June 2012
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I Pin Tophatter: Winners!
Hellooo there!
Bartleby & I went through every entrant’s Tophatter Pinterest Board yesterday. We looked at stunning images, extensive pinning & repinning and fantastic commentary! And my word, we were so pleased to see the amazing boards you all created.
We’ve already reached out to the winners but we wanted to share the Pinterest love with all of you too. And so that you,...
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Meet Dan: a member of our Biz Dev team!
So, how do YOU get to know us - the staff at Tophatter?
Through our biweekly staff profiles, of course! Last week we featured Les, the Code Monkey. This week…and we already know that many of you love this particular staff member…Dan is in the spotlight!
We asked Dan ten questions to find out just a little bit more about him…
Name: Daniel Burch
Title: Dan the Man
Do you...
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Browsing the Book Faire!
“The oldest books are still only just out to those who have not read them.” - Samuel Butler
Are you a true bibliophile? If you love books as much as some of us, then you know how wonderful it is to walk into a library full of vintage and antique books…the colors, the bindings, the covers and the smells…it’s all intoxicating in a way that many can’t understand. A real...
Styles of Decades Past: Vintage Dresses!
Today, June 20, marks the debut of Tophatter’s first Vintage Dress auction. I’ve forever been convinced that I was born in the wrong era, having a love for old movies and an interest in vintage fashion. Inspired by these thoughts & the timeliness of the auction, we’ve dedicated this post to provide an overview of styles from the 1950s to the end of the 80s. Are you ready? It’s best to...
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"I Pin Tophatter" Promotion from June 20 - 26
We’re looking for the best Tophatter user-created boards on Pinterest. We’re running a week-long promotion to find them.
Rules:
Start with following Wendell on Pinterest!
Repin our “I Pin Tophatter” pin onto your Tophatter board. You can find the pin here. If you haven’t created a Tophatter board, you can when you repin.
Build your Tophatter board with a...
Remainder of tonight's auctions cancelled due to...
We’re experiencing a technical issues tonight and have cancelled the remainder of the Jewelry & Supplies auctions as well as the Night Owl auction. We will reschedule all affected sellers and will be in touch.
The website is down due to an outage at Amazon Web Services affected many sites and we’re working to get things up and running smoothly soon.
We apologize for the...
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Meet Les: one of our Tophatter Engineers!
We get to know you in the auction rooms, during the Town Halls, on the forums and through our social channels. But how do YOU get to know us - the staff at Tophatter?
Through these staff profiles that we’re starting, of course! This way, you can have a sneak peek behind the scenes. Expect lots of silly & super smart people doing awesome things!
First up - Les, one of the engineers...
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Pin, Win, Grin - a one-day Pinterest promotion...
Rules:
1. If you are the highest bidder on one of the items you pinned, email your pin to promotions@tophatter.com so that we can add the credit to your account. Please copy & paste your pin’s url and email from your registered Tophatter account to make things easier for us :)
2. In order to receive credit, your pin must be pinned before bidding commences. We recommend pinning...
The Geeks Rule!
The Geeks shall inherit the Earth, which is why Geekery has been such a popular auction category on Tophatter. Many buyers and sellers get excited about it and can’t wait for those auctions…and there are always the curious few who want to see what the hype is all about!
So for those among us who don’t fully know what Geekery means and/or includes, I’d be happy to clarify. If you Google...
