Yankees-Steiner Collectibles, the exclusive provider of game-used memorabilia from the old and current Yankee Stadium, has teamed with Auction Cause, a premier auction management agency to offer fans the opportunity to own the sod where Yankees legends stood to say their final goodbyes to their beloved Stadium.

Stamped on the grass behind home plate, the Interlocking ‘NY” was an iconic element to the House that Ruth Built™. Yankee™ greats routinely walked by this logo en route to four World Championships in the 90’s. The interlocking NY was a signature piece of Yankee Stadium™, something that has been replicated in 2009 inside the new stadium across the street.

One lucky Yankees fan will win the legendary piece of real estate and transplant it into their own yard or local ball field. Painted on the actual 20″ x 20″ plot of sod from the area behind home plate, this one-of-a-kind item will come with the official Yankee™ interlocking NY stencil, white sod paint, lawn flag, special grass seed, and Yankees-Steiner Letter of Authenticity. Delea Sod Farms, the official sod farm of the NY Yankees™ will provide instructions to properly transplant the living sod and maintain it for years to come.

The auction will run on eBay from June 29th – July 9th and can be found by visiting http://www.ebay.com/yankeeslogo or http://members.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=steiner_sports

“The closing of the original Yankee Stadium marked the end of an era in sports history, but today is the beginning of an unprecedented opportunity for people throughout the world to own a piece of America’s past and the great Yankees tradition,” said Brandon Steiner, Founder and CEO of Steiner Sports. “For nine decades, Yankee Stadium was home to the most successful and glorious franchise in all of sports. Legendary heroes such as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, Joe DiMaggio, Reggie Jackson and Derek Jeter were a part of this beloved Stadium which can now live on in each fan’s household.”

“We are excited to give our great fans a chance to take home a piece of the Yankee Stadium legacy through this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said New York Yankees Chief Operating Officer Lonn A. Trost. “These treasures allow the Yankees’ legacy to live on and provide fans with keepsakes they can pass along from generation to generation.”

Yankees-Steiner Collectibles, originally created in 2004, is a partnership between the New York Yankees and Steiner Sports to provide sports fans with unique access to New York Yankees memorabilia and experiences.

Proceeds from the online auction will benefit Family Services of Westchester. For 55 years, Family Services of Westchester (FSW) has stayed true to its mission: to make a difference in Westchester County…strengthening and supporting families and children at all stages of the life cycle. FSW’s Girls Group Home is designed for girls, between the ages of 13 and 21, who cannot for emotional or safety reasons remain in their own homes. An FSW staff member resides on the premises and provides the care and supervision of the residents. A social worker is assigned to the house and manages individualized support services for each youngster.

About Steiner Sports
For over 20 years, Steiner Sports has been the leader in developing and distributing authentic hand-signed and game-used sports collectibles. Steiner Sports is the official collectible company of the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Dallas Cowboys, and universities such as Notre Dame, Alabama and Syracuse. The company has exclusive relationships with star athletes like: Derek Jeter, Dustin Pedroia, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Sandy Koufax, Mariano Rivera, Tony Hawk and many more. Steiner Sports has established a four part process to ensure the authenticity of all their sports gifts and collectibles. Additional items from the old Yankee stadium, including seats, stadium artifacts, sod and Monument Park bricks are available at www.steinersports.com or by calling 800-759-7267.

Steiner Sports is part of The Omnicom Group (NYSE: OMC) a leading global marketing and communications company.

About Auction Cause
Auction Cause is the leader in cause marketing campaigns, branding, and fundraising utilizing the eBay platform, generating more than 1 billion media impressions and counting. By integrating our clients’ campaigns with social media outreach using Twitter, Facebook, blogs, viral videos, and more, Auction Cause is able to tap an even wider audience. The results are brand loyalty, nonprofit enthusiasm, and celebrity buzz - all while raising serious money for causes. For more information, please visit http://www.auctioncause.com

A winning eBay bidder and up to 7 of their friends will be having a 3 hour lunch with Warren Buffett at the Smith & Wollensky Restaurant in New York. The price ($1.6 Million) does not include travel, accommodations, or gratuity… But, some still think this years lunch (with Warren) winner still got a bargain.

