buySAFE Supports Online Charity Auction for Gilda's Club.ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Last sentence in the third graph of release should read: For more information, including how to participate in the auction, please visit www.ebay.com/sbcp4gildas (sted: For more information, including how to participate in the auction, please visit www.ebay.com/sbcp4gildas.com.) The corrected release reads: BUYSAFE SUPPORTS ONLINE CHARITY AUCTION FOR GILDA'S CLUB Gilda's Club, named in tribute to the late comic actress Gilda Radner, who died of ovarian cancer in 1989, is a community meeting place for people living with cancer, their families and friends. There are 22 open clubhouses and nine in development in North America. buySAFE, Inc. (www.buysafe.com), which offers one of the highest levels of protection from online auction risks, announced it will support the Barbie Barbie in full Barbara Millicent Roberts A plastic doll, 11.5 in. (29 cm) tall, with the figure of an adult woman that was introduced in 1959 by Mattel, Inc., a southern California toy company. (R) Online Charity Auction on eBay (www.ebay.com) which begins on Thursday, October 14 at 8:00 p.m. PST PST Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, see there in support of Gilda's Club. The Shabby shab·by adj. shab·bi·er, shab·bi·est 1. a. Showing signs of wear and tear; threadbare or worn-out: shabby furniture. b. But Chic PowerSellers (www.sbcp.us), a group of more than 65 female eBay PowerSellers, is sponsoring the auction. The auction, the largest Barbie memorabilia auction to date, will benefit Gilda's Club, a national charitable organization This article is about charitable organizations. For other uses of the word charity, see Charity. A charitable organization (also known as a charity) is an organization with charitable purposes only. committed to helping all people living with cancer. buySAFE is joining the effort to help Gilda's Club by bonding all the auction items. "The Shabby But Chic PowerSellers has selected an exceptional organization to benefit from their first annual charity online auction," said Jeff Grass, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of buySAFE. "To show our support, buySAFE is offering its bonding services to support all the auction items. We hope that having the buySAFE seal on each item listing will attract more auction bidders to help raise money for Gilda's Club and its members who are battling cancer every day." The Shabby But Chic PowerSellers have donated over 1,600 items for the auction. The collectibles included in the auction range from vintage to present day Barbie dolls Barbie doll popular dress-up doll; extremely conventional and feminine. [Am. Hist.: Sann, 179] See : Fads , clothing accessories, vehicles, furniture, doll cases and houses. Shabby But Chic Powersellers has over 65 members, all of which are women who have earned the eBay PowerSeller status. This is the first annual charity auction sponsored by the group. The group plans to host a charity auction every year benefiting a different organization each year. For more information, including how to participate in the auction, please visit www.ebay.com/sbcp4gildas buySAFE offers the only service that enables approved sellers to present a credibility seal on their online auction listings and issue a surety bond surety bond An insurance fee required before a duplicate security is issued to replace one that has been lost. The fee is approximately 4% of the market value of the security to be replaced. to financially protect the buyer in a transaction. buySAFE performs a rigorous qualification check on sellers and issues the buySAFE Seal only to the most reputable, trustworthy online merchants. Once an item is purchased, The Hartford issues a surety bond, which provides that The Hartford will refund the item's sale price or replace it in the event that a bonded seller does not fulfill the terms of the sale. This protects consumers from certain online transaction risks such as fraud, misrepresentation misrepresentation In law, any false or misleading expression of fact, usually with the intent to deceive or defraud. It most commonly occurs in insurance and real-estate contracts. False advertising may also constitute misrepresentation. , refund failure and seller default. About buySAFE buySAFE makes online marketplaces safer, resulting in reduced risks for buyers and increased profit opportunities for sellers. buySAFE offers the first and only program to use surety bonds to provide protection for buyers from online transaction risks, such as fraud, misrepresentation, refund failure and seller default. Using the latest advances in business assessment techniques and technologies, buySAFE comprehensively qualifies online sellers and provides the buySAFE Seal to approved sellers for display on their auction listings, which informs buyers that they are dealing with a reputable and trustworthy seller. Approved sellers can financially protect their online transactions with surety bonds issued by a leading financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. company. Headquartered in Alexandria, Va., buySAFE is on the Web at www.buysafe.com. |
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