Archive for the ‘shopping’ Category
July 31, 2010
Auction Alfie has launched another great auction tool for savvy bargain hunters.
If you browse the web with Internet Explorer 8 then you can now install the auction accelerator so that you can check the prices of items you see on ANY website.
Accelerators save typing (just like Auction Alfie!) and even save copying and pasting as you can just highlight a word on a website, then simply select the Auction Alfie accelerator to search for that item across eBay, eBid, Amazon and all the best auction sites.
Visit IEAddons to install the free accelerator.
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February 2, 2010
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.
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August 13, 2009
According to Preloved, more would-be parents are buying used and second-hand baby stuff online in an attempt to save money.
Of the 1650 mums questioned Preloved found that a staggering 89% had purchased more than three items second hand for the impending birth.
Have a look what used baby stuff is on offer for yourself on auction and classifieds websites.
Posted in auctions, baby, buying, classifieds, credit crunch, ebay, shopping | 3 Comments »
March 13, 2009
Smashing Magazine have an interesting article about redesigning Craigslist to make it easier to use.
Craigslist’s design has become quite stubbornly iconic in it’s simplicity but that doesn’t mean that it’s actually easy to use.
A few simple design changes could make Craigslist even more appealing to its buyers and sellers, possibly increasing the chance of a sale.
Craigslist is actually in quite a unique position as it has hundreds of local sites so could conduct some useful small-scale user testing to see if improvements could be made.
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November 16, 2008
Even though the media is suggesting spending over Christmas will be drastically reduced due to the credit crunch, Auction Alfie has seen a marked increase in interest in auction websites like ebay in the build up to Christmas so far.
Could it be that buyers are indeed reducing their spending but are instead searching for bargains on auction websites in the hope of picking up new or nearly new items at discounted prices.
EBay is also claiming people could make up to £3,000 by selling unwanted items found in their home, which could offset most credit crunch effects for a while.
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August 23, 2008
The popular auction and classified Australian website, Trading Post, has been added to Auction Alfie’s Australian auction and classified search.
Trading Post is a well designed website allowing sellers to advertise their stuff for sale as an auction listing (free to list) or as a classified listing until it sells.
Trading Post joins the best auction websites such as eBay Australia, OZtion, eBid and Gumtree on Auction Alfie to give buyers the best chance of finding what they are looking for at the cheapest possible price. Search now.
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March 17, 2008
Auction Alfie is pleased to announce the addition of CQout.com to its UK auction search.
CQout (pronounced ‘Seek You Out’) claims to be the UK’s second largest Auction website (after eBay.co.uk presumably) and with over 600,000 auction listings it’s certainly a busy marketplace for sellers and buyers.
Sellers can list items for sale in the standard package on a no-sale, no-fee basis, but can increase exposure by purchasing optional extras.
This is great news for buyers looking for a great deal and who are maybe looking at trying auction websites other than eBay.
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February 27, 2008
If you’re quick – and I mean quick – you could be having lunch with Colin Firth, be wearing David Beckham’s leather jacket, or owning Kylie’s little black dress!
There are lots of celebrity charity auctions on eBay.co.uk worth bidding on at the moment. People are already bidding in these charity auctions, but bargains can still be had – and the best bit is that all money goes to charity.
Get bidding and own a piece of history.
Posted in auction, auctions, bid, bidding, buy, celebrity, celebrity auction, charity, charity auction, david beckham, ebay, kylie, shopping | 1 Comment »
February 21, 2008
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.
Posted in alfie, auction, auction alfie, auctions, buy, buyers, classifieds, craigslist, ebay, ebay boycot, ebay strike, ebid, Loot, powersellers, search, sell, selling, shopping, ubid | 1 Comment »
February 17, 2008
In an attempt to tackle the high postage and packing (P&P) fees some eBay sellers are demanding buyers to pay, eBay has added a ‘Total Cost’ sort option so buyers can now search for the cost of both the product and the shipping together.
This is a great step forward. I wonder if eBay would go as far as Amazon has gone and set a postage rate based on actual postage costs which the buyers pay and the seller gets a credit?
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