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Free Online Stores For Antiques & Collectibles Dealers SAN FRANCISCO
-- SeriousCollector.com, the world's most civilized trading community, is
opening the first unlimited free online market for recognized dealers in fine
arts, antiques or enduring collectibles.
"Any dealer, anywhere in the world can list as many items as they want
in their own online store at SeriousCollector.com," says Derick Bulkley,
founder and CEO of SeriousCollector.com. "We will not charge monthly fees
or any sales commission to any dealer participating in the SeriousCollector.com
Marketplace."
Serious Collector's offer includes technical assistance for dealers who post
their inventories on-line. Dealers will be able to add or remove objects from
their online store inventories at will.
"We want to make it easy, free and painless for any dealer, anywhere in
the world, to create an Internet sales room to his or her business,"
Bulkley says. "Online stores at SeriousCollector.com are designed to be
used by Internet novices and experts alike. Now their customer base can be as
wide as the world."
Using the simple, free tools at SeriousCollector.com, dealers can easily
create their online store homepage and post descriptions and photographs of
objects they have for sale. Bulkley says the tools are fast and require no
computer programming knowledge.
Each item listed for sale will be entitled to up to 50KB of free image
storage space -- the approximate equivalent of a 3 x 5-inch color photo.
Additional space is available for a modest charge. SeriousCollector.com does not
impose any other charges or commissions on any item a dealer posts for sale on
the site.
The Free Online Store service comes in combination with a dramatic redesign
of the SeriousCollector.com's web site. Bulkley says SeriousCollector.com is
achieving widespread recognition for its exceptional mix of buying, selling,
trading, learning and communications opportunities offered to collectors and
dealers.
"We've streamlined navigation and simplified the look of
SeriousCollector.com without diminishing its charm and inviting
appearance," Bulkley says. SeriousCollector.com has also launched an
aggressive advertising campaign with placements in a variety of publications
circulated among collectors.
Unchanged is SeriousCollector.com's auction methodology where buyer activity,
not artificial time limits, controls auction closings. Anytime a buyer bids on
an item, he or she is guaranteed the auction will not close for at least 24
hours. This prevents the last-minute bidding or "sniping" common on
other Internet auction sites.
"Our collectors have better things to do with their time than hovering
over their computers to make sure an item they want isn't snatched away with a
last-minute bid," Bulkley says.
Bulkley says SeriousCollector.com continues to receive widespread recognition
for its exceptional mix of buying, selling, trading, learning and communications
opportunities offered to collectors and dealers.
Launched in April 1999, The Serious Collector, Inc. (www.seriouscollector.com)
leads the next generation of person-to-person online trading communities.
SeriousCollector.com introduced the revolutionary Aging-of-Bids methodology, the
economically optimal web auction system for rare, high-value merchandise. The
first site of its kind to deliver all content within a single, integrated topic
index, SeriousCollector.com is designed for passionate collectors and
professionals in fine arts, antiques and enduring collectibles. Derick M.
Bulkley, an avid collector and strategy consultant, is founder and CEO of the
company that has grown from its San Francisco base to include over 70 dealers.
Contact the company at P.O. Box 0000, San Francisco, Calif. 00000, (415)
000-0000. Rad Dewey |
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