Auctiva is an

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auction management system. It was founded in 1998. One of the original members of the eBay Developer Council, Auctiva has provided sellers and merchants with tools designed to help increase their sales volume on eBay. Jeff Schlicht, who founded Auctiva, wrote a program to automate the task of placing listings on eBay. After giving the software to friends and family who enjoyed the convenience it provided, he formed Auctiva, which is used by individuals and businesses attempting to conduct

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through eBay. Auctiva offers both free and fee-based services, including free image hosting, auction gallery, auto-relisting, billing support, automatic seller-to-buyer e-mails, free picture uploads, scheduled listings, listing designer, supersizing pictures, and consignment support.

History

In 2011, Auctiva was purchased by Alibaba. In 2014, Auctiva participated in the development of a new e-Commerce platform with Alibaba called 11 Main. In 2015, 11 Main was disbanded and Auctiva became part of the OSP company, alongside OpenSky, Vendio and Storenvy. OSP is 37% owned by Alibaba.

References

External links

*{{Official website, https://www.auctiva.com/default.aspx
Jeff Schlict feature11 Main site
EBay Companies based in Chico, California American companies established in 1998 Internet properties established in 1998 Online auction websites of the United States 1998 establishments in California