Auction 2.0, Auction…what?

April 20th, 2009 by Arun

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Heard about web2.0 ? Chances are, yes. Heard about online auctions? Well that’s a definite yes. Isn’t it? Now what the hell is Auction 2.0? Well, read on.

During a recent business event last week, a newsperson asked “how are you different?”. I immediately figured out what exactly he wanted to ask. It was “how are you different from other auction sites?” in plain English. I replied, “Because Bidray is Auction 2.0, bigger, better and crazier than normal online auctions!”. And now, here is the explanation to that.

How many times have you seen auction prices reaching close to the actual price of the product? familiar , huh? I know. And no matter how much you bid, or how fast the auction ends, you just cannot win an auction unless the price reaches the real retail value of the product. And then, once you win an auction, you’re shown the huge price for shipping to your state. Since you have managed to “win” something in an auction, you’re not supposed to complain over the unreasonably high shipping charges. So you eventually end up paying much more than you had expected, and you never return to that site again ;)

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Well that makes sense, because paying up such a big amount is not what you participated in that auction for. And here is when Auction 2.0 comes into play. We, at Bidray, make winning an auction more fun than ever! If you notice closely enough, you can see that most of our products are won before they reach one-hundredth of their retail value! And every time you bid, the price is raised by only one penny at a time! That is how it got the name penny auction.

Here are the top 10 features of Auction 2.0 at Bidray which differentiates us from the other auction sites.

  1. 1. Auction always starts from $0.01
  2. 2. You can bid easily by SMS
  3. 3. Price raises by just 1 penny in each bid
  4. 4. Auction time raises by just a few seconds
  5. 5. The Bid Buddy can place bids for you when you are away!
  6. 6. Most products are won for under $1!
  7. 7. No shipping charges!
  8. 8. You can reach us directly via major social networks
  9. 9. 100% of the final sales price is donated to a charity of your choice!
  10. 10. You get free goodies every now and then!

There are lot more things special about Auction 2.0. And we want you to explore them yourself! Think Penny Auction, think Auction 2.0, think Bidray! Keep Winning!

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