1.   Most auction sites sell either individual bits of kit from joe Public, or sell on surplus stock in bulk.

2.   Software can be seen on all auction sites.

3.   The aircraft landed at Cannon International Airport and were taxied down city streets to the auction site.

4.   The retailers themselves are increasingly finding strength in numbers, signing up for Internet-based auctions sites and buying groups.

5.   These counterfeit copies have been known to turn up on major auction sites, so do beware.

6.   Amazon.com and Yahoo! have started their own auction sites, and a slew of niche sites such as PotteryAuction.com have been launched in recent years.

7.   An industry of entrepreneurs has sprung up around auction sites like eBay.

8.   An Internet search last week found none on auction sites.

9.   And beware of auction sites that do not control the transactions and the products sold, as these are no more secure than transactions with individuals.

10.   And the makeup of auction sites will shift from predominantly person-to-person to business-to-consumer auctions.