Stockerblog submits: Here is some auction trivia. What is the auctioneer company that handled the liquidations of former high-flying companies Webvan, Enron, and Napster (NAPS) after the dotcom bubble burst? The answer is DoveBid, a privately held Los Angeles based company which was founded in 1937.

Auction stocks, whether ‘bricks and mortar,’ or online, are hard to find. There are dozens of online auction sites but few that are publicly traded. As a matter of fact, Yahoo Auctions, used to be an important commerce service of Yahoo (YHOO), along with Yahoo Autos and Yahoo Shopping. However, June is the shutdown month for Yahoo Auctions in the United States and Canada, with June 3, 2007 being the last day to place a listing.

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