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Are there Alternatives to eBay?
Ever since the creation of
eBay it has been the most popular auction site on the planet, however
since recent price hikes, policy updates and constant changes,
sellers are beginning to look for alternative selling venues.
We have compiled this list of most
current alternative online auction sites similar to eBay, although none
will have the same
amount of buyers and sellers as eBay enjoys. Unless we, buyers and
sellers, try other
venues then eBay will always be a virtual monopoly and they will be able
to charge whatever they wish, knowing we have little in the way of
alternative options.
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from your own website, which is a lot easier than it sounds, and has
the added advantage of no fees besides the web hosting and any
merchant fees from the payment processor. |
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PlayTrade is the new way to make money selling your DVDs, CDs, Books, Games and more to the millions of customers who shop at Play.com. As a PlayTrade seller, your products will appear for sale on the Play.com web site, giving you the benefits that only the UK's largest entertainment online retailer can offer. We do all the advertising and merchandising, credit card processing and first-line customer care. All you need to do is decide on your price and send the products to the customers promptly.
PlayTrade also offer ProTrader accounts where sellers can list
gadgets, electronics and PC items on top of the usual media
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Firepages offers a very affordable complete website design solution,
and for the last three years we have specialised in ecommerce /
shopping cart type websites. We look after all technical aspects of
your website, so you don't have to worry about server upgrades that
may affect the running of your website. We are always here to help
with advice and information on how to get your site listed
prominently in search engines. Our search engine submission will get
your site listed in all major search engines, but that is not the
end of it. There is so much that can be done to enhance your
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eBid
- Why Choose eBid to use for your online auctions?
We don’t charge listing fees and you're only charged a small final
value fee when your item sells.
Half a million auctions. 6,000 categories. No listing fees. |
CQout
- is an International online market place and auction community,
where we'll help to "Seek You Out" a real bargain !
The service was launched in Dec 1999 and has since gained the
reputation of the "Most Trusted Online Auction Site". CQout also
claims to be the "2nd biggest auction site" |
iBootsale
- is a virtual car boot sale, but rather than getting up very early
on a Sunday morning and getting wet & cold thanks to the British
weather, you can go booting online 24/7 from the comfort of your own
sofa. |

Amazon UK &
Amazon USA -
When you sell in the Amazon Marketplace you place your items in
front of millions of customers-- your items are displayed right
alongside those carried by Amazon.com! There are no fees unless you
sell.
Amazon also offers a wide range of programmes to help you sell and
organise your inventory. |
AUCTIONS
UNITED - Only charges 1 penny to list an auction item and
just 1% final sale fee. We underwrite the cost of every transaction
in full so it is impossible for a member to lose money, and allows
any kind of business to have an account and advertise their business
in our services section, including adult goods and services |
121
Bid - Whether you are looking to buy, sell
or post an add for something you are looking for - you can Make It
Happen right here on 121Bid !
We started 121Bid for those looking for a new venue to sell their
merchandise & services and for buyers to have more options. |
Atomic Mall
is an online Market place where you can Buy and Sell
virtually anything! Backed by an online commerce veteran of 20+
years in the e-tail trenches, and a team of skilled programmers and
network security gurus, and is a feature-rich e-commerce
gathering place where Sellers and Buyers from around the globe can
meet and interact. |
iOffer
was launched in 2002, and has steadily grown as
we’ve helped to foster the relationships between Sellers and Buyers
in a venue based on honest negotiations between individuals. Our goal has remained the same: to bring real
people together to buy and sell, to exchange ideas and information
in an engaging and entertaining manner within a safe and secure
environment. |
PGBids.co.uk
Bid, buy, sell and trade here, but most of
all enjoy. The site admin team between them have over 20 years of online
auction selling experience, positive feedback in excess of 70,000 on other
auction sites, and have completed in excess of over 120,000 transactions on
other sites. |
Adflyer
- offers free online classifieds to the general public and
businesses within the UK. Adflyer also allows online businesses to
upload stock and merchandise in mass, opening up a whole new way of
advertising. Classifieds UK, place ads free, Browse used cars,
property, pets and furniture. Find ways to make money and holidays
aboard. |
SpecialistAuctions
- The whole concept of Vujoo & therefore SpecialistAuctions, is
based around communities.
The concept revolves around leveraging support within
these communities and creating a safe & cost effective environment
where communities can interact. |
Preloved
- is an online classified advertising website, covering the whole of
the UK & Ireland. It was founded in 1998 and has many thousands of
second hand items for sale in over 500 categories. What makes
Preloved unique is the opportunity it provides for enthusiasts and
collectors to gather together as a community. |
Global Auction Marketplace for wholesalers and manufacturers to meet, liquidate
and e-contract for wholesale closeout deals. Search for brand name closeout
wholesale products, bid on excess wholesale lots and liquidate excess inventory
using our full service marketplace features! Featuring an online escrow service,
24 hour inspection and no upfront fees |
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Games2trains
is a niche site that specialises in Wargaming products, but also
includes die-cast collectables, trading cards and model railways.
