Ruby Lane
Encyclopedia
Ruby Lane is an online retail marketplace for antiques
, collectibles, art
and jewelry. The company was founded in 1998, is based in San Francisco, California
, United States
and is privately held.
, collectibles, jewelry and art
for retail sale by member dealers.
Along with Lilter.com, GoAntiques
and TIAS.com
it is considered one of the 4 major online antique malls.
As of August 2007 the site lists more than 275,000 items from more than 1,700 dealers around the world.
In 1999 Ruby Lane, along with BiddersEdge and AuctionWatch, were involved in a notable disagreement with eBay
over 3rd-party sites indexing eBay listings.
In 2005 Wilcoxson left the company and Johnson became President & CEO.
Antiques
An antique is an old collectible item. It is collected or desirable because of its age , beauty, rarity, condition, utility, personal emotional connection, and/or other unique features...
, collectibles, art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
and jewelry. The company was founded in 1998, is based in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and is privately held.
Business profile
Ruby Lane inventory consists of antiquesAntiques
An antique is an old collectible item. It is collected or desirable because of its age , beauty, rarity, condition, utility, personal emotional connection, and/or other unique features...
, collectibles, jewelry and art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
for retail sale by member dealers.
Along with Lilter.com, GoAntiques
GoAntiques
GoAntiques is an online retail and auction marketplace for antiques and collectibles. The company was founded as Antique Networking in 1994, is based in Dublin, Ohio, United States. WorthPoint Corporation acquired GoAntiques, Inc. in October, 2008....
and TIAS.com
TIAS.com
TIAS.com is an online retail marketplace for antiques and collectibles. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Grapevine, Texas United States as well as Garden City, New York in the New York City area. The company is privately held.-Business Profile:TIAS.com inventory consists of antiques...
it is considered one of the 4 major online antique malls.
As of August 2007 the site lists more than 275,000 items from more than 1,700 dealers around the world.
History
Ruby Lane was founded by Tom Johnson and Jim Wilcoxson in 1998 http://web.archive.org/web/19981212020825/http://rubylane.com/ and named in honor of Johnson's mother Ruby.In 1999 Ruby Lane, along with BiddersEdge and AuctionWatch, were involved in a notable disagreement with eBay
EBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
over 3rd-party sites indexing eBay listings.
In 2005 Wilcoxson left the company and Johnson became President & CEO.