eBay is by far the biggest global online auction site, where you can just about buy or sell anything from anywhere. Yet, there are several good alternatives to this giant of an auction platform, both global and India specific. DARE lists some of the best ones out.
eBay is by far the biggest and the most popular online auction site in the world, and for good reason. It allows you to buy or sell practically anything from anywhere. And with its country-specific portals it has managed to garner the lion's share of the global online auction market. But as for everything else, the Internet is full of viable alternatives. There several other online auction sites (India-specific or otherwise) that either work on the same model as eBay or variants of it.International
1. EBid: (http://us.ebid.net/index.php)
EBid was founded in 1999 and is available in at least 18 countries. Opening a store is free and feedback is taken seriously. Setting up shop for no cost, and unlimited free re-listings
are welcome.
2. Online Auction (http://www.onlineauction.com/)
This has a fee-based model, where for a small fee, you can set up shop and then enjoy a seamless selling experience.
3. Swoopo (http://www.swoopo.co.uk/)
4. Plunder Here (http://www.plunderhere.com/)
This otherwise free-to-join site offers a verified membership for a small fee. The model and interface are similar to most auction sites.
5. iOffer (http://www.ioffer.com/)
The fact that this community is not very wide works to its advantage, with a close buyer-seller relationship forged like no other site.
6. UBid (http://www.ubid.com/):
One of the best alternatives to eBay, it offers a state-of-the-art interface and a wide product range--from watches to fine art, almost as wide as eBay's.
7. CQOut (http://www.cqout.com/):
Although a general purpose auction site, it seems to have a preponderance of software and technology content on sale. The general look and feel could be greatly improved, although that, in no way affects its navigability.
India-specific Sites
E-commerce, especially the B2C variety, is still in its infancy in India, primarily because less than a tenth of the country is connected to the Internet, directly or indirectly. Understandably, therefore, there are virtually no good alternatives to eBay India in the auction space per se. There are, however, some good sites where you can shop online, often at good discounts. The best of those are listed below:
1. Indiatimes Shopping (http://shopping.indiatimes.com/)
One of the most popular out of the gamut of Indiatimes sites, it offers a good interface and the product range—from apparel to electronics—is quite vast. Though not an auction site, it perhaps offers the best alternative to eBay India.
2. Rediff Shopping (http://shopping.rediff.com/shopping/index.html)
The interface is rather bland and frankly even the product range could have been more comprehensive. All-in-all, the experience can be improved further.
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3. TradeUs (http://www.tradus.in/)
Launched in July 2009, this site offers a neat interface and the product range, at least for a site as new as this, is impressive. This is a site to watch out for.
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