Up4Sale
| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Online auction |
| Founded | United States |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Parent | eBay |
Up4Sale.com was an online auction company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It was acquired by eBay on July 16, 1998, and subsequently integrated into the company.[1][2]The company was developed by Rob Ratterman, Chris Downie, Wally Carroll, and Tom Duvall and eventually sold to eBay. One of the founders, Chris Downie, is now a Motivation Expert and founder of the organization SparkPeople.
References
- ↑ "eBay Announces Acquisition of Jump Inc. and Its Person-to-Person Online Trading Site Up4sale | Business Wire | Find Articles at BNET". Findarticles.com. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ↑ "Community: About eBay: Releases: 9807". Pages.ebay.com. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
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" Freebase
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