http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/valleywag.com.png http://valleywag.com/tag/auctions http://valleywag.com/tag/auctions Through higher fees and other changes, eBay is trying to push auctioneers off its site, as consumers favor fixed-price purchases. [BusinessWeek]

]]> Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:40:00 PDT Owen Thomas http://valleywag.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5012699&view=rss&microfeed=true One of the events taking place during Stanford University's "Entrepreneurship Week" — already in progress! — is the Innovation Challenge. Participants have a few days to maximize value from a pad of 100 3"x3" Post-it notes. Prizes include various meetings and activities with Silicon Valley bigwigs, including a hockey game with Guy Kawasaki and "deathball" with Tim Draper. On team of playas has decided to pre-emptively auction the prize on eBay as a way to actually win said prize; the auction lot is a set of ten Post-its, each of which will be a "ticket" to hockey with Kawasaki. No bids yet (auction closes Mar-02-07 01:47:14 PST), but that's potentially a good thing, as the prize may also be won by the team who demonstrates the "most dramatic failure." If only venture capital investing had such a fallback reward. ]]> Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:40:54 PST Chris Mohney http://valleywag.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=240293&view=rss&microfeed=true