A drawback is that you can t search by geographical location. It s free, but you do need a valid credit card to sell on the site. Site is rather cluttered, but is well organised and searchable. If the seller agrees, you can use your credit card to pay for the goods. It s free to register, bid or buy.
Many categories contain no items at all.
You can t check the identity of the seller, nor can you email queries to the seller. You may browse for free, but you can only bid on an item if you leave a refundable deposit that amounts to 10 per cent of that item s value. I had to deposit R30, via my credit card, into a revolving account before I could start bidding. The idea here is to attract only serious buyers and sellers. A vigorous marketing campaign, huge weekly cash prizes and big-ticket items starting at R1 have driven plenty of traffic to this site, which looks like it s going to become the front runner of South African auction sites.