Green alternative to ebay?

[OneToRemember]

I have developed an alternative to ebay. Well maybe that is an exaggeration as ebay is a great site that I use it everyday to buy and sell and fund the promotion of my own auction site. But although ebay is the market leader I believe that there is room for a few niche competitors and now is the time for new sites to rise on the shirttails of The Great One.

Why is this possible now? Well auction software is evolving everyday to become low cost, easy to install and above all a pleasant experience for buyers and sellers. We use rainworx - Online Auction Software - rwAuction Pro by RainWorx Software software that just wasn't around a few years ago. A few years ago auction software with anything but basic functions just wasn’t available but there were plenty of companies that professed to have the skills to build an bespoke auction platform as I found out.

Back in the dot com boom days I created with a few friends a company inside one of the then big six consultancies called waterexchange Waterexchange A UK based company facilitating the buying and selling of tangible and intangible assets associated with the water industry. We spent literally millions of pounds developing an auction platform with a company called Moai to facilitate trades in abstraction licenses and the materials and tools used in the water industry. So much money that when our consultancy host looked to get its money back from a group of investors even at the height of the dot com bubble there were few willing to enter into negotiations. Couple this with a conflict of interest with our host company and it was time to move on and call it day. Although the website Waterexchange still exists. Moreover in Australia an unrelated company also called waterexchange is going strong.



It we started the venture now we could exploit the functionality of rainworx and get things off the ground for a few thousand dollars. Indeed that is what I have done with energybook - energybook - Buy and sell for free - the green directory - a site focused on green energy and sustainable living. It's free to use for a start and can host auctions and classifieds as well as trade sales and reverse auctions. EnergyBook is robust, trustworthy and most of all focused on the needs of a particular group of customers – green customers. So will my new site be a success and a rival to ebay?.. Well you will need to be the judge.

But what I can say is that software is no longer the barrier and the success of the site. So what are the barriers to creating a viable online auction company today? Well there is still one barrier that is hard to overcome for new entrants. The site needs to attract both sellers and buyers. Or should I say chickens and eggs? Without buyers, sellers will not advertise and without sellers and postings buyers will not hang around on the site. The answer, I believe, is to keep on advertising, keep on plugging away and post-by-post and sale-by-sale the site will grow. And the best types of site for this slow at first site development? Well back to my first contention for if there are to be any successful rivals to ebay it will be in the niche area where promotions can be concentrated and each posting is attractive and meets the customers’ needs. And my conclusion? - beware ebay the niche players are growing and ready to take a slice of your action.



Is now the time for an alternative to ebay? EnergyBook is a free to use auction and classified site with loads of functions focussed on renewable energy and sustainable living.

energybook - Buy and sell for free - the green directory

[ecopaul]

Dear Sir What an excellent idea and article.
We have the same ideas in mind and we have recently launched Electric Bikes Electric Vehicles for Auction - Ebikebay.com and have received over 600,000 hits in 10 Days.
I wish you good luck and if I can be of any help please advise.
Regards
Paul Markham CEO Electric Bikes Electric Vehicles for Auction - Ebikebay.com
Electric Bikes Electric Vehicles for Auction - Ebikebay.com

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Introduction Paul Markham Ecobrand

Paul Markham is one of the pioneers of the global electric bicycle business. (And like most pioneers, he has suffered for his boldness – as we like to say in the States “Pioneers are the ones with the arrows sticking out all over them.”)
Even though I was early in my traveling and researching into ebikes – Paul has nearly always been there before me.
He was buying electric bikes in China and selling them in Thailand, struggling with the challenges of early quality problems and the complexities of business between Asian countries years before I had to courage to attempt such things.
His photo, featuring his big grin, hair mussed from a test ride, is found in dozens of Chinese factories / offices / websites as they proudly point out the visit of their first foreign buyer / visitor.
He was the first (I think) to sell electric bikes and parts on the internet and ebay. He was certainly the first to try a retail store for ebikes in SE Asia.
For the 10 years I have been in the ebike world, Paul has been “in the trenches” while I have “observed from the hillside.” He has learned a lot, and to my benefit has helped me and advised me for years.
His advice is delivered roughly, but my experience is that he has nearly always been right, and more insightful on important issues than I.
His approach to the world and to business is blunt, direct, and unique. I appreciate and respect two important things about Paul – he is direct, honest, and lives by his principles.
Ed Benjamin
CycleElectric International Consulting Group
Shanghai China, Spring 2007

