2007 March » Best eBay Auction Stores

Seattle West sells "make money" and other ebook items as well as wholesale list items. This eBay store uses the standard eBay store template. The storefront's color selection complements the header graphic and company logo. The store categories are divided into the different types of e-books that the store has on sale, which facilitates finding what one is looking for. The store also offers discounts on items that are purchased with the Buy It Now feature.

During our visit the Store had 20 items on auction, with all items offered through Buy It Now auction listings.

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Only Authentic Louis Vuitton sells authentic previously used Louis Vuitton handbags, luggage, wallets and accessories. They also have a good variety of monogram pieces, as well as Epi, Damier, Multicolore, Suhali, Utah Leather and fun vintage and Special Edition pieces. The Store uses a custom-designed storefront that leaves no doubt about what they sell. It has a very appropriate color scheme with fantastic graphics, and the categories are well designed for easy browsing. The blue font on brown background in the menu makes reading the text very difficult.

During our visit the Store had 41 items on auction, with all items offered on regular auction listings.

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Back To Nature Gifts sells gifts, license plates, socks, totes, purses, leather goods, gift sets, rugs, mats, hats, and several other nature-related home items. The Store uses the standard eBay store template with custom colors that match the Store logo. The categories provide easy browsing with a very granular breakdown of virtual Store aisles.

When we visited the Store, they had 1,926 items on auction with 44 items offered on regular auction listings and the remainder via Buy-It-Now listings. A search for "clock" returned 125 listings, and a search for "soap" returned 41 items.

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discount-musical sells musical instruments, flutes, trumpets, piccolos, clarinets, saxophones, and violins. The Store uses the standard eBay store template with a warm color that matches the Store's logo. The categories are well thought out, making browsing for different types of musical instruments a breeze.

When we visited the Store, they had 37 items on auction.

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CBN Sexy Lingerie and Gifts sells lingerie, jewelry, intimate wear, baby dolls, gifts, and corsets. The Store uses the standard eBay store template. The look of the store could be improved by matching the color scheme with the store logo. Perhaps a general color scheme change to a "hotter" color to match the type of clothing sold would also improve the visual effect of the storefront.

When we visited the Store, they had 34 items on auction.

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The Defunkd Store sells vintage t-shirts, jerseys, and top shirts focused on Rock and Roll and Heavy Metal (Poison, Guns N Roses, Neil Young, Journey, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Steve Miller Band, Whitesnake, and Bob Dylan, amongst others). The Store uses a custom storefront layout with the main categories as graphical menu items.

When we visited the Store, they had 232 items on auction with 15 items offered on regular auction listings and the remainder via Buy-It-Now listings.

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All About April sells April Cornell clothing, Cornelloki children's wear, Cornell Trading home decor products, as well as cloth diapers, accessories, nursing, and breastfeeding clothing. The Store uses a custom-designed storefront with a very appealing soft blue color scheme. The categories are well designed.

During our visit the Store offered 453 items on auction, with 120 items offered on regular auction listings and the remainder through Buy-It-Now listings. A search for "dress" returned 297 auction listings.

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Tacklemania Fishing Superstore sells fishing reels, rods, lures, line, hooks, DVDs, books, sinkers, soft plastics and other fishing merchandise. They are located in Australia and they ship worldwide. This eBay Store has a long category list that enables eBay buyers to easily navigate the Store content and find what they are looking for. The Store layout is clean and attractive, with a eye-catching logo and a blue color scheme that matches the fishing theme of the products.

During our visit the Store had 576 fishing related items on auction, with 190 items offered on auction only listings. A search for "reel" returned 87 fishing reel auctions, and a search for "rod" returned 199 auction listings.

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Second Touch of Europe sells gourmet foods from Italy and France, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, Dijon mustard, Tuscan olives, Belgian chocolate, Pesto, sauces, sea salts, flavored salts, soaps, linen care, bath gels, laundry sachets, lavender sachets, room scents, home decor, kitchen, bathroom decor, porcelain, ceramics, and posters. 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 1,662 items on auction with all the items offered with the Buy-It-Now option enabled. A search for "chocolates" returned 23 listings, and a search for "decor" returned 16 items.

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