While the most expensive lunch item on Smith & Wollensky’s menu is only $59, for the Australian lobster tail. The $1.6 Million winning bid (which is donated to charity) appears to be a good deal compared to last years top bid.

According to James Massey, publisher of www.WhatSellsBest.com, a website which tracks the current Top 20 best selling eBay items. “Last years winner paid $2.1 Million, so it appears this years winner got their lunch at a discount”

All proceeds (From the winning bid) are being donated to The Glide Foundation a San Francisco based charity.

The auction is 100% charity. All proceeds will go to the Glide Foundation. Which works to alleviate human suffering in the San Francisco Bay area. The winner and up to 7 guests will get to sit down with Mr. Buffett for lunch.

The bidding started at $25,000 and looks like it could go as high as $500,000. That would be an expensive date. Wouldn’t half a million dollars constitute at least dinner instead of lunch?

Auction: http://bit.ly/1aoVyF

To see how many people are watching this auction goto: http://whats-hot-weekly.com
and search for buffett.

Zippi Networks Inc. a leading provider of mobile commerce applications that enable Americans to recycle their “Clutter into Cash,” today announced they have begun listing more items on Craigslist rather than a traditional style eBay auction. Zippi is sighting several eBay policy’s that continue to restrict the selling process, incur unnecessary fee’s, and ultimately have lead to the suspension of its eBay seller account.

The company has stated its move to Craigslist was planned, but has come at a time that was not forecasted. As Zippi is continuing its radio advertising test through June, “PowerSeller” Sara Stewart has been hard at work growing Zippi’s eBay Pro Store as well as listing items on eBay and Craigslist. Certain recent transactions completed by Mrs. Stewart have resulted in the wrongful termination of Zippi’s current eBay seller account; the issue revolves around legitimate and authentic (with proof) used “Chanel” and other high end brand merchandise being listed and sold on eBay and scrutinized as non-authentic. Mrs. Stewart has received positive feedback on the sales and Zippi has collected monies for these sales. Management contends they will continue working toward resolution with eBay on an issue that will most certainly continue to grow as item owners look to Zippi, to turn Clutter of many varieties into Cash.

Robert A. Rositano Jr. CEO Zippi Networks, Inc. stated, “Collectively my brother and I have worked with eBay since 1999, alongside the eBay team we co-developed some of the first training tools to teach individuals how to bid, buy, and sell on eBay’ marketplace. We set out to bring unique items back to eBay and return it to its roots, the auction style community of ’stuff’ we have all collected and had passed on for years. Our test marketing efforts continued to produce frustrated eBay sellers that sited restrictive policies and earning limitations based on these policies, this feedback became a driving force in the development of Zippi Networks. It seems that we have now fallen victim to similar frustrations with eBay which are now limiting our business and turning a positive transaction into negative press for the company. We view these changes as positive and will ultimately expand our capabilities, Zippi has taken immediate action to adjust our business model accordingly and will keep our shareholders informed of these adjustments and any resolution on the matter above,” added Rositano, CEO Zippi Networks, Inc.

Vendio Services, Inc. today announced that its popular eBay market research tool, Vendio Research, was named the runner up for Most Innovative application in the 2009 eBay Star Developer awards.

Each year, eBay recognizes developers and organizations from the eBay Certified Providers and Developers Program honoring tools and companies that contribute to improving user experience and customer service, increasing platform engagement and extending eBay in exciting new directions.

This is the third time Vendio has received an eBay Star Developer award.

“Vendio Research was originally conceived even before eBay provided sales data to enable more efficient trading on their marketplace. We are happy to receive this recognition for the continued innovation we bring to our analytics offerings alongside eBay’s own expansion of their data license program. We look forward to implementing even more new ideas that can put Vendio on top in 2010!” –Mike Effle, EVP eCommerce Platform

Vendio Research utilizes the eBay API to mine and archive data from thousands of closed eBay listings. The application enables sellers to conduct market research of the eBay marketplace and get product or category data related to success rates, pricing, listing best practices, and competitors, helping sellers plan better merchandising strategies and increase their profitability.
Recently added features to the Vendio Research application during the past year include:

* eBay Motors Data — vehicles and automotive accessories eBay research data is available exclusively through Vendio Research
* Competitive Seller Data — Vendio Research enables sellers to search for any eBay seller to see how they price items and view success rates.
* “Smart Research” Data Clustering — Intelligently classifies product results into like-categories or clusters, providing the most accurate data possible for a given product search. For example, in a search for iPod, the results won’t be mixed with data from iPod accessories.

