Resources

Auction / Classified Sites

  • Amazon Auctions
    Buy and sell used and collectible items.
  • BargainProperty
    Features Real Estate, vehicles, and merchandise.
  • Bid4Assets
    Marketplace for high-value, distressed assets.
  • Bidz.com
    Offers the experience of live auctions with live three minute auctions running 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • Block Rocker
    Classified site with Google maps and free links to your auction or web site.
  • BookSale Finder
    Despite the misleading name, a site about finding Book Sales...really!
  • CraigsList
    Funky Classifieds
  • eBay
    Where it all began: The hubbub center of the auction universe.
  • Etsy
    Your place to buy and sell all things handmade....Auctions as they ought to be..auctions as they will soon be.
  • Kenzy On-Line Auctions
    About as complete a listing of auction sites and auction related links as there is.
  • LiveDeal
    Buy and sell locally with no fees.
  • Overstock.com Auctions
    The Big O has it all! 60-70% off little e's closing fees!
  • PopSike
    Rare vinyl records & auction results.
  • Prosper
    An auction site for peer-to-peer loans.
  • Ubid
    Products range from computers and housewares, to jewelry and sporting goods.
  • UniqueAuction
    Retail is a gamble and auctions sure are; so why not a site that combines them both?
  • UniqueAuction
    Buyers pay per bid.

Auction Management Resources

Buyer's Tools

  • AntiRebate
    A deal finding site with a twist...kind of like us!
  • Auction Shark
    Scours auction & retail sites for current prices.
  • Aytozon
    eBay / Amazon item comparison
  • BigCrumbs
    Save, as in cash back, on shopping through 122 major on-line retailers (Overstock,eBay,Best Buy, etc.) and get rebates for you and your referrals..for Free!
  • Fatfingers
    A site where people who think they can spell track down those who can't..at least on eBay. Another tilt to the "level playing field".
  • GumShoo
    A new search site for eBay that offers fraud protection in your search results.
  • Haggle4Me
    Innovative British site where you are paid to be a clever shopper.
  • Last Minute Auctions
    eBay auctions for a buck or less with an hour or less left to run.
  • RssAuction
    eBAy Searches Delivered by RSS.

Site Design / Web Tools

Tools & Fun Stuff

  • AllExperts
    Know-it-alls, like me, answer what ails you for free.
  • Amazon's Mechanical Turk
    Your chance to show how artificially intelligent you actually are....and get paid!
  • BuzzInOn
    asy tutorial on how to use YouTube & Google video to support your on-line auction or web site sales.
  • CopyScape
    Track down those miscreants who stole the ad copy you only borrowed from the manfacturer's web site.
  • eBay Auction Counts
    Auction Counts by month & sell-through by category.
  • eBay Profit Calculator
    Good detailed tool that answers the right questions
  • Filmloops
    Service for slipping film loops( think slide show) into your auctions…and a way to get around image limitations for free.
  • getPHPBB Free Forum Hosting
    Tired of the constant meddling of board mod’s? Why not create your own forum where your meddling reigns supreme?
  • Google Answers
    Serious answers to mostly serious questions that somone else is paying to have answered.
  • Google Guide
    For those who only thought they knew how to search Google.
  • Gross Margin Explained
    Business basics you should apply to selling.
  • MapBuilder
    Google Maps for the taking.
  • Millennium Music
    Turn those musty old CD's into sharp, shiny boxes from Apple.
  • Profit Margin Calculator
    Simple on-line calculator for figuring Gross Margin, selling price and Gross Margin percentage.
  • ReColored
    Colorize Your B&W's
  • Slide
    Turn Your Images into Slide-Shows
  • SpyFu
    See what your competition is paying for top placement in Google Adwords.
  • The Internet Public Library
    Directory of Reliable Internet Information Resources
  • WhattaCollection
    Collectors Community where members can build their own free web sites to display their collections...collectively.
  • WhoNu
    Meta search for the minimally inclined.

Communication /Shipping

  • BagsandBowsOnline
    Source for the gift-wrapped challenged.
  • Corporate Phone Number Cheat Sheet
    Amuse yourself by abusing the priviledge of contacting large businesses and circumventing their phone prompts.
  • Hard To Find 800#'s
    ..like eBay and PayPal.
  • MailChimp
    Cheaper than Constant Contact...and you're welcome, not a single monkey pun from us!
  • Us Buyer
    Site that will buy and ship your items to eBay deprived buyers in Japan.
  • WindowBook
    On-line tracking, POD and all for the price of First Class Mail.

Product Ideas

  • Associated Content
    Apart from the dry name, its a site that will pay you, in advance, for that Buying Guide copy you wrote on eBay..and what's more, will help drive traffic to your site or store.
  • Blurb
    Print-on-demand books that don't look like print-on-demand books.
  • eBay’s Hot Item List
    Valuable analysis each month detailing the site’s items in highest demand and in short supply. Valuable keywords based upon buyer search.
  • Elsewares
    Ideas for the ideally challenged.
  • Jargol
    Good product ideas as well as good advice from them what sells good products.
  • KnockKnock
    Hip Products / Wholesale
  • Liam's Pictures from Old Books
    Deceptive site name reveals sinister plot and exactly how to copy old pictures from old books.
  • MakeZine
    We don't often pay but for this, we'd make an exception.
  • PediaPress
    Pick and choose from Wikipedia articles and have a single book published.
  • Photo Products
    Use your imagination, or what remains of it, to manufacturer posters, cards, etc..
  • PinSource
    Lapel Pin Manufacturer
  • Print Your Own Paper
    A great place to monetize an idea or two.
  • ReadyMade
    Ideas, how-to...how-to ideas...get it?
  • SmileBox
    The next generation of on-line greeting cards, portfolios and whatever else you can imagine.
  • SwitchBoards
    Craft folks sharing interesting ideas and sources.
  • The Green Head
    Product Ideas..think about researching the manufacturers.
  • UJeans
    Customizable jeans...U get it?

Wholesale

Security

  • AdAware
    Designed to provide advanced protection from known Data-mining, aggressive advertising, Parasites, Scumware, selected traditional Trojans, Dialers, Malware, Browser hijackers, and tracking components. Free.
  • Avast Anti-Virus
    The "Home Edition" is free and fully functional. Use it.
  • Background Check
    Use this on me and I'll use it to find you!
  • CounterSpy
    Free Trial / PC World Top Rated Anti-Spyware
  • DoubleClick Opt-Out
    Out Damned Cookie!
  • HiJackThis
    Homepage Hijackers Detector and Remover
  • Millersmiles
    Home of the internet's largest archive of Spoof e-mail and Phishing scams. Also URL Spoofing Test, Link Tester, Spoof URL Tester. Its free and very helpful.
  • Snopes
    Heard a Rumor? Get the Facts.
  • Spybot - Search and Destroy
    Detects and removes spyware of different kinds from your computer. Top Rated by PCWorld. Free.
  • Trend Micro House Call
    Excellent Web Based Virus Scanning Engine. Free.
  • Trojan Hunter
    Searches for and removes trojan viruses on your system.

Shopping Resources