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totalbids.co.uk

We all know that the UK online auction marketplace is dominated by one all powerful site. And it's a great site. But if you're trying to sell, or buy for that matter, you'll soon find you are in a very crowded space. Despite this, I normally wouldn't even bother with another auction site ... Read review

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Always nice to see an unbiased review written by the marketing manager of the company that owns the website. At least have the intelligence to use a false name, Teresha! Personally I wouldn't bother with this site - they seem to have no listings of their own and make their money by referring you to eBay auctions - the very company that they want to be like. How are they going to grow when they're passing their core business to their competitors? Seems to be one of the usual Just Click International bright money-making ideas - badly coded and poorly designed. ...

RyanHawkins 05.07.2007
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Auction Site for Those Who Wish to Stand Out

Advantages: Free to list and sign up.
Disadvantages: Still a bit on the small side.

We all know that the UK online auction marketplace is dominated by one all powerful site. And it's a great site. But if you're trying to sell, or buy for that matter, you'll soon find you are in a very crowded space. Despite this, I normally wouldn't even bother with another auction site as they either have nothing going on, look really dodgy or charge a fortune for delivering very little. That's where the new look Totalbids is different. First of ...
...sign up or list. And the people listing on it are actually selling decent stuff, not just scams, ringtones and adult toys. I've never sold before as I didn't want to pay the fees but the entire contents of my garage are currently selling on Totalbids (that's right - Selling!). I don't think it will overtake the king of online auctions but it might well fill a niche for those sellers who wish to be a bigger fish in a slightly smaller pond, as well ...

teresha 28.07.2005 · Read full review
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Easy to use, prices work out very cheap
Limited functionality, limited range of goods (*)
No listing fees, and Reasonable final fees
Site often Slow, Too Few Buyers (*)
Moderated Auctions. Charges are only 3% of final selling price. No cost for setting up a shop.
Although there are thousands of items for sale it is not as well known as other auction sites. (*)
nice colour
nothing there for sale (*)
Very easy to navigate and understand,Human administrative interaction
non (*)
It is free to use
Still not widely known of yet. (*)
regular updates
hard to specify geographical locations - not all ads free (*)
Easy to use; can change listings easily; currently free; big item photos; good options
Still in its infancy, so risky for buyers and not very successful for sellers (*)
BID ON THE PHONE OR ONLINE
DELIVERY TIME (*)
Intelligent script, easy to navigate lots of options
A bit slow on my MMX233 IBM PC (*)
alternative to traditionally large auction sites, UK hosted
user privacy not enforced, lacks basic features (*)
Free, easily negotiated, good feature
No free picture hosting, some professional dealers (*)
(*) Reviews by Ciao members


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