BidKat: Sell Your Stuff With Less Hassle
I hate selling stuff online. I generally never get a response unless I'm giving it away for a steal. Today, I found a service that was posted on Hacker News, that instantly got me interested again.
BidKat is rethinking the eBay model by letting you sell your stuff with as little as a few clicks. Post your pictures, the description and the desired price range of your product and BidKat will take care of the rest by negotiating on your behalf until that range is met.
The benefit for once, is that you get a dedicated web page without exhaustive ads or competitive products sitting alongside yours. You can even add the dedicated link to your already existing posts on Craigslist and share with friends and family on Twitter and Facebook.
So I went ahead and gave it a try by posting these bad boys and instantly saw the benefit over traditional sites like Craigslist and Kijiji. With every post, the seller gets a unique link that provides more details on how people are visiting the auction in real time.
They still have a few kinks to work out, otherwise its a fantastic start to a service I'm sure I'll be seeing more of especially when it comes to buying and selling items online.
