| cMarket Cements Its Position as Largest Provider of Online Charity ...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--cMarket, the nation's largest provider of online fundraising auction events and parent to www.BiddingForGood.com, today announced that it has launched its 2,000th auction, making it the "category leader" as the company that has run the most fundraising auction events on the web. The company is set to keep this mantle, with a pipeline of another 500 online auction events scheduled to run over the next 90 days. The 2,000 auctions ultimately represent thousands of children who've received a better education, hungry people who've been fed, environmentally beneficial programs that have been implemented, and medical research that has been funded. Fundraising through auctions is also big business and cMarket believes it can be even bigger.
Upcoming auction benefits Affirmations, Mosaic Youth Theater
FERNDALE - Antique hunters will find vintage furniture, china, built-in architectural features at an auction being held this Saturday at Detroit's historic El Moore building. The building is being renovated by El Moore condominiums which are offering the items for auction. A portion of the proceeds will go to Affirmations and Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit. Period antiques from the 1870's-1920's will be offered. Through a collaboration of El Moore Condominiums/The Alex Lofts on The Avenue, Affirmations and Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit, along with the support of Avalon International Breads and other area restaurants, the auction combines delicious food and rare antiques. "Detroit is our home town. We were born and raised here and felt that we wanted to give back to the community that gave so much to us.
Disruptors Welcome
In the olden days--before 2005--eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) was ambivalent about independent developers who ginned up applications to help buyers and sellers navigate its online auctions. In fact, it actually charged those developers fees, up to hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, based on the number of people who used the programs. .
DM auction for Jumeira properties fetches Dhs15.8 million
Dubai Municipality's public auction of a number of villas and shops in Jumeira has yielded a total sum of over Dhs15.8 million in key money as bidders, mainly UAE citizens or companies with at least 51 per cent national partnership, vied for a hot spot in one of the most popular areas of Dubai. .
Grey Flannel May 16 Auction Features Southerland Tobacco Ad ...
Mark Southerland's tobacco ad collection comprise about a third of the Grey Flannel Auctions sale on May 16. The auction also contains one of the earliest signed Babe Ruth baseballs. The consignor has owned the ball for more than 40 years. It's signed by Ruth and dated "10-20-1919." Other blockbuster items added late to the auction include racing suits worn by the late Dale Earnhardt and a fire opal ring given by Elvis Presley to Priscilla, then his fianc. .
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