TIS’ THE SEASON TO BID - ONLINE

Christmas holidays are just around the corner and the best thing about this time of the year is – Christmas presents! For it is the season to give and also to receive.

The not so great thing about it, however, is the process of getting the gifts together. Attractive offers and discounts aside, the hustle and bustle that accompanies any seasonal shopping spree inevitably includes being stuck in traffic; countless hours looking for a parking spot; pushing and shoving and the long checkout lines everywhere.

There is an alternative; shopping from the comfort of your own home! Today’s connected, online world provides that viable alternative known as home and online shopping – an alternative that has been around for over a decade and is gaining huge momentum in recent years. All you need is fast Internet connection and a credit card or an online banking account. It’s that simple.

A fresh take on online shopping is pay-per-bid auctions, which adds fun and strategy to the whole shopping experience. In these auctions, the starting price of the item is RM0. Each bid costs the user 1 Token (Tokens need to be pre-purchased) and the final bidder, when the auction closes, walks away with the item after paying the final bid price.

One of the companies that offer this service is Sold.my.  The site offers a range of diverse gadgets and lifestyle products that are up for auction via an advanced, pay-to-bid process.  All products on the site are brand new and sourced from reputable sources. On average, winning bidders can enjoy huge saving of between 60-95% off retail prices.

Take for instance, the bidder who won a new Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 for RM 3.74 and another who won a 16GB Apple iPad with Retina Display for only RM 1.91! Those are insanely low prices and could never be matched at a department store.

“At Sold.my, we offer a slightly different shopping experience with the same ultimate goal – to purchase what you like. However, the idea of bidding and the strategy involved in trying to outbid another bidder really adds a new level of excitement for online shoppers,” said Sold.my co-founder, Tian Qiuyan.

She added “Online bidding is gaining popularity in this region as most people find it a refreshing experience for it adds interactivity to the otherwise touch-and-go manner of regular online shopping. The real-time countdown timer and quick turnover for each auction adds credibility to the process and keeps bidders interested as there are always new items up for bidding every day.”

The site offers detailed guides for new bidders and also various types of auctions to suit different skill levels and preferences; Free Auctions, Beginner’s Auctions, 1 Sen Auctions, 5 Sen Auctions, Manual Auctions, Normal Auctions and Blind Auctions.

The auto-bid option is available for those who need to go about their everyday chores and cannot sit in to bid.  Simply set your bid limits and the intelligent auto-bidder will do the work for you.

“While this method of bid-and-buy shopping attracts mostly male bidders, we also find that more and more women are starting to warm up to the idea as well. The Auto-bid option really comes in handy for those who have other things to do and yet want to be a part of an auction.” shared Qiuyan.

With Christmas just around the corner, Sold.my is offering an exciting range of household appliances and cool gadgets up for auction including brand new Apple iPads, iPods, iPhones, PlayStations, and even giftcards.

Visit Sold.my today for a refreshing new shopping experience.