Cheap listing fees, no Final Value Fees and strong traffic make this
a great site for targeted selling. |
freechoiceworld.com
- International Online Auctions where you have all the choices!
Sellers - Free to list items, Buyers - Free to bid or buy, Free to
Register, You Choose How to pay. You Choose how to buy. Opening
Soon! |
Auctionitwithus.com
- List
your items for FREE. We charge no commission. There is only a
small fee if you require a listing upgrade e.g. bold, highlighted,
category featured, home featured. These are optional, For a limited
period, You can now have your items featured on the front page for
FREE. |
Saosh.co.uk
- UK
no1 alternative auction site, Why sign up with Saosh?
Because we don't charge you membership or listing fees! Whether you
are a private individual or online Trader/ebay powerseller. We want
you to make more profit, so sign up |
Bonanzle
is simple to pickup and simple to master: it is a decimal-free zone,
you don't waste time choosing bold or outlined listings, and there's
no html markup in item descriptions. With that simplicity comes
speed -- there is no faster site to put up items for sale, and there
is no faster way to go from wanting an item to owning it. |
Plunderhere
- The Friendliest Online Auction and one of the better eBay
alternatives offering FREE Stores and Listings forever.
We have one of the closest auction communities around so come and
take a look. |

Flog.co.uk is another
alternative to ebay - although it isn't an
auction site it aims to provide people a way
to sell/swap or give away their unused or
unwanted items, promoting at least giving
away rather than taking to the
dump/landfill. It's completely free and
takes only minutes to create a
listing. There's no account sign up and
listings are managed through a link which is
emailed to the seller.
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InternetBid
- is a free internet auction site aimed at people who want the ease
of selling on-line, without the large fees charged by other on-line
auction sites. There's currently only 1 active listing on the whole
site. |
Armchair Trading
- An online auction venue based in the UK |
Xr8ed.com
- is an Adults Only online auction site. Over 18's only! |
FLOGITALL
- This is a relatively new and still has a lot of work to do in
order to be unique, the layout is the standard auction site template
and the owners don't seem to have ironed out all the flaws, one to
watch for the future! |
ONEWAY
- This is a refreshing site with a different template than the rest,
a lot of work has been put into it but it still seems to lack a good
amount of buyers, but with over 1/2 a million active listings there
could be some bargains to be had! |
DEALGATES
UK &
DEALGATES USA
- Seem to be more than your usual 'wanna be eBay' with a whole
network including 5 major countries and over 19m current listings
and ads it's definitely one to watch and could be a big contender in
the online auction industry! |
AVABID
- pride ourselves in offering our users a completely FREE online
auction service.
Free to Register, Free to Sell, and Free to Buy !!
Seem to be going steady with 1000's of listings and a decent user
base. |
Auctionair
- We think our system is like reintroducing the Souk as a 21st
century selling system. When you barter in a Souk, the price you end
up paying is the one you are happy with. It is not the same as the
price the next person pays. Our system is designed to be a similar,
personal one-to-one system, rather than using the one-to-many
structure of the conventional retail price. |
Tazbar
- The main objective is to offer a venue that brings buyers and
sellers together that offers value for money services and a strong
community spirit. No standard auction listing fees & minimal final
price fees when you sell you item because Tazbar is committed to
keeping selling costs realistic and hence lowering prices for
buyers. |
BIDEASYNOW
- Again a standard workaround of the basic auction site template, but
it does have a healthy amount of visitors, the customer service is
also second to none. |
Bidz
- For the anxious bidders with little time to wait, we have the LIVE
Auctions running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, a breakthrough in
the online auctions by Bidz.com.
Satisfaction of our bidders is of paramount importance. We at Bidz,
guarantee our listings as described by our own team of gemologists. |
GBAUCTIONS
- have adopted various policies aimed to make the use of this site
more Buyer Friendly. We have limited the ownership of onsite stores
to a maximum of 4 per category and the restriction of duplicate
listings of items by sellers. We also operate a stringent user
verification process |
SWAPZ
- is the place to swap anything in the United Kingdom and worldwide.
At this convenient swap shop you can search for almost anything you
need, and, when you come here, you can count on having a successful
swap meet - whatever it is you are trying to swap! |
CABOOT
- The site is currently showing very, very few listings and little
traffic, that amongst the overuse of affiliate advertising put me
off straight away, but it could be one for your favourites! |
WEBIDZ
- "In order to sell on the WeBidz site, users must first become
verified. There is a one time fee of $5.00", in my experience this
is never a great start! |
LGGAUCTIONS
- Aim is to cater for the new breed of Auction user.
