| Louisville eclipses million-dollar milestone in surplus sales
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Mayor Jerry Abramson today announced that the city has "unloaded" more than a million dollars worth of surplus government vehicles, equipment and other items through online auctions. Metro Government sells obsolete and other surplus items through its website, LouisvilleKy.gov, and GovDeals.com, an online service similar to eBay. The $3,760 sale of a Case International 585 tractor to a bidder in Cookeville, Tenn., recently brought the total funds generated through the online auctions to more than $1 million. "The online auctions are a creative way this government is operating efficiently and effectively for our citizens," Abramson said. "We're unloading items that have outlived their useful life for government, and in doing so creating a revenue stream and reducing warehouse space." Abramson said the online auctions often generate more money than traditional auction-house auctions because items are up for bids around the clock and the online auctions allow more people - virtually from anywhere - to participate.
OnlineAuction.com Unveils NEW eStore FREE for 12 Months!
GRANTS PASS, Ore., April 11 /PRNewswire/ -- OnlineAuction.com (OLA.com) announced today the doors are open to its members to showcase their listings and boost their sales by using their own customizable online auction house, at no charge for the first year. My OLA House, powered by OnlineAuction.com, is the latest feature added to the already extensive list of features included with all current and new Founding Memberships. My OLA House, OnlineAuction.com's version of an eStore, offers many great features in addition to creating a personalized web presence, building brand awareness, and personalized telephone support from OnlineAuction.com. "I just opened My OLA House. HATS OFF TO DESIGNERS, this was a lot easier to setup than my eBay store was back when I had one," said James B.
Saturday's Best Bets: Raffles, auctions display artistry, benefit ...
He was born Ted Horowitz, but Popa Chubby sounds a lot more on the mark. The name came from Parliament Funkadelic keyboardist Bernie Worrell and it means excitement. He grew up in the Bronx, and his roots go back to the pre- and post-punk New York Club scene. He was one of Richard Hell's touring Voidoids. He's been influenced by everyone from Jimmie Page to Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin to Marvin Gaye. He likes to say he's taking blues to the cutting edge, "where it high-fives its contemporary cousins rock, rap and hip hop." Popa's been polishing and honing his chops all his life in juke joints, clubs, bars and studios all over the world and now he's coming to the Pavilion at the Lycian Center in Sugar Loaf at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25. Visit www.lyciancentre.com for details and directions.
Bidding Availalbe On Waples' Driving Suit
It's the final order of business from Western Fair Raceway's overwhelmingly successful fundraiser on January 29th which brought a life saving defibrillator to the track in support of the Chase McEachern Tribute Fund of the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation. That evening in London, Randy Waples marked his return to active driving duty after a six month recovery from the injuries he suffered in a racing accident at Mohawk last Summer. In addition to dozens of horsepeople, members of the public and staff donating that night, Waples also contributed a custom driving suit which is now available for bidding through an Ebay site auction at www.quikdropbarrie.com. The suit, and the progress of the bidding, can be accessed by going into the designated "Chase Fund Raiser" down the left column.
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