Up4Sale.com was an online auction website, which launched on July 1, 1997 and was based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. Its co-founders included Rob Ratterman, Chris Downie, Tom Duvall, and Wally Carroll. Carroll went on to found a successful concertina-making venture. It was the only pre-IPO acquisition made by eBay on July 16, 1998, and subsequently integrated into the company. Up4Sale.com shut down in 2000.
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- "Local team makes millions with Web site". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
- "Online auction bought by eBay is going local". The Cincinnati Post. March 23, 1999.
- "four rode 'net to riches". The Cincinnati Post. March 18, 1999.
- "Top toys auctioned on Internet". The Cincinnati Post. December 13, 1997.
- "SparkPeople" "Founded by Chris Downie."
- "Chris Downie" Freebase
- "CanDo" website