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International recording artist, singer, composer/arranger and one of the world’s greatest jazz pianists, Buddy Greco, with a career spanning over 70 years and 68 albums, is making his memorabilia collection available for sale on eBay. Included in the auction are 6 of the last photos of Marilyn Monroe alive, taken during the controversial and infamous weekend at the Cal Neva Lodge, just 5 days before her death.

“I’ve been collecting memorabilia throughout my career,” said Buddy Greco, preparing for the night’s show in Buddy Greco’s Dinner Club near Palm Springs, California. “I’ve enjoyed my collection and these rare photos for over 40 years, taken by my manager and my then wife during that last weekend in Cal Neva, Nevada. Imagine my surprise and dismay when I heard the news about my dear friend Marilyn a few short days later.”

The photos were part of a 36-shot roll, of which only 6 remain, and are the last known photos of Marilyn Monroe alive. Buddy received 6 of the photos after separating from his wife. In one of them, you see one of the most influential hairstylists’ of the stars; Jay Sebring, cutting Buddy’s hair at the lodge that day. Mr. Sebring was eventually murdered by the Manson Family in the Sharon Tate murders in 1969. The other 30 photos were stored in an office at the World Trade Center, and were lost forever as they met their own shocking end when the Twin Towers were destroyed on September 11, 2001.

“I’m working on a book about my adventures in the music business,” said Greco, famous for memorable hits including his supercharged version of “The Lady is a Tramp.” “I have many stories to tell as one of the last surviving members of the Rat Pack era.” Few can say they have performed with everyone from Benny Goodman and Frank Sinatra to The Beatles, and have influenced some of today’s biggest stars such as Elton John and Billy Joel.

Morgan Heard from The Presence Group will be representing Mr. Greco in his mission to let others enjoy his extensive collection. Many more very rare items, including original photos, letters, gifts and signed rarities from The Beatles, Fred Astaire, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Lucy and more will be placed on eBay over the next week, so that Buddy Greco’s fans, and fans of his friends and fellow musicians over the years, can enjoy them. “I’m in great health,” Buddy laughed, “but it’s definitely time to simplify my life and give a new home to this wonderful collection. I can’t think of a better way to share it with the world.”

More information about these photos and the rest of this incredible collection can be found at: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/The-Presence-Group-Inc.

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Genco, Gem Affair and AIE have established B2C stores on online auction site, Bidtopia.com. Each has teamed up with Bidtopia to bring discount merchandise directly to the consumer, bypassing traditional liquidators and middle men.

“We are excited to see this mixture of Power Sellers, PeSA (Professional eBay Sellers Alliance) members and Reverse Logistics Liquidators begin to use our exchange,” says Paul St James, CTO of Warehouse86. “We are looking forward to the future of Bidtopia and all of the other exciting announcements we have in the pipeline.”

Genco is America’s largest wholesale liquidator of retail returns and closeouts, selling more than $5 million daily of high-quality inventory, which is below the wholesale price retailers pay. Customers can find Genco products for sale by individual piece in an online store on Bidtopia.com called “NoBetterDeal.”

Gem Affair has been in the jewelry business for nearly 15 years, specializing in providing high volume liquidation merchandise directly to the consumer. They have completed more than 150,000 transactions of fine gemstone and diamond jewelry (from 1/10th carat to 10) through online marketplaces, such as eBay, Amazon and, now, Bidtopia. While Gem Affair typically does not use the auction format, they are selling hundreds of items at 50 to 70 percent off retail using a fixed-price liquidation strategy.

“Bidtopia.com was designed by sellers for sellers,” say Mike Jansma, CEO of Gem Affair. “They have displayed a tremendous propensity to be business friendly.”

AIE Video Games is a wholesale supplier of remanufactured video game systems, such as Xbox, Wii, PSPs and Sony Playstation, and also have a huge inventory of the most current game titles. They have processed and sold hundreds of thousands of units and have chosen to expand their web footprint to the Bidtopia marketplace using a combination of no-reserve auctions and fixed-price items.

“Bidtopia not only provided an alternative online auction platform, but they handled all of the heavy lifting, including inventory integration, templates, training and inventory file uploads,” states Brian Hoolahan, CEO of AIE Games.”

The appeal of Bidtopia for these industry vendors is the new technology recently added to Bidtopia’s seller options, which allow larger volume sellers to liquidate merchandise. A new CSV upload process allows users to upload large quantities of inventory by clicking onto an Excel spreadsheet. Users can also upload customized templates with ‘item specifics’ by a simple point-and-click. Lastly, a newly released version of the Bidtopia API allows sellers a host of new and advanced features.

Unlike other on-line auction sites, all Bidtopia auctions start at 99 cents and have no reserves. This means that the buyer sets the true price and value of the merchandise. To enhance the online auction experience for both sellers and buyers, Bidtopia is releasing an entirely new website and user interface which is expected to launch later this summer.

Bidtopia is part of Warehouse86 Ventures, LLC, the leader in a group of offerings that provides innovative e-commerce solutions for the diverse vertical needs of the reverse logistics and liquidation industries. Warehouse86 Ventures, LLC also includes reverse logistics solution, Warehouse86; warehouse management system, The Gavel; and online liquidator, Bargainland.

Web site: http://www.Bidtopia.com/

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