LGGAUCTIONS is full featured with speed and security in mind we push
to make your online auction experience as enjoyable and safe as
possible. |
Groupgain
- What makes GroupGain so unique is that, unlike traditional
e-commerce/auctions sites, Buyers collaborate in order to reduce a
product’s price instead of bidding against anonymous shoppers while
the price only increases. |
Totalbids
- is the UK’s completely FREE online auction site where you can sign
up, buy, sell and even open a shop for free. We don’t charge any
fees for registration, buying, listing or selling. |
BuySellTrades
- Free Online Auction Listings, Classifieds, and Trading!
Free Store Front Setup! And free Gallery
Auctions. An up and coming completely free auction site that's soon
to be a hit. |
Bid-Alot
- We have NO FVF's! We only charge $2.00 per month for sellers to
advertise their goods. This is a small advertising fee for less than
the price of a cup of coffee. We also have a classified ads section
if you wish to submit a classified ad.
We support and raise funds for medical aids and supplies for the
severely disabled. |
Iwac
- It’s been a years learning experience with IWACstores.com, we have seen
where the market is now and can make a clear judgment of where the
market needs to go after our first year online. With years of
additional experience of online auction selling and buying IWAC has
taken a long look at what the future beholds for online shopping. |
eCrater.com
- is both a free web store builder and a free online marketplace.
Sellers can easily create their own free online store in minutes.
Buyers can easily browse and compare between thousands of products. |
LiveDeal
- enables buyers and sellers to find and list business services,
real estate, automobiles, pets and more in their local communities.
Using LiveDeal’s marketplace, consumers can search or browse for
items in a particular city, state or zip code. |
easybid.biz
- Has no insertion fees and no final valuation fees, listing
upgrades are optional extras. It's a relatively new site using the
basic auction template but looks promising and already has a decent
number of active listings, buyers and sellers |
Elfingo
- An alternative auction site for sellers who are
tired of paying huge fees and commissions to sell at online
auctions. We do not charge any commissions or closing fees
whatsoever, a small .15¢ per item listing fee is all we ask for ANY
item. |
Your-Bid.com
This is a new Online Auction Marketplace which could be a great
alternative to Ebay. We are offering a totally free listing
period until 2010, which means sellers wont need to spent a penny to
list their items and can have the option to auto-relist for free if
their items do not sell first time. |
mummybay.com
- was launched by new parents Claire & Damian on 08/08/08
two months after the birth of their first daughter.
The inspiration for MUMMYBAY is to offer Uk parents a dedicated
secure website to buy & sell both new and pre-owned mother & baby
products. We also have secured many new products at discounted
prices. |
Modlow-Arvai
- Aim to provide all users with a fair
marketplace that we all can use to buy & sell items online.
We are not here for a quick buck but for a long continuous journey
to help all users sell their products online and to do it
successfully. |
e3buy.com
- Buy, sell
or trade anything. A new kind of auction site. It's completely free!
Integrated with Paypal, ebay, and coming soon face book! This site
is looking very well presented and is definitely one to watch! |
Go
Biddin
- We believe that in our ebay alternatives online auctions your
items are not just auction items. We believe they transform into so
much more, such as your own flea markets both, maybe even no hassles
garage sales or yard sales. |
GBBAY
- Welcome Old Members and new members, as you can see we have
upgraded the model of our internet Auction, this model has lots of
new features, please check them out, we are reasonably new at the
online Auction Business |
Sell
It By Text
- Is a new way for you to sell your unwanted items to members of the
general public. Almost every one now owns or has access to a mobile
phone with text or multimedia messaging facilities and if you are
one of these people then you could soon be selling your items on our
web site |
Tradeino
- We bring the global community from all over the world together by
providing a safe and dependable community which all buyers and
sellers may conduct their business by connecting those who have,
with those who want to. |
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Bid 4 It
- Is a new auction site aimed at Canadian buyers and sellers, the
site is currently very quiet with very few active listings and no
mission statement in site, but has a clean template and good
prospects so it's one to watch out for in the future. |
eSwarm
- Whether you decide to accept a sales offer is up to you. When an
offer is made, we will alert the swarm through an email
notification. If you agree to accept the offer, click the accept
button after signing in and you will be taken to the payment
instruction page. Those who decline can remain in the swarm to await
a new offer. Swarms expire after 30 days. |
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Job
Lot
- Tired of trawling through all those classified ads trying to find
that must have bargain? If so Job-Lot.com is the site for you. You
can search for hundreds of classified items using our simple search
engines, and instantly contact the seller direct.
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Netspray
- is one of the
most innovative solutions for connecting buyers and sellers on the
internet today, incorporating sales into social networks and much
more, take a look through the netspray university pages to find out
more. |
Tompee
- Launched in 2008
Tompee.com is an online market place that operates in the format of
a classified listing which offers simplicity, control and increased
likelihood of a successful sale. |
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