Hi everyone! I have a treat for you today. Some information to expand your horizons. I am going to tell you about places you can buy or sell online. And none of them are ebay. Ebay isn’t the only auction marketplace. There a few out there that specialize in something or are up and coming to be huge auction marketplaces. When you own a business, you never want to settle for one thing. The more places you branch off to, the more customers you will get. Yes, you may not get the sales you get on ebay, but there are other marketplaces that offer their services for free. Ebay charges high fees, so why not try the same thing for free. You want a back up plan for other places to buy and sell from. As usual, my review is based on my own experiences. I recommend every one of the websites I mention in today’s post.

Bid4assets.com is one of my favorites! You can sell here, but I wouldn’t recommend it. This website doesn’t get traffic for buying goods off merchants. It’s nothing fancy, but it holds some great bargains. It’s not really a place you want to buy little things from. Government agencies like the U.S Marshalls Office, FBI, and ATF confiscate items from people every day. Bid4assets is a major place that the government resells seized property, from high end cars, to homes with lots of property. Anything that the government has lawfully taken from fugitives and so forth. There are some junkers, but that’s to be expected. Most of it comes from crooked low down people, I am sure. This is a great place to check out. Everyone now and then there is a great deal there.

Blujay.com is another great marketplace. It’s 100% free to use and you can even set up a web store. This isn’t an auction marketplace, but it is a great place to set up a free store. They get tons of traffic. Not as much as ebay of course, but they get enough traffic so you will have sales. You can also find some really good deals. They let you use Google checkout and Paypal for payment methods excepted. These guys grow everyday. Someday soon they will be a marketplace giant. When you set up a webstore with them; you webstore is automatically placed into google and froogle search engines. It’s a fantastic place to branch off to.

Ecrater.com is another spectacular free marketplace. Ecrater’s best feature is; You can set up your own E-Commerce Website, for free! Ecrater gets tons of traffic everyday(in the hundreds of thousands), so they are nothing to shake a stick at. Your E-Commerce store and products in it will be automatically sourced into google search engine. You can find some really good deals here also. Just buy some stock cheap and resell on ebay. I really recommend branching out into an ecrater E-Commerce website. Again, your sales won’t be like ebay, but you will notice them coming in. There is one downside; they only let you accept google checkout in the checkout options. But you can also list payment details in your item description, if you accept other payment methods. This is my number one recommended marketplace. Everyone should have an ecrater store!

Ubid.com is another great place to buy and sell products. Ubid has really grown in the past year. You are missing out if you don’t buy or sell on Ubid. The auction fess are a lot cheaper than ebay. This is another place I make a habit of buying goods to resell on ebay. It is also the best place, besides ebay to sell products also. The traffic and customer base is probably the biggest, out of all the auction marketplaces that I mention today. You will do a lot of sales being a member of Ubid.

Bidz.com is another great place to find some really great deals. This a great place to buy some top notch jewelry. You can also sell here, but that’s not what the customer base is there for. You won’t make much if you try and sell anything here. But if you are looking for something as elegant as a 6 carat diamond ring, you have come to the right place. You can make a lot of money, if you buy low and resell on ebay. The prices are really low on bidz! They can charge lower prices because they have branched with many top jewelry makers from around the globe. In the past year or so, Bidz has really grown into a top jewelry website. I have been using them for over 2 years now and have saved thousands of dollars on jewelry. Diamonds are a woman’s best friend.

Half.com is a great place to buy smaller items like movies, music, video games, and books. They even started a sellers option, so you can sell your movies, books, and video games. Take advantage of half.com for all your media needs. They are a branch of ebay, so you can even use your ebay name.

Amazon.com is another force to be reckoned with. Amazon has been around almost as long as ebay. Amazon has great deals everyday on all sorts of items. They are probably the most comparable to ebay, out of the marketplaces I tell you about today. You can buy or sell here. The traffic you will get at amazon will be substantial. I recommend selling on amazon. I wouldn’t really say you could buy and resell on ebay for higher prices. Also, the sellers competition at Amazon is about the same as ebay. You will see sales generate by selling on Amazon. You can find some good deals here, if you are buying something for your self.

Bidville.com is another good auction marketplace. You could sell or buy there. There are some really good bargains. There isn’t traffic like ebay, but it’s a place to branch off into. Most of these auction marketplaces are great to buy low and resell for a higher price on ebay. The more places your products are on the internet, the more sales you will get. You won’t make a fortune at bidville, but it provides a unique experience that you will surely benefit from.

Those are the marketplaces I recommend you expand your business to. Growth is the best way any business can make more money. Yes it’s true, you won’t make as much as you do on ebay, using these other marketplaces. But using all them together will at least double your sales volume. You won’t be hit with outrageous auction fees either. That means more profit for your business. Also your business name will be well known through out search engines. You won’t be stuck on one marketplace. With a little originality, you could grow faster than most businesses doing the same old thing. Give them a try you won’t regret it.

If you have any questions feel free to ask me.
LP@thehomedropshipguide.com