Scam Alert
Attention members: Scammers have been targeting a small number of Opal Auctions members by purporting to be sellers and seeking to trick buyers into making fake purchases via email. For your own safe... read more
Total sales of 150,000 online sales!
PRESS RELEASE 250,000 ONLINE SALES NOVEMBER 2011-11-21 Opalauctions net work celebrates online sales of 250,000 opals and Gemstones. Opalauctions was founded in 2004 by Wayne and Estela Sedawie t... read more
Record Sales for October and November
October & November 2010 have been record months for our auction sites.Many buyers are purchasing quality items at great value prices from our trusted verified sellers. Opal Auctions has had r... read more
Newsletter with fixed links
Apologies to members who got broken links from our latest newsletter. Here are the correct links:... read more
Reserve prices, archived bids
A couple of frequently requested changes have just occurred on our auction sites: Reserve Prices Reserve prices now show on the category/search page when an item has a reserve. Just below the price,... read more
Morning site speed issues
News from the IT guys:A server issue has been resolved that was causing slower loading speeds on Opal Auctions from 6:25am PST to around 8am PST.As this was occurring past midnight in Australia it too... read more
Unsubscribe from Item Watch Alerts
You can now unsubscribe from item watch email alerts. By default, you receive an email every time a bid is placed on an item that is on your Watch List. If you find these emails clogging up your inbox... read more
Google Checkout Now Available
Google Checkout is now available from a number of sellers on Opal Auctions. This added payment method option gives buyers the choice of using either Paypal or Google Checkout, whichever they p... read more
Remember Me
Hi Members, You may notice when you login, you can now have Opal Auctions remember you. Basically, we place a cookie on your computer that we can detect next time you visit. The cookie i... read more
Site updates in July 2008
Hi Members, As you may have noticed, much of the Opal Auctions interface has undergone a minor upgrade in the last couple of days. The process is nearly complete, and we do not expect any inte... read more
Message System Update
Regular users of our inbuilt messaging sytem may notice that some upgrades have been performed. These updates relate to the look and feel of the message system, as well as providing a full message... read more
Verified Sellers & Seller Stores pages enhancements
The seller store and verified sellers pages have both received some new features. You can now: Sort by Feedback Rating Sort by Positive Feedback Sort by Total Feedback Sort by Total... read more
Virtual Stores
Buy now stores have been added to Opal Auctions. Clicking on "stores" in the main navigation (near the Home button) will get you to a page listing all the virtual stores on Opal Auctions... read more
View Profile page update
The member profile page has received a major update. Buyers and sellers feedback history is now available in full due to popular demand. You can browse all feedback or filter it to only show p... read more
Profile Page Updates
All profile pages have undergone some changes: Feedback now shows buyer/seller username and a link to the item Tallies of total/positive/neutral/negative feedback Minor reorganisation... read more
Buy It Now Available
Buy It Now has returned! Just look for the "buy it now" image next to a listing, or for the green strip at the top of an item page to indicate if its available as buy it now. Using B... read more
Opal Auctions upgrade
Welcome to the all new interface for Opal Auctions!... read more