Sydney auction house Lawsons advertised the set,part of a deceased estate,with a price estimate of $100 to $150 and no other details online.
Strong demand for high-quality distribution centres has led investors to re-weight their portfolios away from retail centres and into industrial property.
The online giant has been far less aggressive entering this market than anticipated,and local retailers are staging a successful rearguard action.
Retailers are gearing up for a marketing blitz but experts say shoppers should make sure they are getting a bargain.
"Coles has spent the last 10 years reinvigorating and securing supply of fresh food in abundance and with quality and that's very difficult to replicate."
Retailers need to provide a plethora of ways to sell items if they want to entice shoppers
Chinese internet behemoth Alibaba's data trove holds revelations for companies. For Mars,it turned out the same people who buy a lot of chocolate also like spicy snacks.
Amazon.com issued a lower than expected revenue and profit forecast for the busy Christmas quarter,suggesting sales growth is slowing for the e-commerce giant.
The auction site said it was tipped off to the situation by an eBay seller who had been contacted by Amazon.
'Teacher'Ma showed China how to shop without cash,or leaving the home. The iconic Alibaba chief is quitting while he is way,way ahead.
Alibaba's co-founder Jack Ma,a former teacher,plans to step down from the $590 billion Chinese e-commerce giant on Monday to pursue philanthropy in education.