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Does anyone know if there are any other auction sites which are trying to compete with ebay? I thought there may be some trying to break into this area and perhaps a little competition would drive the charges down for sellers?

alliyyang wrote:Does anyone know if there are any other auction sites which are trying to compete with ebay? I thought there may be some trying to break into this area and perhaps a little competition would drive the charges down for sellers?

Why not try www.ecrater.com
this website if free for seller and buyer

According to Alexa Ratings...ecrater has a rank of 8,500 compared to eBay's 18...so it may be a good start to searching on other venues..especially if its free...

Just do a google or yahoo search for "online auctions", it will bring up many many options. The problem is that ebay and amazon rule the roosts. Too many people do not want to give other sites an opportunity. I don't pay too much attention to alexa rankings and such. People can often lists their items for free on many sites, why not work ebay and try some others that are free. Before these large companies can have competition, there has to be people willing to try other smaller sites.

Mark

my opinion is why look at other auction sites (unless you are looking to flip)? ebay has the most people to sell to

[color=darkblue]Tyler, you are absolutely right. The buyers are at e-bay, so naturally they have more sellers there. The problem lies in them, the other auction sites being the rulers of the roost. Many people are tired of e-bay, our records indicate about 30% of all sellers are looking for an alternative. But, again the same wall. Not enough buyers.

I am simply saying, continue to sell on the heavy hitter sites and earn your money. But, while you are at it, you can list on free sites to try and boost your sales, and maybe create a bit of friendly competition while you are at it.

Thank you for the post.

Mark [/color]

This may be a local site, much like CL started out.

It has a lot of traffic if you have a local entitiy

Mostly for sales and classified ads.

good luck ,though

take care

timothy m jordan
boston, mass
usa

yes CQout

http://www.CQout.com

First one is my site I am trying to promote its called makebidz.com Its online market place buyers and sellers. I am trying to keep fees very low. Please note this site is new so give it time for people to use it.

second site is called ioffer.com this is a cool site has alot of cool features. You can transfer you feedback and auction items from ebay. Cool trick.

third is a onlineauction.com name is easy to remember This site only charge 8 a month to list items. plus final values fees. Its ok (needs more traffic)

There is this site called ToldYa that isnt an auction site but it allows you to sell items through your social networking sites! Its actually pretty cool!