Ebay Sucks. What Else is there?
If eBay were a fairy tale, the story might go something like this: "Once upon a time, in a land far-far away, there lived a man who dreamed of a worldwide market place where all the good citizens of the world could buy, sell and trade their goods. Seeing only the good in people, this man, one night had a dream -- and in that dream he saw red, blue, yellow and green. He saw "eBay." And what we saw, he made reality. And, for a while, it worked. The company grew strong based on a reputation for fairness and efficiency. Then the dark days came -- the company and it's leaders shunned innovation and embraced greed and profit taking at all costs. Sensing this chance, those people in the world who were not honest came to the formerly jovial and friendly eBay to prey on all the innocent buyers and sellers. Buyers stopped getting what they paid for. Because there were too many evil sellers afoot who only sold stories and not real goods. Sellers sold but never got any money -- and they lost their goods as well. Because there were too many evil buyers afoot who paid with PayPal and then reversed the charges. The evil sellers laughed at their good fortune. The evil buyers laughed at theirs. And eBay and PayPal laughed all the way to the bank..."
Looking for an eBay Alternative?
If you are looking for an eBay alternative, you have your reasons. Because you have your reasons, do I really need to explain to you what is wrong with eBay right now? The answer is no. Additionally, you have your own reasons. But there is something that should be explained before you continue.
If you have visited the "PayPal Alternatives" section of this website, you will notice that I wrote something very important regarding "PayPal Alternatives." And that is: Most of the companies that are competing against PayPal are young and growing. They don't have all the features -- all the bells and whistles -- that PayPal has. People have to start using these alternatives and help these companies grow.
The same is true with all those companies trying to compete with eBay. They are young and they do not have all the features that eBay has -- yet. Again, people have to signup with these companies and use them. That is not to say there are not any good eBay alternatives out there. There are! And you can take a look at some of them below.
NOTE: There are more than what we have listed here. New alternatives will be added shortly until we have a complete selection here!
eBay Alternatives: Click on the Pic and CHECK IT OUT!
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While most other auction sites are searching for sellers to sell on their auction service, Bidz.com buy closeout deals in very large lots and offer them online in their no reserve auctions. |
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Detailed Reviews
uBid.com Background
- uBid.com operates one of the largest online auction sites in the United States, located at www.ubid.com offering new, close-out, overstock and refurbished merchandise to both consumers and businesses through a trusted auction style and fixed price format.
- The company provides consumers the opportunity to bid on or buy a wide variety of popular, brand name products at significant discounts. Consumers have the opportunity to bid their own prices on popular, brand-name products. Savings are generally 20% to 80% off retail prices. uBid also offers items at low fixed prices called uBuyitnow
- uBid.com’s online marketplace provides merchants with an efficient and economical channel for maximizing revenue on their surplus merchandise.
- uBid.com has registered over 5 million customers and sold over $1 billion dollars in merchandise since it started in 1997. The company currently attracts over 2.0 million unique visitors a month to its website, www.ubid.com
- Founded in 1997, uBid.com re-entered the public markets in 2005. The company’s stock is traded on the NASD OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol, UBHI.OB.
Key Features
- uBid.com offers consumers a trusted buying environment, eliminating potential fraud by certifying all its merchants and processing 100% of all transactions between buyers and sellers.
- uBid.com offers brand-name merchandise spanning over 200 merchandise categories including computer products, consumer electronics, apparel, housewares, watches, jewelry, travel, sporting goods, home improvement products and collectibles.
- uBid.com carries merchandise from well recognized brand-name manufacturers such as Sony, Polaroid, Dell, IBM, Nikon, Fuji, Casio, Hewlett Packard, Compaq, Panasonic, Gateway, Seiko, Black & Decker, DeWalt, Honeywell, KitchenAid and 1000’s more
- uBid.com is accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week and currently carries over 200,000 items for auction/sale each day.
uBidShopper
uBidShopper is free, easy and safe to use. When users search for products or travel deals online, the uBidShopper tool conveniently appears in a separate browser pane with a list of relevant offers from uBid.com’s related product categories.
If an item is not available from uBid.com, the tool uses SmartShopper.com’s technology to scour thousands of other online merchants and present a broad selection of product, travel and merchant information.
