A Real eBay Alternative? Bonanzle just got 1 million times better!

Hello. I am a seller on Artfire.com. my sales are terribly slow. I don't know if it is the economy or the fact that my websire is not receiving any hits. I have tried ebay, but never stuck with it because of the price. I am going to your site now to check it out. Thanks.

To be able to upload more pictures to booth,and list in Lots. People go to eBay,mainly for their auctions, and I think sellers would sell a lot more by being able to list in auction format,as it is the excitement of an auction that sends buyers into a bidding frenzy, and therefore more sales!

We all would like to see that in the very near future,as I think Bonanzle would get a tremendous amount of exposure,as the word gets out about another auction site.
Thanks you Bonanzle!

Bonanzle.com is the Best thing that has happened to me with my sales plus lower fee's in such a very long time. They are continuing to grow quickly. They also have the Best support team ever, and the Live Auctions that we can hold there are Terrific, plus full of fun!

I have been a member of Bonanzle (Seller/Buyer) since October 2008.
I was on eBay, auctions/fixed price and store, for several years prior to moving
nearly everything to Bonanzle.
Having watched the site grow from only a few thousand members in Oct '08, to
what it is today has been rewarding.
Bonanzle will truely become a household word and the next real alternative
to eBay and other large, well known retail sites.

I hope they use some of this money for national advertising to bring more buyers.

...and Bonanzle just grew to a quarter of a million members! That's a lot of customers. The million of course should be spent on development. Bonanzle is hiring. While I feel Bonanzle is "practically perfect in every way" I'd like to see the shipping calculator expanded to include all forms of shipping, not just priority mail. I believe being able to offer the lowest possible cost on shipping will close more deals for many of the sellers. It's a visual thing. We can put the shipping in as a flat rate but the customer doesn't see that it's the postal service that sets those rates, it looks better when the customer plugs in their zip code and sees the actual cost as computed by the shipper and the seller is less likely to underestimate and have to pay additional out of pocket. In the meantime we sellers have been giving an incredible amount of tools to work with, a beautiful site to sell on, no listing fees, low final value fees, and a wonderful community of friendly happy people to communicate openly with.

They need to get the word out! I had items on Bonazle that did not sell for months. I went ahead and put on Ebay and they sold right away. I like Bonazle but they just are not a household word yet. Soon I hope!!!

I have a Bonznale store and a ebay store for over a year now. Same items, same prices. I sold one item on Bonznale just about a week ago, First in over a year. I have sold over 700 items on my ebay in the same time. Bonznale might be cheaper, but that doesn't matter if you can't sell anything. I started a store here hoping it would be better than ebay, but with these numbers you know which one gets my vote.

I just recently signed up with Bonanzle & have just begun to post a few things. I haven't sold anything yet, but Ebay is pricing the small seller out so even with sales on Ebay, I just can't stay with it much longer. I'm delighted that Bonanzle is getting a boost. I would love to see more auction type set up rather than stores.
Good luck Bonanzle!

Hi everyone!

I Stopped selling on Ebay seriously a year ago!...But most important I used the My Ebay page to market my personal ecommerce store and did this from day 1!Now that the USS Ebay is slowly sinking I am glad I did!
I have a database of these customers contact info(with there permission of course)and am able to use my market campaign to explain to them our changes and if you are a good seller then your good customers will follow you .
Bonanzle is amazing and I use it to supplement my personal ecommerce store with a Bonanzle banner that takes my customers to my Bonanzle booth in which I sell items on consignment!
I wanted to keep the Auction option also because of the excitement it gives the consumer,so I joined Moneyca.com and also placed a banner on my ecommerce site that points to my Moneyca auctions.
I have found that these 3 components that we have placed are interchangeable and are working MUCH better than when we were just paying Ebay to list and look at our suppliers sell lower than us! My Bonanzle booth picks up sales that my ecommerce store missed!
Now I am about 90% convinced that Salehoo will be a valuable tool for us!Since we have been doing OK with the sources we have, but it takes too much time for a small staff to research so many suppliers.
Thanks Bonanzle and Salehhoo for the warm welcome!

Many are screaming advertising --- People the site, although it is great and stable. needs to be ready for the wave of people advertising will do.

The news of Angel Investors already has brought more light onto Bonanzle. The word is spreading about Bonanzle, and word of mouth is the best advertising around.

Personally, I feel if half the sellers on Bonanzle would really promote and advertise themselves, it would help.
I am Renagade ...on Bonanzle since Beta days

I have been on Bonanzle since last November, I have 91 items for sale ranging from used pc games to new gift items & collectible, yet never have I had an offer or question form any one, although I have plenty of visits & item views, especially when I put an item on Twitter or Facebook. When I check out the other members that have sales, it seems that the only buyers are other Bonanzle store owners, nothing seems to come from any body from the outside. Perhaps being able to do an auction format would bring in outside interest.

Fabulous! Love Bonanzle! Making sales, promoting & sharing as we speak!

I only sold one item out of 12 I had listed on Bonanzle....bummer.

I've heard a few people complaining about the lack of auctions on this site. Bonanzle don't need nor should they ever allow auctions on their site. Auctions will not increase your sales ie.. ecrater. Ecrater doesn't use auctions and most sellers are quite satisfied with the amount of sales they get. Learn how to market yourself and you will get sales. Fixed pricing is what separates Bonanzle from other sites. There are plenty of auction sites out there so stop complaining and go there and sell!! In order for Bonanzle to continue to stand out from the crowd they must remain a fixed price site.

i have only sold a few items there in a couple of years, but it is so easy to use...yippee

I PRAY that they use some of that money for national commercials on TV. Seriously, that's ALL that they need to rocket them off the ground. This website has SO much amazing potential it's INSANE. Last year, I could barely google anything on Bonanzle. This year, when I googled alternatives, Bonanzle is popping up all over the place. Sales are STILL slow, but they ARE actually moving now...someone who may have only sold 5 things on Bonanzle, per month, before, may now be selling 50. I know it's not a lot..but as you can see...it's QUICKLY rising. I am so fed up, as a seller, on eBay. It's wreaking havoc on my mental health...very depressing...causing me stress and anxiety I have never experienced before..and I'm still practically broke. I feel as though they treat their members like DIRT and justice really is never served. As a buyer, for the most part, eBay probably isn't seen in an evil light..but try selling a few things and it will show you their true colors. It's been a NIGHTMARE selling on eBay.

I did extremely well in sales on eBay during the month of November & December 2010, and paid quite a lot in fees to eBay. By the 2nd week of January 2011, things started cooling down and, eBay started giving me headaches on my account with some unrealistic reasons. I am glad to see the reviews on Bonanzle.com. I just signed up on Salehoo, and hope to start selling on Bonanzle platform. Hopefully I will have a better experience here.

Any advise on how i can run successful sales on Bonanzle would be greatly appreciated. I look forward to reading your comments or suggestions.