We provide an analysis of the this growing trend in the auction sector. How does it work and what does it offer the consumer?

Auctioning has always provided an interesting means to bring buyers and sellers together. It has always been one of the integral pillars of online trading. However in increasingly price and cost sensitive businesses are becoming more creative in the way they approach auctions. We thought we would have a look at how auction software is [...]

If certain myths are to be believed, eBay has the online auction market sown up. They may be the biggest auction portal on the web, but for business that does not necessarily mean profit. Profit is derived from generating scale and controlling costs. Scale is generated by marketing the business to create the sales. For a business [...]

Back in September the airline Jet Blue announced they were to sell 300 flights  and holiday packages by auction on ebay. All 300 flights were sold, with many of the bidders picking up flights at a 40% discount. Some even paid more than the official price on the company’s website. Whilst it seems like a bold move, [...]