2007 February » Best eBay Auction Stores

Touch of Europe sells vintage antique European linens, shams, sheets, duvets, tablecloths, lace, linen, antique embroidery, redwork, bluework, German and French linens, cleaning products, LeBlanc Linen Wash, lavender sachets, curtains, baby clothing, doilies, and runners. The Store uses a customized and very beautiful eBay Store template with attractive category pictures and a charming color scheme. The categories are well layed out into very granular subsections.

During our review, the Store had 2,099 items on auction with 123 items offered on auction only listings and the remainder with the Buy-It-Now option enabled. A search for "sheets" returned 47 listings, and a search for "germany" returned 241 items.

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SylvaRocks sells Mystic Fire topaz, Rainbow Fire topaz, Twilight Fire topaz, Mercury Mist topaz, Pure Pink topaz, as well as Blue topaz, Swiss Blue topaz, amethyst, garnet, citrine, peridot and smoky quartz. They also carry pink tourmaline, green tourmaline, blue zircon, aquamarine, Mandarin garnet, Tsavorite garnet, opal and other gemstones. The Store uses the standard eBay Store template with a custom header and logo. The look of the Store could be improved by matching the color scheme of the Store with the logo or vice versa.

When we reviewed this eBay Store, they had 803 items on auction with 187 listed on regular auction listings and the rest offered through Buy-It-Now. A search for "topaz" returned 124 items, and a search for "pendant" returned 28 auction listings.

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Get Zat sells music posters, movies posters, television (TV) posters, art prints, and what they call "weird stuff". The Store uses the standard eBay Store template with virtually no modification. The categories are well-designed. Probably not extremely important, but the repetition of the phrase "Get Zat" in the Store description made it difficult to pick out the different categories of posters that the Store sells.

When we visited, the Store had 15,228 item on auction, with 5,447 offered on auction only listings and the remainder with Buy-It-Now enabled. We were curious about the "Weird Stuff" category and found it contained a treasure chest of posters that will satisfy the true poster fanatic.

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Adam Hersh Auctions sells music posters, movies posters, television (TV) posters, college posters, humor posters, and children's (kids) posters, as well as art prints. They also offer black, silver, and gold frames. This eBay Store has a clean and very appealing look. It uses a custom header graphic that lends a professional look to the storefront. The categories are well-designed to make finding the desired poster easier. We liked the choice and size of font, which is very easy on the eyes.

When we reviewed the Store, they had 11,087 items on auction, with all the items offered with the Buy-It-Now option enabled. A search for "wholesale lot" returned 89 results, and a search for "star wars" returned 33 auction listings. The Store has several newsletters available.

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AACS Autographs sells authentic autographed memorabilia and also offers an authentication and grading service, a consignment selling service, and an authentic signature library. This eBay Store uses a custom-designed storefront that is very functional and has a very appealing look to it. There are many categories to easily find a desired type of autographed item.

At the time of our visit, the Store has 2,420 items on auction, with 859 items offered on auction only listings and the remainder offered with the Buy-It-Now option enabled. They had 25 signed baseball photos on auction, and 303 signed celebrity photos. The second-most expensive item in the Store was a Audrey Hepburn painting at a price of $2,700.

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Rachel and Jon sells clothing (shirts, pants, skirts, dresses and wwimwear), accessories (belts, jewelry and other accessories), lingerie (bras, panties, nighties, shapers and hosiery), and shoes (sandals, sneakers, boots and heels). The Store uses the standard eBay Store layout, with a custom-designed Store header that provides menu links and a logo. The Store has a clean and appealing look.

When we reviewed the Store, they had 1,814 items on auction. A total of 1,397 of those items were offered with the Buy-It-Now option enabled. A search for "victoria's secret" returned 1,538 auction listing. The most expensive item in the Store was Marlow designer jeans at a cost of $199.99.

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Laughingravy21 sells vintage Hollywood memorabilia, antiques and collectibles as well as a selection of high quality, historical photos and posters. This eBay Store uses a clean and crisp storefront layout with a custom logo and color scheme that matches the logo colors. They have a long list of categories that should help with finding the desired item.

When we reviewed the Store, they had 325 active auction listings. A total of 29 were auction only listings, with the rest being offered through Buy-It-Now. We searched for "lyndon b johnson" and found 12 auction listings. A search for "lisa nowak" (astronaut) returned 63 auction listings.

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Brown's Linens and Window Coverings sells draperies, curtains and toilet seats items, as well as sheets, blinds, and mini 2 wood look items. This eBay Store uses the standard eBay store template with a custom color scheme that matches their very colorful, albeit slightly amateurishly looking logo and header graphic. The categories are very well organized with very granular category selections.

When we visited this eBay store, they had 1,386 items for sale, with the Buy It Now option enabled on all the auction listings. A search for "drapes" returned 166 listings, and a search for "rug" returned 143 items.

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Diamond House Arizona sells diamonds to the public at the same prices that they have been supplying retail jewelry stores across the United States for the past 18 years. This eBay Store uses a completely custom designed storefront that grabs attention. They feature a well organized category list and very detailed diamond education pages with well-picked illustrations and pictures. Diamond House Arizona upgrades any diamond you buy from them, at the same price you bought it, no matter how long you had it.

When we visited this eBay store, they had 169 loose diamonds on auction. All the items were offered via the Buy-It-Now listing format with the Best Offer option enabled.

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Instawares Restaurant Supply sells wholesale restaurant supplies, hotel supplies, cleaning supplies, catering supplies, concessions supplies, janitorial supplies, and church supplies to individuals and organizations. This eBay Store employs a neat storefront with a color scheme that perfectly matches their logo and corporate colors. The Store categories are well organized and have the familiar "more..." link so that a long category list does not extend the length of the page beyond what is required for easy navigation.

When we reviewed this eBay store, they had 41,797 items on auction. All the items were offered from Store inventory through the Buy-It-Now listing format. We searched for "glassware" and found 1,147 items priced between $5 and $260. A search for "cookware" turned up 166 items priced between $5 and $320.

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