Last month (May 2013), the top 10 best selling categories on the site were:
- Jewellery & Watches
- Computers
- Coins & Notes
- Home & Living
- Cell Phones & PDAs
- Electronics
- Clothing, Shoes & Accessories
- Antiques & Collectables
- Sports
- Toys & Hobbies
Compare that with top 10 categories from a year ago (May 2012):
- Coins & Notes
- Jewellery & Watches
- Computers & Networking
- Electronics
- Cell Phones & PDAs
- Home & Living
- Antiques & Collectables
- Clothing, Shoes & Accessories
- Gemstones & Rocks
- Photography
Let’s crunch some more numbers to get a snap-shot of items offered on bidorbuy at the end of May 2013, as well as the items sold during one week of May 2013:
Items listed
- 1.5 million items
- 69.70% buy nows, 16.50% auctions and 13.80% classifieds
- 75% new, 25% second-hand.
- 86% offered by verified sellers
- 21% covered with a warranty
Items bought during one week (classifieds not included)
- 27,000 items
- 70% won on auction, 30% purchased at a fixed price
- 65% new, 35% second-hand. (Compare that with numbers from one week in June 2009, when, out of 13,633 sold, 57% were new, and 43% second-
- hand).
- 87% sold by verified seller
- 30% covered with a warranty
If you sell on bidorbuy, you can take these lessons from the figures above:
- Get verified. Shoppers prefer to buy from verified sellers.
- Offer a warranty or a money back guarantee. Shoppers will be more likely to buy your items.
