As eBay continues to struggle and small sellers search to find a home for their product, Bonanzle seems to getting some traction and growing nicely.
Some Recent Stats:
Nearly 3,000 users (on Sept 19th they had 1700)
122,000 listings (on Sept 19th they had 58,000)
Alexa Ranking is 225,199 an improvement from 344,257 on Sept 19th.
They are averaging 3,000 unique visitors a day and 4,000 visits with 40,000 page views on a daily basis.
Most importantly, GMV (General Merchandise Value) is growing daily
According to Bonanzle:
Bonanzle sellers, eager to escape eBay’s moves against smaller stores, have collectively rolled up their sleeves to help build Bonanzle as their new home. Bonanzle Forums are regularly filled with sellers collaborating on grassroots marketing ideas, including one recent thread that had more than 50 sellers volunteering their personal time and resources to promote Bonanzle. As Bonanzle seller cleosgreatdeals puts it, “The unique item market is what Pierre had in mind for
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October 27th, 2008 at 11:05 am
Bonanzle is the most rapid growing internet commerce site ever. It has been tailored to the interests and expectations of sellers and buyers alike. No doubt about it, it is “The Internet Darling”.
Proof is in the pudding. I have a booth there and I have had:
Booth views: 6457. I never saw those kind of views on the other site in the 11+ years I was there.
Bonanzle is doing everything right and there are others trying to imitate the feel, the look, the success but you can’t improve on perfection. If you haven’t been by yet, come and say hi. You’ll be glad you did!