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Up4Sale

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] Up4Sale.com shut down in 2000.[6]

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.
  • "SparkPeople" "Founded by Chris Downie."
  • "Chris Downie" Freebase
  • "CanDo" website

References

  1. Campus News University of Cincinnati, retrieved 2024-12-16^
  2. Scott Beseler. Carroll Concertinas Soapbox, March 3, 2015, 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, retrieved 2018-10-29^
  4. Community: About eBay: Releases: 9807 2003-08-24, retrieved 2018-10-29^
  5. About Up4Sale 1998-12-05, retrieved 2018-10-31^
  6. Welcome to Up4Sale! 2000-12-05, retrieved 2018-10-31^