Smaller general sites

There are a handful of smaller, general sites that you may want to
consider. They show promise of becoming larger and if you believe in healthy
competition (as I do), they need our support.
Generally, I copy the same ads that I use on eBay or Yahoo so it takes only a
few extra minutes to put these on the smaller sites.

Here are a few sites to get you started.
1) My favorite small site is at http://www.epier.com / ePier has no listing
fees, no end of auction percentages, and free image-storing. Some veteran
sellers start their items on eBay and later list unsold items with ePier until the
right buyer comes along. You save at least 50% in final value fee for most
items when you sell at ePier.

2) Belgium and Holland Antiques Online
(http://www.BelgiumAntiques.com /) is a site for Belgian and Dutch
antique shops, dealers, wholesalers, exporters, auctioneers, fairs and flea markets. They also offer free classifieds and list dates of intriguing events.

3) ubid ( http://www.ubid.com /) is a general purpose site but it’s heavy on
computers and electronics. It has an affiliate program and is growing quickly.

4) Buynsellit ( http://www.buynsellit.com /) has no fees and it has the
usual collection of general categories.

5) Eurobid ( http://www.eurobid.com /) sells European goods with some
fascinating items like food and wines from France, Spain, Italy and Germany.
Prices are in British pounds and Eurodollars. Customers are able to read the
site in their language of choice -- English, French, Spanish, Italian and German.

6) Auction.com - Auction does not charge any listing or final value fees, but does charge you for enhancements like bolding your listing and so on. Traffic seems a bit low, and a lot of bells and whistles you’re used to seem to be missing.

7) Bidtopia.com - Bidtopia has some unique ideas in that bidding and selling have to be done from separate accounts. The site only charges final value fees and focuses heavily on $.99 auctions.

8) Bonanzle.com - The site allows you to import your existing items from eBay and Craigslist, encourages direct contact between buyers and sellers, and prides itself on a quick listing process.

9) eBid.net - eBid offers several country specific sites, free registration, no listing fees for auctions, and even offers you the ability to pay for a lifetime membership that will remove all final value fees from your listings.