[ecopaul]

Excellent God Luck and If we can help you we will.
And I hope Vica Versa!! Incidently the Big Bay have put pressure on so after the initial launch we will be avoiding the Lawsuits that others have had recently and Opening Ebikebuy.Com

Originally Posted by OneToRemember

I have developed an alternative to ebay. Well maybe that is an exaggeration as ebay is a great site that I use it everyday to buy and sell and fund the promotion of my own auction site. But although ebay is the market leader I believe that there is room for a few niche competitors and now is the time for new sites to rise on the shirttails of The Great One.

Why is this possible now? Well auction software is evolving everyday to become low cost, easy to install and above all a pleasant experience for buyers and sellers. We use rainworx - Online Auction Software - rwAuction Pro by RainWorx Software software that just wasn't around a few years ago. A few years ago auction software with anything but basic functions just wasn’t available but there were plenty of companies that professed to have the skills to build an bespoke auction platform as I found out.

Back in the dot com boom days I created with a few friends a company inside one of the then big six consultancies called waterexchange Waterexchange A UK based company facilitating the buying and selling of tangible and intangible assets associated with the water industry. We spent literally millions of pounds developing an auction platform with a company called Moai to facilitate trades in abstraction licenses and the materials and tools used in the water industry. So much money that when our consultancy host looked to get its money back from a group of investors even at the height of the dot com bubble there were few willing to enter into negotiations. Couple this with a conflict of interest with our host company and it was time to move on and call it day. Although the website Waterexchange still exists. Moreover in Australia an unrelated company also called waterexchange is going strong.



It we started the venture now we could exploit the functionality of rainworx and get things off the ground for a few thousand dollars. Indeed that is what I have done with energybook - energybook - Buy and sell for free - the green directory - a site focused on green energy and sustainable living. It's free to use for a start and can host auctions and classifieds as well as trade sales and reverse auctions. EnergyBook is robust, trustworthy and most of all focused on the needs of a particular group of customers – green customers. So will my new site be a success and a rival to ebay?.. Well you will need to be the judge.

But what I can say is that software is no longer the barrier and the success of the site. So what are the barriers to creating a viable online auction company today? Well there is still one barrier that is hard to overcome for new entrants. The site needs to attract both sellers and buyers. Or should I say chickens and eggs? Without buyers, sellers will not advertise and without sellers and postings buyers will not hang around on the site. The answer, I believe, is to keep on advertising, keep on plugging away and post-by-post and sale-by-sale the site will grow. And the best types of site for this slow at first site development? Well back to my first contention for if there are to be any successful rivals to ebay it will be in the niche area where promotions can be concentrated and each posting is attractive and meets the customers’ needs. And my conclusion? - beware ebay the niche players are growing and ready to take a slice of your action.



Is now the time for an alternative to ebay? EnergyBook is a free to use auction and classified site with loads of functions focussed on renewable energy and sustainable living.

energybook - Buy and sell for free - the green directory

[ecopaul]

And Good luck also as we need any luck we can get in these trying times.

Originally Posted by ecopaul

Excellent God Luck and If we can help you we will.
And I hope Vica Versa!! Incidently the Big Bay have put pressure on so after the initial launch we will be avoiding the Lawsuits that others have had recently and Opening Ebikebuy.Com

[OneToRemember]

Don't like the sound of a law suit!! Thanks for looking at my site. I guess they didn't like you using the name ebikebay...... you would wonder why they would be worried given their market dominance - still ebikebuy sounds good! If you would like a free store on our site just drop me an email at admin@Onetoremember.co.uk and I will set one up for you with a credit so no store fees for more than a year. They are only 60 cents and month anyway (30 pence GBP). Take a look at the stores already on the site click on this link EnergyBook - Buy and sell for free - the green directory

Good luck as you say ........

[ecopaul]

Thank You for your reply your sites are very very good.
We look forward to co operating with you in the future.
We also have another product Power Saver on Energy Saver - Electrical Current Stabilizer Ecobrand
Sustainability is also a really excellent medium.

[dabra08]

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