June 22, 2000
History Buff's Auction, an online auction site based in Lansing, has opened shop in the Mall of Michigan, an Internet retailing and shopping service operated by the Michigan Retailers Association (MRA).
Shoppers can access History Buff's Auction online through the Mall of Michigan at http://www.mallofmichigan.com. The store is listed in the Miscellaneous section.
History Buff's Auction hosts five to six online auctions a year, specializing in paper collectibles spanning five centuries. Typical auction offerings include newspapers, magazines, comic books and advertisements. The site has been holding online auctions since 1994.
Individuals can register to bid or offer items on consignment for auction through this Mall of Michigan site.
The Mall of Michigan's collection of unique specialty shops -- all of them MRA members -- opened in late 1997. More than 95 Michigan businesses now participate in e-commerce through this website.
Lansing-based MRA is the unified voice of retailing in Michigan and the nation's largest state trade association of general merchandise retailers. MRA's more than 5,000 retail business members operate more than 12,000 stores across the state.