ArtByUs.com Launches the Next-Generation of the Art Auction Portal to Enhance the Customer Shopping Experience
ArtByUs.com, the online marketplace for contemporary, fine art by independent artists, artisans, and fine art galleries, today announced the launch of the next-generation of the art auction portal to enhance the customer shopping experience.
Colorado Springs, CO (PRWEB) June 21, 2005 -- ArtByUs.com (www.artbyus.com), the online
marketplace for contemporary, fine art by independent artists, artisans, and
fine art galleries, today announced the launch of the next-generation of the art
auction portal to enhance the customer shopping experience.
The
user-friendly platform allows artists to have an innovative showcase to display
and sell their artwork, and for art collectors to find original one-of-a-kind
artwork directly from the artists’ studios.
"Over the past year of
operations at ArtByUs.com, we have listened closely to the requests, comments
and ideas of our customers to make the ArtByUs.com experience an even better and
easier one", says Conni Tögel, CEO and founder of the ArtByUs LLC.
The
successful art auction portal with over than 2000 registered artists, has
expanded both visually and contextually. It provides a wealth of new original
art direct from the artists, a more interactive look & feel and new
personalization tools:
Browse by Price Range: Art lovers can now cut
right to the chase to find the perfect art in the price range they are looking
for.
Search by Artist Name: Users can search for specific artists' names
through the advanced search interface, making finding your favorite artist a
simple process, even if that artist is listed by a gallery representing more
than one artist.
Improved Advanced Search: The new advanced search will
provide visitors a better handle on finding exactly what they are looking
for.
Favorite Seller Icons: To personalize the buying experience, Buyers
can now mark specific artists as their favorite artist. Listings of their
favorite artists will appear on their "My ArtByUs" pages and they will be marked
with a special icon in the auction category listings.
Scheduled Auctions:
Artists now have the option of choosing their own start time for their auctions
- which will make it a lot easier to sell art.
New Fields in Selling
Process: Artists can now add their artist name and art related memberships to
their art listings at ArtByUs.com.
Auto Re-List: This new automatic
auction re-list function will allow the artist to have their art auctions
automatically re-listed if they ended without bids or without reaching the
reserve price.
Duplicate Auction: To make it easier to list multiple
items, artists can now duplicate an existing auction to save time and
hassle.
Auction Page Layout: Listings will now display an "About the
artist" box, that will display more information about the background and
qualifications of the artist.
Feedback Rating: The new color-coded
feedback system will give visitors a better understanding of buyers &
artists trading activity on ArtByUs.com.
Billing System: Fees are now
consolidated and charged to the ArtByUs.com user account. Invoices will be sent
one a month and payments are now accepted via check, money order or credit cards
through PayPal.
Unlike other auction sites, ArtByUs.com does not allow
the listing of mass produced artwork, unless the artist is selling their own
high-quality, fine-art prints.
ArtByUs.com can be reached at http://www.artbyus.com
About ArtByUs.com
Founded in
March of 2004, ArtByUs.com is the online auction market that allows artists to
have an innovative showcase to display and sell their artwork. ArtByUs LLC
created this site to offer a positive platform where art collectors can buy art
of the highest quality, and know that whatever they purchase will be real art,
by a real artist, and not a third-party reproduction or print. ArtByUs.com
strives to create an atmosphere where both artists and art collectors can feel
at home, knowing the site was founded with both support and respect for artists
to have a professional venue to show and sell their work to discerning art
buyers, collectors and fine galleries. ArtByUs.com takes pride in offering the
best customer service and an open ear for the concerns of their
customers.
Press Contact:
ArtByUs LLC
Peter Tögel, Public
Relations
Phone: (719) 271-6422
Fax: (719) 272-6421
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