Australian online auction upstart takes on eBay An exciting new
online auctionwebsite, 2Bid.com.au is taking on the global might of eBayin a bid to keep a slice of the auction action in Australia.
The site offers all the powerful features of a major onlineauction website with two significant differences - it is 100%free to buy, sell or trade items, and, it is 100% Australianowned.
2Bid.com.au was started by local businessman Adam Mulcahy whobecame frustrated with seeing foreign companies collecting hugeamounts of money in fees for Australians to trade with otherAustralians.
"I find it absurd that Aussies are trading direct with eachother yet paying fees to overseas companies for the privilege! Istarted this online auction website 2Bid.com.au so that Aussiescould trade with Aussies completely FREE and not lose moneyoverseas with every transaction."
With 2Bid.com.au it costs nothing to buy, sell, auction, swap orcreate an online store - there are no commissions, no listingfees and no sales fees. This means 2Bid.com.au has no need tocollect members' credit card details making it a safe option forpeople wary of submitting their credit card details online.
Even with a majority 72% of Australian households havinginternet connections and 59% of internet users performingbuying/selling activities (ACNielsen, 2005), there are stillconcerns about security and fraud. 2Bid.com.au addresses thisissue directly and has opened up online selling to a whole newgroup of Australians.
Also, because the auction website is only open to Australians itlowers the chance of fraud from overseas users and removes thecomplexity of international currency and delivery.
"We're taking the global guys on at their own game using theinternet to let Aussies trade with Aussies without a slice ofrevenue going overseas" said Mulcahy.
2Bid.com.au first opened on 10 November 2005 and has since had6,797 visitors and 2,435 auctions created by its 185 activemembers. Having established it as a proven concept with secureand efficient services, 2Bid.com.au is now launching to themainstream Australian market.
About the author:
Australian businessman Adam Mulcahy started 2Bid.com.au afterbecoming frustrated with seeing foreign companies collectinghuge amounts of money in fees for Australians to trade withother Australians.
