Auction Alfie has been named as the number one money-saving website by The Sunday Times.

This is such a great accomplishment and I am glad people find this unique comparison site as useful as I do.

There are now so many money-saving sites that you need a comparison site for the websites themselves — and that’s where many are now focusing. Auctionalfie.com, for example, compares listings for a chosen item on seven of the most popular auction sites, while mysupermarket.co.uk scours the web for all the best supermarket deals.

They used Auction Alfie to find the best deal on an Apple Macbook laptop:

Suppose you wanted an Apple Macbook laptop, which usually costs £816. You could fill in one search form at Auctionalfie and see that it is going for £600 on Cqout, compared with £770 on Amazon Marketplace.

Thank you Sunday Times.

Gumtree claims to be the ‘UK’s No. 1 in classifieds – jobs, property, cars and more’ on its website. This surprised me due to Loot‘s dominance in London, but as Loot only operates in a few cities in the UK, including Manchester, Liverpool and London, I can see why Gumtree may be able to make such a claim.

Both companies offer free listings for most categories, but Loot also places your add in there printed newspaper distributed through major UK cities. However, Loot does have a one-off placement policy so if you want to advertise your stuff until it’s sold you’ll have to pay to upgrade for this service.

We’d like to hear from you about which classified site you prefer.

The 5 day eBay boycott by sellers has reportedly reduced eBay‘s listings by 3%, from 14.5 million to 14 million.

Whether this dip in listings is directly because of striking sellers and the eBay boycott or whether it is just seasonal is just speculation. But eBay has certainly upset some regular sellers and PowerSellers who have mentioned they are unlikely to return to sell on eBay – turning to alternative auction websites like eBid or uBid or classifieds like Craigslist and Loot to sell stuff on.

By filling out one search form bargain-hunters can flick between similar products on all the best auction sites, like ebay, ebid, Yahoo! Auctions and Tazbar, as well as classified listings on Loot, Gumtree and Google Base.

Tabbed search is gathering pace, with sites like Twerq and Auction Alfie offering options for searchers to manage their search results in interesting ways.

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Just fill out one form, then flick quickly between the best auction websites (like ebay, eBid, Yahoo! Auctions) and classifieds listings websites (like Loot, Gumtree, Google Base).

If you’re looking to buy used or secondhand stuff, Auction Alfie should definitely be your first point of call so you know you’re getting the best price.

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