Instant Alerts Get email Alerts on stories that match your interest. To choose a keyword, click here. Choose the right expert at the right price, anytime day or night, at PC World Expert Help . Yahoo Auctions Ups the Bids Year-old auction site draws from sibling sites to challenge eBay on the block.
Auctions are big, big business on the Web right now, and many a site is joining the bidding.
Yahoo Auctions, only a year old, recently exceeded 1 million simultaneous daily auctions. That amount is still only one-third the sales claimed by eBay, which launched the online auction frenzy in 1995. Nevertheless, Yahoo Auctions is now cast as a leader, offering some features that are being mimicked by its predecessors. Yahoo Auctions is one of the fastest-growing global auction sites. Also, Yahoo recently expanded its international presence with new auction services in Brazil, Denmark, Hong Kong, and Korea, according to Yahoo representatives.