Online Auctions Raise Value of CelebritiesÂ Charity Gifts
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Charities have long sold items owned by celebrities, but eBay and the Internet have pumped new life into this fund-raising technique.
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A handmade dress worn by Destiny's Child, a poster signed by Jennifer Lopez and a guitar signed by Wyclef Jean are on sale in an MTV internet auction to raise money for hurricane victims in the Caribbean.
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Can sensibly priced clothing from a down-to-earth actress stand out in an increasingly crowded market for celebrity-branded fashion?
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To heiress Paris Hilton, Tinkerbell was worth &#36;5,000. To   value-minded eBay users, a piece of the once-wayward Chihuahua's going   for a not-too-shabby three figures.
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A new crop of online philanthropic sites is opening up the traditionally stodgy world of charitable giving.
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By Dana Knight, The Indianapolis Star  Dec. 18--Roxanne Hylton's loyalty to online shopping has a name: eBay.    She likes the variety , the prices and how easy it is to navigate the Web  site.
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Some wonder whether celebrities' post-tsunami generosity might be motivated as much by self-promotion as by philanthropy.
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Now that Amazonâs market value is nearly the same as eBayâs, it could buy the online auction site. That could help improve Amazonâs finances and eBayâs customer satisfaction.
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An auction organised by U2's Bono and artist Damien Hirst raises $42.5m (Â£21.6m) towards the fight against Aids.
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An auction of more than 700 items belonging to singer and actress Cher raised over $3.5 million -- more than double pre-sale estimates -- as celebrity collectors snapped up her possessions.
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Social networking features are popping up on auction and shopping sites, allowing visitors to compare notes and turn e-commerce into a social experience.
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A benefit concert by the Boss is bringing out big bids on eBay. But some people offering tickets at several times their face value for an intimate performance Sunday by Bruce Springsteen may be running afoul of anti-scalping laws. The face value of the tickets is &#36;100 each.
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Is there really gold in Paris Hilton's garbage, or is it just a shaggy dog story? A pair of enterprising scavengers from the Web site HollywoodStarTrash.com were stunned to learn Wednesday that the empty gourmet dog food can they had plundered from Hilton's trash had launched an eBay bidding war reaching $1.5 million.
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Celebrities who take their charity work seriously are to be recognised.
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For some, it turned out that fairness in online auctions was going, going, gone. Three cases of phony bidding by sellers to inflate the price of art, sports memorabilia, even
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The Los Angeles salon where Britney Spears lost her locks set up a Web site auctioning the trashed tresses, clippers, a lighter, even a can of Red Bull.  The clipped curls had been posted on eBay, with proceeds going to a charity, but the ad Ester and J.T.
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Collection sold at Christie's sparks bidding in person, by phone and via internet.