Wednesday, September 22, 2010

iOffer- the BETTER eBay

I know that I haven't been on my blog in a while but I decided to pay a visit to my readers. The topic today is iOffer. iOffer is a website that is exactly like eBay but it's more convenient like Bonanzle (if you don't know what Bonanzle is, read some of my earlier posts). Website: iOffer

As usual, I happened up on iOffer completely on random. I was looking for a TV series that had been out of production since the 2000's. I looked at what eBay had to offer and they only had one copy of the series that I wanted & for a larger price. So I did a Google search (I love Google!) and discovered that iOffer had the series for real cheap and there was many sellers of the series!

I was in heaven! I did do some more research within the site and I found a seller that sold me the complete series for $7.50 (and shipping was included!) I decided to try iOffer again. I had downloaded a free trial of Microsoft Office Professional 2007 but it did run out and I didn't have enough money ($300 +) to pay for the whole program. So I did a search and I found sellers that was selling the CD for under $50 but even better: there were sellers selling just the code for less than $10. $10! Now at first, some of the sellers had to stop selling it because their codes were illegal & fake but I did find a seller that actually worked with Microsoft and I purchased a code for $7.60 (no shipping). It did take me a while to download the program the way that he wanted me to but once I figured it out (which took me 4 days), I had the WHOLE program up & running. I can't say how much I was pleased that I got a program that is usually worth $300 for just $7.60! I was over the moon!

Now a bit of warning: a lot of the sellers on iOffer do sell replicated products from China & other places. You just have to make the decision if that is what you want or the real thing. Replicated things (like handbags, shoes, sunglasses, iPods, etc) are much  cheaper but you have to determine if you want that or not. I'm not saying it's a bad thing; I'm just issuing a word of caution.

The extra bonus that iOffer offers is that you can open up your own store free of charge! With eBay, you have to pay ridiculous fees and you lose money before you even get a chance to profit. Not with iOffer. They do remind me of Bonanzle because you only pay when the item sells. Plus, you can put as many payment options as you want (PayPal, Cash, Money Order, Credit card, etc) & you have unlimited pictures to upload! Yes, unlimited pictures!

Does iOffer have the buyer base of eBay? Not really but they are very close to over topping eBay. A lot of the buyers are looking for discount items & a lot of sellers are looking for cost-effective ways to promote their products. It's a win-win for everyone.

If you want to get good products (like Microsoft Office) for way below retail prices, head over to iOffer!

Till next time,
Miracle Reviews