An alternative to auction sites.
More and more people are buying and selling online. So, what is it that they want from the sites that they do all of that buying and selling? First and foremost, they want value. So why would we want to create a site that is considered an alternative to the auction sites, or even an alternative to ebay if you will? The answer is simple; to give people a choice. Sure, there are many other sites out there that will allow you to buy or sell things online, but we've created a format that is simple to use and whose sole purpose is to connect buyers with sellers. The flat rate cost of using the site makes it appealing to sellers, since they pay for a grouping of spaces for a set number of days rather than paying to list each individual item. There are no final value fees on gorage.com either, so whatever you sell your items for is what you get for having sold that item. What you pay to gorage.com is based on the number of spaces you select for your gorage and the number of days (minimum of 30) you select as well. There is not a bidding system either. Sellers can list their items at the price they choose and set their price as firm or negotiable. Interested buyers can make offers on items for sale without feeling they need to compete with others interested in the same product. We have all heard that the best way to get someone to buy a product is to put them in competition with others, so they just have to buy the item. We don't necessarily feel that is how we need our site to work. We want buyers to be able to purchase items at a reasonable price, while keeping the cost of listing those items for sale very low for the sellers as well.
So why this format? We feel that gorage.com can be used as an online garage sale, classified or storefront all in one. Your gorage can be used to sell items that you no longer have a use for or for new items that you are able to sell. In addition, gorage.com creates a way for people to start their own small home-based business by offering a format that allows them to resell items online for a profit. What does it cost to use the site? Buyers are not required to pay anything to use the site and do not need to register to search, browse or buy. Sellers pay for the number of spaces in their gorage and for the number of days (30 day increments) that they want to have their gorage open. The pricing matrix looks like this:
01 - 10 spaces = $5.00 per 30 days
11 - 25 spaces = $10.00 per 30 days
26 - 50 spaces = $25.00 per 30 days
51 - 100 spaces = $50.00 per 30 days
Business Accounts (100+ spaces qualifies as business account)
101 - 500 spaces = $100.00 per 30 days
501 - 1000 spaces = $200.00 per 30 days
1001 - 1500 spaces = $300.00 per 30 days
1501 - 2000 spaces = $400.00 per 30 days
2001 and above = $600.00 per 30 days
How does a seller pay to use gorage.com? Currently, we are taking our payments through PayPal. PayPal is the most cost effective way for gorage.com to receive payments. This allows us to keep the cost of using gorage.com down as well. We are not in any way affiliated with PayPal, we just realize that they have a very expansive user base and many people use it as a form of sending and receiving payments.
What makes gorage.com different from other online buying / selling websites? Our cost and easy to use processes are the key factors that separate us from other sites. The gorage.com site is designed to be easy to use in addition to being cost effective for sellers. Offering space to sell items for 30 day increments means that our sellers are able to sell more items at less cost. For example, a seller that purchases a 10 space gorage for 30 days has the option to fill any empty space in their gorage after an item sells as long as they have days remaining on that gorage. There is no additional charge to fill that empty space with another item. Sellers will only be charged to renew their gorage or to upgrade their gorage to more spaces.
The goal is to build a site that both buyers and sellers see value in and are willing to tell others about. To us, site users telling others about our site and the value it has is the biggest compliment that anyone can offer.
Here is a list of many of the categories that items can be found under on the gorage.com website:
Activewear
Agriculture & Forestry
Airline
Alternative
AM/FM & CD
Amethyst
Animals
Animation & Cartoons
Anime
Antique & Vintage
Anything Baby
Apparel
Appliances
Archeology
Art
Art Show
Artisan
