StuffBuff
StuffBuff was an online auction platform based on social networking and real-time technology. History. StuffBuff was founded by Michael Langer on October 1, 2008. The following year, in 2009, StuffBuff was selected as a TechCrunch50 Demo Pit company. According to Jason Kincaid, senior writer at TechCrunch, the company's use of embedded auction windows which allowed for auction hosting from any website had a "potentially viral nature". StuffBuff raised $250,000 in seed funding. In 2010, the company launched its public beta. According to Camille Ricketts of VentureBeat, StuffBuff's real-time auction model "injected some energy into  the increasingly stale web auctioning space". Technology. StuffBuff employed AJAX Push Engine (APE) technology to increase real-time auction speed and facilitate proprietary systems: The company's platform integrated with USB barcode readers and webcams to capture product barcodes. This feature populated the auction listing with known item information such as size and weight. Business model. StuffBuff offered variable pricing to post an auction and set a reserve price. The company also charged a commission fee for completed sales.