29. 2009-09-08.
- Web site: Community: About eBay: Releases: 9807. 2003-08-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20030824032835/http://pages.ebay.com/aboutebay98/releases/9807.html. 2018-10-29. 2003-08-24.
- Web site: About Up4Sale. 1998-12-05. https://web.archive.org/web/19981205225314/http://www.up4sale.com/about1.htm. 2018-10-31. 1998-12-05. live.
- Web site: Welcome to Up4Sale!. 2000-12-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20001205044900/http://www.up4sale.com/. 2018-10-31. 2000-12-05. live.