Arts & Crafts
Atlases, Maps & Globes
Attache Bags
ATV
Automotive
Baby
Baby Apparel
Baby's Room
Backpacks
Bag Accessories
Bags & Purses
Balls
Bathroom
Belts
Belts & Hats
Bench Power Tools
Bicycles
Billiards
Binoculars & Telescopes
Blazers & Jackets
Blue Topaz
Blues
BMX
Board Games
Boats
Books
Books / Music / Videos
Boxed Sets
Boxes & Winders
Boy's Apparel
Bras & Panties
Briefcases
Building products
Business & Finance
Business & Industrial
Business For Sale
Business Suits
Cajun
Calculators
Camcorders
Cameras & Optics
Camping & Hiking
Capris & Shorts
Car Audio/Video
Car Seats
Card Cases
Carpets and Rugs
Carriers
Carry Bags
Cars
Cart Bags
Carts
Casino Games
CD Media
CD ROM Drives
CD Writers
Cellular Equipment
Chairs
Checkbook Covers
Childrens
Clothing
Clubs
Coin Purses
Coins & Currency
Collectibles & Memorabilia
Comedy
Commercial Equipment
Commercial Vehicles
Compressors & Air Tools
Computer & Internet
Computer and Networking
Computer Bags
Computer Games
Computer Software
Conference Tables
Contemporary
Cookbooks
Cooking & Food
Cooking and Kitchen
Copy Machines
Cosmetic Cases
Country
Crafts
Cubic Zirconia
Cuff Links
Cycling
Dance
Decorations
Decorative
Designer Jewelry
Desks
Desktops
Developed
Diamond
Diapering
Digital Cameras
Documentary
Dolls & Dollhouses
Drama
Drawings
Dress Shirts
Dresses & Skirts
Drivers
Duffel Bags
DVD Drives
DVD Writers
Easy Listening
Educational
Electrical Tools
Electronic Toys
Electronics
Electronics & Audio
Emerald
Entertainment
Environmental
Equipment
Estate
Exercise
Fairway Woods
Family & Parenting
Fashion
Fax Machines
Feeding
Fiction
Filing Cabinets
Film Cameras
Fishing & Hunting
Fitness & Exercise
Fixtures
Food and Beverage
For Lease
For Sale
Foreign Films
Furniture
Game Loot
Game Tables
Games & Hobbies
Garage
Garage Door Openers
Garnet
Girl's Apparel
Go Karts
Gold
Golf
Golf Bag Storage
Golf Carts
Golf Socks
Gospel
Grooming
Hand Tools - Carpentry
Hand Tools - General
Handbags
Hard Drives
Headphones
Health & Fitness
Historic, Vintage & Antique
History
Hobbies
Holiday
Home
Home & Garden
Home & Office
Home Audio
Home Decor
Home Gym
Home Improvement
Home Security
Home Video
Household
Housewares
Individual Irons
Ink Cartridges
Instrumental
Intimates & Sleepwear
Iron Sets
Jazz
Jeans & Pants
Jewelry
Junior Bags
Key Rings
Keyboards
Ladies Purses
Land
Laptops
Lawn and Garden
Leather Goods/Accessories
Lifestyle & Culture
Lighting
Livestock
Lures
Magazines
Manufacturing Equipment
Maternity
Mechanics Tools
Memory
Men's Apparel
Military & Maritime
Misc.
Model Building
Monitors
Motorcycles
MP3 Players
Music
Musical & Performing Arts
Musical Instruments
Nintendo
Non-Fiction
Novelty Gifts
Nursery Décor
Off Road
Office Equipment
Onyx
Opera
Outdoor Toys
Outerwear
Outewear
Paintings
Pants
Parlor Games
Parts
Parts & Accessories
PDA & Handhelds
PDA Cases
Pearl
Percussion
Personal Watercraft
Personalized Bags
Personalized Shoes
Pets
Phones
Photo Albums
Photography
Platinum
PlayStation
Poles
Polos & Tees
Ponchos & Stolls
Pop
Portable Audio/Video
Portable Boomboxes
Portable DVD
Portable Power Tools
Portable TV
Pots and Pans
Power Tool Accessories
Printers
Professional
Putters
Quilting
Racket Sports
Radios
Real Estate
Remnants
Remote Control
Rentals
Residential Equipment
Restaurant Supplies & Equipment
Retail Equipment & Supplies
Routers
Ruby
RV & Bus
Sand Car
Sapphire
Scanners
Scarfs & Hats
Science & Medicine
Science & Nature
Science Fiction
Scooters
Scrapbooking
Sculptures
Seeds
Shelving
Shirts / Tees / Tops
Shoe Accessories
Shoe Bags
Shoe Spikes
Shoes & Socks
Shorts
Shorts
Shorts
Shorts & Capris
Shorts & Swimwear
Signage
Skating
Skirts & Dresses
Sleepwear
Sleepwear / Underwear
Snow Sports
Snowmobiles
Socks & Hosiery
Soundtracks
Southwestern
Spanish
Spoken Word
Sporting Event
Sports & Recreation
Sports Gear/Equipment
Sports Memorabilia
Sterling Silver
Storage Bins
Storage, Chests & Cabinets
Strollers
Stuffed Toys
Sweaters & Outerwear
Swim / Activewear
Tanzanite
Team Sports
Teen
Telephones and Accessories
Televisions
Theater
Tickets
Ties
Timeshare
Titanium / Steel
Tools
Tops
Toys & Games
Trading Cards
Trailers & Campers
Travel
Travel Accessories
Travel Bags
Travel Covers
Trucks
Utensils
Videos
Vintage & Antique
Voice Recorders
Walkie Talkies
Wallets
Watch Bands
Watches
Watersports
Wedding Jewelry
Westerns
Wet-Dry Vacs
Wholesale
Women's Apparel
Women's Clubs
Women's Golf Bags
Woodworking
Woorkboots & Shoes
Workcenters
XBox
gorage.com | The new online garage sale, classified and storefront shopping alternative.