The number of these transactions grew steadily over the last year (up 20% from last year), but this was not enough to make up for the simultaneous decline in eBay's auction business.

此类交易在去年一年里一直在稳定增长(去年有20%以上增长)。但是这并不能弥补ebay在线拍卖业务方面下降所带来的损失。

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It turned out that Zachys, a wine merchant and auction house, was holding a live auction in New York with a simultaneous audio and video feed for its online bidders (something many other auction houses do as well.) The day I logged in, only the audio was working.

WSJ: A Guide to Bidding in Online Wine Auctions | On Wine by Lettie Teague