Hello,

I'd like to introduce you my new online auctions website.

Can you review my website in order to make it more efficient ?

All crictics and ideas are welcome

For UK : http://www.dealgates.co.uk
For US : http://www.dealgates.com



Happy New Year !!!

Deal Gates

Hello,

So we improved the system and here is a summary of the main functionnalities...

Fee or Free?
PUBLICATION IS FREE, ALL OPTIONS ARE FREE...
Only a Low Final Commission, if you have found a buyer

Immediate Purchase of Item? Yes ( We call it INSTANT DEAL )

Auction Listings ? Yes

Storefronts Available ? YES... The first 200 stores are free

Want Ads Available ? Yes

Tools for for Professionnal Seller ?
- Sell a similar listing
- Export to .xls your lsitings
- Import from an Excel files your listings
- Import from DG USA to DG UK your listings ( and from UK to USA )

Security ?
- Cookies are encrypted
- Query Strings are encrypted
- Anti Scam code for each user
- Geo Location detection system

Other ?
- Highly Search Engine Friendly
- Advanced Statistics for your listings

Coming Soon ?
- Froogle, Bidfind, Bidhopper integration
- More tools for Deal Stores
- etc...

We are working on new features every day...

You can see the progress of our work here :
http://www.powersellersunite.com/posting.php?mode=editpost&p=45205

If you have any comments or bug to report, please let them here and we will find a solution immediatly...

United States : http://www.dealgates.com
United Kingdom : http://www.dealgates.co.uk
France : http://www.dealgates.fr
Belgium : http://www.dealgates.be

Best regards

Deal Gates

Spell checker, maybe?
Your Bill should be able to get you one...

Hello,

Please, be lenient with my weak level in english...

I am only a website developper and english is not my mother language...And i do my best to be understable

Best Regards
DG

Don't worry, DG - it is just my warped sense of humour!

A lot of work has gone into this and lots of nice touches, but in the end it is not about, design, navigation, good English which are normally so important with a web site. In this case its about competing with economic might!

You are in an area entirely dominated by one rival - almost a monopoly competitor - even Yahoo gave up! That makes it very, very difficult to give you positive advice.

You have to look for viable models - in the US perhaps Microsoft, Intel, Boeing. In the UK British Telecom, British Gas. All these are firms that have established a stranglehold on the market place at some time.

In the case of the two UK names Government legislation broke the markets open - by force. You don't have that level of assistance!

Boeing was only forced to share a market because three other Governments subsidised a rival. (OK, the subsidies were concealed!)

So what is your best chance?

In my opinion - imitate Apple! A unique product has enabled that company to grow & thrive - its no struggling Microsoft rival now, its expanding into a related but totally different field.

To be honest you are trying to be "all things to all men" and failing badly in that task. I went to look for the things I buy to excess on eBay - old film cameras. You have all the categories, but they are all empty! This annoys browsers (think how often you have arrived at a page that was marked "under construction" and been irritated)

I would thus list only the categories that have current auctions. Yes I know that would kill 75% of your categories, but it would leave the viable ones.

Then specialise - you can't afford to take on the might of eBay in all areas - its far, far too costly and unless you are a millionaire you would be broken by their marketing millions.
So you are left with say a unlikely and little known range of products. e.g. Matchbox labels.

Well thats not a bad thing. There are probably few venues that deal internationally and specialise in matchbox labels. Get a good name in that field and you can expand into others - say stamps & postcards - it would be an easier task then, as you now have established a viable auction and made your name to work out co-partnership deals with matchbox magazines & auction houses that specialise them. Success breeds success and you can't be King of the whole auction house pile, but a little sub-section of the marketplace will earn you good rewards.

A few examples:

Penbid

Vectis Toy Auctions

My only advice is really specialise and do it fast - before you run out of money tackling the big "E" head on!

Good luck!

Paul

Hello,

Thanks for your comment...

I am not doing that for money or for fame... I am just a web developper who want to be proud of his job...

I just want to make something simple to use and efficient... I know that eBay is the big Master of this market but it is an interesting adventure

After that, so be it... i am pragmatic...

Best Regards
Deal Gates