OnlineAuction.com Focuses on North America--Providing a Safer Online Auction Experience

    /24-7PressRelease/ - July 20, 2005 - Grants Pass, Oregon - OnlineAuction.com announced today that it has taken drastic measures to increase security on its site in an ongoing effort to protect its users from fraudulent scammers. Many of the scams are being directed through specific Internet addresses that originate outside North America. Security measures now monitor and filter those addresses that may be suspect.

OnlineAuction.com is prepared to block suspect Internet addresses from access to bidding, buying or selling.

"At OnlineAuction.com we are determined to offer buyers and sellers peace of mind," said Chris Fain, Founder and CEO of OnlineAuction.com. "We're OnlineAuction.com 'An Auction for the People'...the people of North America. Let eBay have the rest of the world, while we focus on the North American market where online auction trading is much safer."

From the beginning security has been a priority. OnlineAuction.com offers their trademarked "Verified User" Program, including Verified Auctions. Registered Users with credit cards can enjoy safer, more efficient trading. All Verified Sellers and Verified Buyers are security checked through a monthly credit card validation process.

A Verified Auction is an option that allows Verified Sellers to choose to accept bids placed only by Verified Sellers/Buyers. For both buyers and sellers, the choice to deal exclusively with other Verified Users is a nice option, especially in the trading of more expensive items.

About OnlineAuction.com
OnlineAuction.com is transforming the Internet auction industry with a fee structure that allows sellers to list as many items as they wish for $8 a month. This pricing strategy eliminates per-item listing fees, sales commissions and other charges imposed by other sites that can cost sellers hundreds or even thousands of dollars per month, while also doing away with complex invoices. The site also includes a variety of special features not available elsewhere, ranging from an automatic re-list option for unsold items to a sealed bid auction format. For more information, visit www.onlineauction.com.

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