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Teletrade to auction online large gold coin

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big-gold-coin.jpgHow would you like to own a pizza-sized gold coin? If you are the highest bidder in the upcoming online auction put on by Escala Group, a global collectibles company in stamps, coins and militaria, you will.

The coin, which will be on auction beginning August 16, is a 100 kilogram coin published by the Royal Canadian Mint. It weighs over 220 pounds contains more than $2 million of gold bullion. The auction coincides with the launch of Teletrade Direct, a new service to sell gold, silver and platinum bullion coins.

“It’s the most valuable coin ever offered in an online-only auction,” said Ian Russell, President of Teletrade, an online rare coin auction company. Teletrade is part of Escala’s Spectrum Numismatics division.

Originally posted on July 30, 2007 @ 4:10 pm

LogicBuy.com users vote on best tech deals

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logic-buy1.jpgLogic Media has launched what it is a calling a hybrid tech deal Web site for using community members to find and rate shopping deals online. LogicBuy.com is designed to help shoppers find the lowest prices on electronics, video games and computers.

LogicBuy.com uses its community and a team of editors to rate submitted deals offered by popular online merchants. Editors look for the latest deals to post on the Web site while community members also shares potential great deals they have found in their Web explorations.

Deals, once posted, are voted upon in a “Hot” or “Not” style format. Those deals which get more positive feedback appear higher in the listings, while deals considered to be “Not” get buried because they are not considered as compelling.

Originally posted on July 26, 2007 @ 5:22 pm

10 Shopping Apps Worth Using at the Grocery Store

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Grocery shopping is no mean task. Most women, however, including moms can be considered pros in this aspect. With patience and some budgeting skills, they can easily accomplish their task without much stress.

These days, men and women who want to do grocery shopping in a shorter period than usual can get help using technology. Thanks to mobile apps, making a list as well as saving money and checking out what’s available at the store can be done easily. [Read more…]

Originally posted on July 16, 2016 @ 11:24 am

More People Using Mobile Phones To Research Purchases

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A study recently conducted by the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project shows that more than fifty percent of people who shopped during the 2011 holiday season used their mobile phones to do research on various products before committing to buy them.

The study involved 1,000 adults and according to the results, it was found out that a fourth of them took out their mobile phone while shopping inside a store in order to look up the price for the products they’re eyeing at online resellers.  [Read more…]

Originally posted on February 1, 2012 @ 7:40 pm

Barnes & Noble Offers Huge Discounts for Nook Devices

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Barnes & Noble is intent on bringing its nook devices to a broader market and take the attention away from Amazon’s Kindle Fire, which is enjoying phenomenal sales. The company is doing this by offering discounts for a number of its Nook devices.

For example, buyers of the new Nook Tablet can get a $50 discount if they also buy one year subscription to the electronic edition of People Magazine, which costs $9.99 per monthly issue. With the discount, the Nook Tablet now comes out at the same price as the Kindle Fire, which is $199. [Read more…]

Originally posted on January 10, 2012 @ 6:47 pm