BONANZLE GOING VIRAL

Seven months out of Beta, Bonanzle surges past 50,000 registered users and becomes the second largest eBay alternative marketplace – in the same week

Kirkland, WA, April 26, 2009 – Just seven months out of beta, Bonanzle has continued to climb the ranks as one of the brightest stars of ecommerce, surpassing 50,000 registered users and 1.7 million unique items in the same week. 

Innovative tools, simplicity, and an emphasis on non-generic inventory have attracted over 13,000 sellers to Bonanzle since its September 2008 launch.  These sellers have taken it upon themselves to spread the word about Bonanzle amongst their friends and fellow sellers, intent on building Bonanzle into the largest marketplace for finding “everything but the ordinary.”  Thanks to their efforts, Powersellersunite now shows Bonanzle to be the second largest eBay alternative marketplace, with more than 1.7 million unique items available for purchase.

Despite the success of the site in building out inventory, Bonanzle’s team insists that the focus of the site remains on providing the best experience for buyers looking to purchase non-generic items.  Says Founder Bill Harding:

“We continue to be stunned at the support our selling community has given us, and what they continue to achieve in terms of building inventory and traffic.  For our part, we’re intent on reciprocating their efforts by adding new features to the site every week, many of which are aimed at improving the buying experience so buyers remember Bonanzle as the easiest site to find the rare, unique, or otherwise non-generic item they’re looking for.”

“Our latest effort on this front will debut at the end of this week, and will allow buyers to browse our 1.7 million item inventory on a variety of new dimensions.  For example, if you were shopping for soccer shin guards, and you wanted to see only those made with fiberglass protection, we would provide that option. When combined with our site-wide chat system, which facilitates real time answers to buyer questions, we believe our reputation as the best marketplace to find everything but the ordinary will continue to grow.”

If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Bill Harding, please call Mark Dorsey at 206-396-7321 or email Mark at mark@bonanzle.com.