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Bonanzle

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Aug 15, 2008 8:25 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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What is Bonanzle?

"Quite simply, [Bonanzle is] the best I`ve seen in my four years of reviewing and writing about start-up marketplaces" --Vangie Beal, on behalf of Ecommerce Guide, July 2008.

At Bonanzle, we think that online shopping is stuck where online search was 10 years ago, in the age before Google. Many users today think that eBay and Craigslist are "good enough," and the "rules" for online shopping are set: items get posted through a series of selling pages, buyers browse static listings, buyers buy items and hope that sellers are trustable.

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We think there`s still a lot of room for improvement over the precedent that eBay and Craigslist set 10 years ago (and that the eBay/Craigslist lookalikes have copied ever since).

Come and stop by and tell us what you think!
 
Mark
Bonanzle8/16/2008 12:11 PM
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Aug 15, 2008 11:19 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Are you advertising or asking for a critique?

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Bonanzle

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Aug 15, 2008 11:27 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Asking for critique.  We just launched on June 1st and are still in beta.  Would be nice to get some feedback while we are still developing.

Thanks for your comments,
Mark
CraigL

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Aug 16, 2008 2:52 AM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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I suppose a link to the site would help, right?
Bonanzle

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Aug 16, 2008 12:06 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Hello Kathy and CraigL,
 
Thank you for your feedback and thank you for posting the link
 
Anyone else?
 
Thanks,
Mark
CraigL

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Aug 16, 2008 2:23 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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I typed in "software" and for the first page, nothing was related to software. I looked at the results page, and it reminds me of Google Shopping. So I guess my question is how is this a "new order" of online selling?
Bonanzle

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Hi Kathy and CraigL, when you typed in "signal flags" and "software" you would have gotten 0 results (because nobody else has posted signal flags or software yet) and the message you would have gotten is "No fancy search options specified," i.e., you weren`t using any extra search options, such as searching for items nearby you.  As far as selling, you can begin selling without signing up if that`s your style -- there`s a link from the home page to do it, under the "Sell" box where it says "Start selling in one click."

Regarding our prices, here is a link:  http://www.bonanzle.com/site_help/general/pricing
 
What makes us unique?  

Top 10 and a Half Reasons to Bonanzle

  • 10. See one item, see `em all. Your items are no longer rubber duckies lost in an ocean of items. On Bonanzle, if a buyer sees one of your items, they`ll see up to 8 others prominently featured. Sellers sell faster, buyers find what they want more quickly.
  • 9. Offers on your terms. Name your price on a custom-made group of items from a seller. Whee! and deal.
  • 8. Cheap, cheap, cheap! The presentation might be slick here, but that doesn`t mean you`re getting fleeced. Bonanzle keeps overhead low by using open source technology and Google-like strategies and we pass our savings on to you. What will you pay to Bonanzle? How about nothing unless you`re a power seller?
  • 7. Importers. eBay and Craigslist item importers mean you can start Bonanzling in seconds.
  • 6. Price guesser. Why spend five minutes logging onto eBay and item searching to figure out how to price your item, when you can have us tell you in five seconds?
  • 5. Picture cropper. Why didn`t anybody think of this before? Take few pictures, post many items.
  • 4. Go from "want it" to "possess it" in minutes. Sellers can pre-specify when items can be picked up from them, so you can search for items that can be picked up soon, today, or now.
  • 3. The miraculous one page, one minute item post. Who knew that posting an item for sale could be done with five simple fields and no page loads?
  • 2. Chat while shopping. Buying and selling is the destination, but we bet you`ll have more fun on the journey than at the destination. Where else can you meet people who live nearby you with similar interests, and still buy and sell items faster than eBay?
  • 1. Bonanza! The site is called "Bonanzle" for a reason! A Bonanza is a live garage sale that proves the universal truth that your stuff + lots of people = $$$ !
  • 1/2. Simple is beautiful.
 
Sellers who sign up in August are grandfathered in with no fees for six months!
Bonanzle

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Aug 17, 2008 2:28 AM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Any other members out there?
 
What do you think?
 
Mark
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Aug 17, 2008 11:30 AM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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What makes us unique?  

Top 10 and a Half Reasons to Bonanzle



If you have to explain it to us, it`s obviously not apparent on your site.  Speaking for myself, I generally won`t read the explanations, justifications or excuses.  I don`t care!  I don`t know you, your company and likely I don`t know your product, so my critique could be as far off as explaining Cell Biology to an electrician.  My critique is simply an observation by someone who sees your site for the first time.




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Bonanzle

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Aug 17, 2008 1:48 PM ET    Quote  Report Abuse
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Steve, the "Top 10 and a Half Reasons to Bonanzle" were specifically targeted towards an audience such as yourself.  One who may be an expert on Cell Biology yet really has not ventured into an online commerce community before.  If I were an expert on Cell Biology and were attempting to explain my theories to a non Cell Biology crowd, the title might be, "Top 10 and a Half Reasons Cell Biology is Cool."
 
 
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