Ruby Lane

Infobox_Company
company_name = Ruby Lane
company_
company_type = S-Corp
company_slogan =
foundation = 1998
location = San Francisco, California, United States
key_people = Tom Johnson, President & CEO
industry = Retail
products = antiques, collectibles|, art, jewelry homepage = [http://www.rubylane.com/ www.rubylane.com]

"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.

Business Profile

Ruby Lane inventory consists of antiques, collectibles, jewelry and art for retail sale by member dealers.

Along with GoAntiques and TIAS.com it is considered one of the 3 major online antique malls. [ [http://collectibles.about.com/library/articles/blcompareonlinemalls.htm] Antique Mall comparison from about.com]

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 over 3rd-party sites indexing eBay listings. [ [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1999/10/05/BU103461.DTL] San Francisco Gate Article]

In 2005 Wilcoxson left the company and Johnson became President & CEO.

References

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External links

* [http://www.rubylane.com/ official site]