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Advantages: Excellent Customer Service, simple to navigate and list items, superfriendly community
Disadvantages: Site is still young so traffic isnt what it will be in time

...honest some members give prizes for fun too. The list of stores is very impressive as is the variety of items for sale - especially mine. The fees are low - the forums are superfriendly and the customer service cant be faulted - I am sticking with Bideasynow.com ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to use; can change listings easily; currently free; big item photos; good options
Disadvantages: Still in its infancy, so risky for buyers and not very successful for sellers

iBootSale is a new online car boot sale site. As well as being free to join, it is currently also free to claim a pitch, due to the fact that the site is in its infancy and is still trying to get off the ground. Like a car boot sale, you hire a pitch for a certain length of time (ninety days in the case of iBootSale, unless you upgrade) and sell products for a fixed amount, while giving buyers an option to haggle, if they so wish (this can be enabled ...
...As with a real car boot, there is a limited amount of space per pitch - twenty five - but this can be upgraded once you reach that amount. When you first enter the site, you will see the heading along with five tabs (Home, MyBootSale, Search, Register, Help). Down the left hand side is a serch box, a link syaing 'Browse by Pitch', a list of categories and three links: Quick Start Guide; Tips and Tricks and Fees and Charges. Down the middle can ... Read review

Advantages: see review
Disadvantages: see review

...one. What does this mean ? Just like corner shops - use it or lose it. The little sites of this world need a good niche and a strong following. Uk-bid.co.uk had neither. PS - can't we get rid of these from the CIAO databse ??? ... Read review

Advantages: cheap prices, reasonably fast delivery
Disadvantages: limited choice, some computer knowledge required

This was one of my very early opinions. The revamp on ciao has meant it is worthwhile for me to revisit it as it has a chance of being read at the top of my profile. The original review follows and add ops are at the end. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXORIGINALXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX This site sells new and used computer hardware and some software.I have used this site for the past two years and found it an excellent way to pick up a bargain. If you ...
...no drivers, then this is the site for you. Prices are very keen and there is a simple bid system including a bid robot to let you keep on bidding to your maximum even if you have gone offline. You can also practice biding in a fantasy auction. What are the prices like - I picked up a laptop for under £350 including VAT and delivery. This was a Pentium with CD, infrared etc. There are disadvantages - you are going on a limited description and you ... Read review

Advantages: Absolutely free, no junk e-mails
Disadvantages: None

I came across this site whilst looking for Freeads. A search engine recommended this as a place to buy & sell second hand stuff. I registered (which took a matter of seconds) and placed two ads on the site. It was so easy and effective that I must write an opinion on it! The fact that the most recent ads were given priority listing I found to be of enormous benefit. If you are a buyer, you automatically know which goods are more likely not to have ...
...seller you benefit from prime selling space. You can delete the ad if you find you have moved down too far and re-submit (for prime selling position!). The site also secures your details - you can decide what people see (and they only see your e-mail address once they have e-mailed you). You can chose whether people see your name, telephone, address etc. It also asks you what area you live in so potential buyers can decide whether they want to buy ... Read review