05-04-2007, 03:44 PM
Yahoo Auctions' US site currently has over 1 million listings. The advertising deal with eBay probably played a part in the decision to close the US site.
http://auctions.yahoo.com/show/us/eol_re...pe=message
Quote: Yahoo! US and Canada Auctions sites are retiring on June 16, 2007!
After careful consideration, we have decided to close down our Yahoo! US and Canada Auction sites to better serve our valued customers through other Yahoo! properties.
Please Note: This does not impact leading Yahoo! Auction sites in Hong Kong | Singapore | Taiwan
The US and Canada Auctions sites will close June 16, 2007. We will continue to provide our sellers, bidders, and buyers with quality customer care and a limited set of features and tools through October 29, 2007.
Please keep the following dates in mind when using the Yahoo! US and Canada Auction sites:
⢠Last day to list an item: June 3, 2007
⢠Listings will not auto re-submit after June 3, 2007. (This could mean that your listings may not be submitted 5 times)
⢠Last day to Bid/Buy: June 16, 2007
⢠Last day to access remaining site tools such as My Account: October 29, 2007
Additional Note:
⢠US Buyer Protection Plan claims must be submitted no later than 60 days after you have been declared the winning bidder for an auction.
⢠As of May 4, 2007, the Auto Re-Submit feature and the Auctons Scheduler are no longer available for new auctions listings.
Remember that you have options within Yahoo! such as: Yahoo! Shopping | Yahoo! Autos | Yahoo! Classifieds | Yahoo! Small Business - or - view a complete list of Yahoo! sites
Selling, Bidding and Buying safely during the remaining days of Yahoo! US Auctions
While you continue to use the U.S. and Canada Yahoo! Auctions sites, please follow these safety guidelines:
⢠Know who you're dealing with - Deals should only go forward if the both the buyer and the seller are comfortable with each other and the terms of the sale.
⢠Use the Question & Answer form - if anything seems unclear. It is very important that you know what you are bidding on and the terms of sale before you bid.
⢠Keep Records - of all correspondence
⢠Carefully Evaluate - your payment options
⢠Use common sense - If the item description or terms of sale seem too good to be true, they probably are.
Additional Resources:
⢠Help for Bidders/Buyers: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/auctions/bid/
⢠The Yahoo! Buyer Protection Plan: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/auction...re-01.html
⢠Help for Sellers: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/auctions/sell
The above tips are not designed to scare you, but to encourage you to be smart, use common sense, and have fun. The use of Yahoo! Auctions is entirely at your own risk. Please review our Terms of Service and Additional Terms of Service for more information.
http://auctions.yahoo.com/show/us/eol_re...pe=message