Comments on: zeeDive Launches Private Beta: Screenshots

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 22:02:15 +0000

They are just trying to steal drop.com’s thunder. drop.com was the first online clearance rack that does this very same thing and has been around for a while. I hope they have their lawyers ready. Visit drop.com. Prices drop as you shop.

By: Erik

Erik — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 14:29:14 +0000

It’ll be interesting to see if they can gain enough traction with the general seller. As a third-party developer for eBay, I’m interested in seeing what can be done. As more sellers are looking to sell an item across multiple platforms, is this another way to do it?

By: Boomtrek Travel

Boomtrek Travel — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 05:16:54 +0000

I can see this working pretty sweet for the travel industry, maybe a partner for Boomtrek? People who are last-minute shoppers would love for a seat to open up cheaper or a vacation package to keep getting lower, until the time is right to snatch it up… Should be interesting to see how it works. The site is blank right now, I just checked.

http://www.boomtrek.com/
Find Stuff, Everywhere.

By: Phillip G

Phillip G — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 04:18:13 +0000

Interesting concept.

By: Mathew Ingram

Mathew Ingram — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 22:20:01 +0000

Jeff is right — it’s also called a “Dutch auction” because it is the method used for the giant tulip auctions in the Netherlands. Coincidentally, it was also the method Google used for its IPO.

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By: Jeffrey McManus

Jeffrey McManus — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:05:56 +0000

This concept is not new, it’s called a “reverse auction”. It will be very difficult for them to get traction because the key to making online marketplaces successful is getting sellers, and sellers really hate reverse auctions because there’s a perception that it favors the buyer and drives down prices.

By: dreadsword

dreadsword — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:04:05 +0000

Could be like Overstock.com - i.e.: buy inventory from out of business places, overstocked stuff, old models, etc at pennies on the dollar. Flip it fast and chances are you’ll make a few dollars on the turn over.

By: Sherwin LuxEurope

Sherwin LuxEurope — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:53:58 +0000

What makes people think they’ll lose money?

All they need is traffic. If people are flocking to their site, they will create a market and achieve liquidity. Then, they will get fair market value for each item sold because people will snatch them once it gets to an average deal.

By: Daniel CerVentus

Daniel CerVentus — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:53:09 +0000

Okay I dont get this.

How can they make money? Unless it is a publicity site like Limbo.
I suspect they contact sellers of products to give a sample product to be ‘auction off’. Making the site just a marketing site instead of an ecommerce site.

I like to hear your thoughts about it.

By: darren

darren — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:48:05 +0000

ZeeDrive is the newest Web 2.0 website to featured on TechCrunch.

It has a slick interface, using AJAX. Everything about the site looks very professional….

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By: telecom rep

telecom rep — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:22:47 +0000

A business model centered on driving down the price to as low as it can go. Hope they run a lean office.

http://www.telecommer.com

By: Marshall Kirkpatrick

Marshall Kirkpatrick — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:00:22 +0000

Thanks Daniel.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:50:20 +0000

Is this like Woot! or is there just 1 item to be bought?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:24:10 +0000

I’m sorry for being a spellcheck nazi, but in the second paragraph zeeDive is spelled wrong.