1) The most obvious way is go to a few of the major Search Engines and type in “auction sites” and you will find listings that will keep you busy for hours, days and weeks.
2) Research pages like...
http://www.auctionsonthenet.com/
http://www.internetauctionlist.com/
http://2spirit.freeyellow.com/AuctionSites.html
The truth of the matter is that most of these auction sites are absolutely worthless, if your only objective is to make money. However, they can be wonderful for increasing your auction knowledge, doing comparison shopping and/or providing entertainment.
Many people are lured by the huge profits of eBay and other big sites and they believe, sadly, that all they have to do is set up an auction and wait for the millions to roll in. If you want to maximize your returns, you have to choose your sites carefully.
There are problems with the huge sites, including eBay. It has far and away the largest amount of merchandise and the most action. But as a veteran, I can state that undeniably it is tougher to sell on eBay than it used to be, simply because of eBay’s growing size.
Serious sellers are almost required to pay the extra money to feature their items. After all, when you go to list your item and discover there are 563 pages of the same merchandise, you must do something just to be noticed. eBay has its critics, too, who claim that it has gotten more arrogant and demanding. In fact, there are auction sites that are involved in the VOTE movement -- “list on Venues Other Than EBay.”
Sometimes, niche sites can offer wonderful opportunities, even though they don’t have monstrous traffic. Your dilemma is... eBay with a million visitors or a specialty site with only 5,000 targeted, passionate-about-your-area-ofexpertise visitors?
The only way to answer this question satisfactorily is to experiment for yourself. There may be a niche site for you that is immensely profitable for you. Or there may not be. Only you can truly answer this question.
Building an SBI! Theme-Based Content Site is another solution as well. Its traffic-generating power makes it easy for you to capitalize on eBay’s traffic and diversify your business.
Having said all that, here are a few, carefully chosen sites that you might want to consider. Considering how fast the Internet changes, though, there may be a new site started today that will be perfect for you.