Two Month free Trial Offer

Through August 1, 2009 Vendio is offering a two free month trial to existing Vendio users not currently subscribed to the eBay Research application. Sellers not using Vendio can take advantage of the Research free trial by registering for a Vendio free online store at Vendio.com. For more information on the Vendio Research application, please visit www.vendio.com/ecommerce/research.

About Vendio
Founded in 1999, Vendio Services, Inc. (www.vendio.com) helps small- to medium-sized merchants (SMM’s) succeed by offering them an integrated solution to manage their sales seamlessly and cost-effectively across multiple online sales channels including their online store, Amazon.com, eBay, Google, Shopzilla, and more. Each year over 100,000 merchants use Vendio’s award winning multi-channel Platform and Applications to sell over $2 billion in merchandise. The company also operates Dealio (www.dealio.com), a shopping and coupons site for consumers. Vendio is a venture backed, privately-held company headquartered in San Mateo, California with offices in Romania and India.

Follow Vendio on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/vendio

eBay has launched its five free insertion fees pricing for sellers. The new money-saving offering allows consumers to receive free insertion fees on five auction-style listings every 30 days.

“eBay is the fastest and safest way to showcase your items to millions of potential shoppers worldwide with just a few clicks,” said Lorrie Norrington, president of eBay Marketplaces. “By eliminating the upfront costs of selling on eBay, we hope this new structure will encourage all sellers – new, occasional or experienced – to use the offering as a cost-effective way to sell on our site and earn a little extra cash.”

eBay provides selling tips for users to familiarize themselves with the process, from suggesting how to price an item to recommending free shipping. Now, with five free listings, sellers have an opportunity to “get their feet wet” or try new selling techniques.

For further information, visit http://www.ebay.com/List5Free.

Annual eBay Charity Auction June 21 – 26 Benefits Glide Foundation

It’s a tough economy – all the more reason to have lunch with one of the most successful investors of all time – Warren Buffett. The Annual Warren Buffett Lunch Charity Auction listed on eBay, benefits San Francisco’s Glide Foundation. Bidding runs June 21st at 7:00 p.m. PDT, through June 26 at 7:00 p.m. PDT.

For ten years, Mr. Buffett has generously offered a power lunch to benefit the Glide Foundation. Winning bids have ranged from $18,000 to last year’s $2.1 million paid by Zhao Danyang of Pureheart China Growth Investment Fund – a record-making charity bid for eBay.

“Mr. Buffett’s generosity and long-time commitment to Glide’s work is amazing,” said Reverend Cecil Williams, Glide’s founder. “These times are especially hard for people at the lowest income levels. We put 100% of the auction proceeds to provide food, clothes, affordable housing, free healthcare and more to those who need it most.”

This year’s winning bidder will be able to bring seven friends to the lunch. The bidding starts at $25,000 and all bidders must be pre-qualified through Kompolt, specialists in Cause Branded Social Media. To pre-qualify, visit: www.GlideLunchWithWarrenBuffett.com. For more information about Kompolt, go to: www.kompolt.com.

The lunch will be listed through eBay Giving Works at www.GlideLunchWithWarrenBuffett.com and hosted in New York by Smith & Wollensky, called “the steakhouse to end all arguments” by the New York Times. eBay Giving Works harnesses the power of its 88 million active community members to be a force for good by empowering them to buy and sell items that support their favorite nonprofit. Alan Stillman, founder of Smith & Wollensky, has generously donated $10,000 to Glide for the privilege of hosting the lunch.

Located in the Tenderloin, one of San Francisco’s harshest urban environments, Glide Foundation is an oasis that has served the poor and disenfranchised for nearly 45 years. From serving over 750,000 meals a year, to operating a medical clinic, to providing affordable housing, to youth job training, to offering weekly spiritual celebrations at Glide Church, and much more – Glide touches the lives of many people.

For information about the auction, call 415.674.6072 or email tthorpe@glide.org. For information about Glide, visit www.Glide.org.