Do More › Web & Search The Top 10 Online Auction Websites Of 2019 Love a good deal? Try these 10 auction websites Share Pin Email Print Zinkevych/iStock Web & Search Search Engines Best of the Web Safety & Privacy Running a Website by Jerri Collins Updated January 21, 2019 193 193 people found this article helpful If you're looking for a good deal, you'll find it at online auction websites. Cars, jewelry, clothing, books, homes, and land are all available at bargain prices at these bidding sites with their amazing variety and choice. Collectors — from Star Wars to Disney — will also appreciate these websites, because frequenting them is a great way to increase your collection without breaking the bank. 01 of 10 EBay: Where the World Goes to Shop What We Like Well-established site with well-considered policies and procedures. Buyer/seller reputations are a key part of transactions. Just about everything can be found on eBay. What We Don't Like "Professional" buyers often engage in last-minute bidding wars, to the detriment of casual users. The feedback system is, in some ways, a form of Mutually Assured Destruction. EBay is one of the oldest auction sites online, and it offers a huge array of auction items — everything from diamonds to used clothes to real estate. Buyers can bid or buy instantly, and sellers can use eBay to get rid of unwanted items. The company claims to be where the world goes to shop, sell and give. There doesn't seem to be anything you can't find at this bargain-hunters behemoth. Place your bids online on your computer or using the eBay auction app. Sometimes too much of a good thing is tough to navigate. Follow these tips for searching eBay to find the product you are looking for. If you still can't find what you are looking for, try one of the other sites like eBay. Visit eBay 02 of 10 ShopGoodwill: A Nonprofit That Benefits People in Need What We Like Proceeds benefit a good cause. Lots of unique finds — treasures that the donor might have put on eBay if only he or she knew better. Easy-to-use platform. What We Don't Like Lots of chaff to sift, to find the wheat. Donations can be cherry-picked by Goodwill staff for ShopGoodwill.com, to the detriment of the retail shopping experience. GoodWill is a nonprofit organization that operates retail stores to raise money for people with disabilities or who otherwise need a helping hand. Its online auction site, ShopGoodwill, is a collaborative effort from GoodWill stores all across the United States and provides an impressive variety of all sorts of products, from cameras to tools to sports equipment. Visit ShopGoodwill 03 of 10 Listia: No Cash Needed. Just Donate Your Old Stuff What We Like Interesting take on the online auction experience. Earn in-app currency through referrals as well as through sales. What We Don't Like Credit system is unnecessarily complex. Not many users. Instead of using cash bidding, Listia offers credits to users, and the items are all technically free. Listia users list something they don't want anymore, and then other Listia users bid on it using credits they earn from referring friends or selling their own merchandise. The user with the most credits wins the item. Visit Listia 04 of 10 UBid: Overstock, Closeout and Recertified Products What We Like Lots of deals on closeout or refurbished items. Easy-to-browse website, with clear category breakdowns. What We Don't Like Lots of rubbish cluttering the listings. Some deals require click-throughs to see the details. UBid offers leftover inventory from brand names like Sony and Dell. Since the inventory is discounted, you can find a really good deal. UBid carries new, overstock, closeout and recertified products in more than 25 categories including electronics, collectibles, jewelry, and sports memorabilia among others. Travel deals are available in 10 countries. Visit uBid 05 of 10 GovDeals: Government Surplus and Confiscated Items What We Like Diversity of items, from office supplies to heavy industrial equipment. Very clear terms-and-conditions for each sale. Legitimate government sales. What We Don't Like Most places don't ship, so you'll either need to pick up yourself or arrange shipping on your own. Online listings aren't always written by people with experience in sales and marketing. GovDeals is the official portal to government auctions, which range from land to computers to cars. The site's categories include surplus and confiscated items from various government agencies. The rules and regulations vary depending on the participating agency, and you deal directly with the agency after you are awarded your bid. The deals are great, but be sure to inquire about packaging and shipping of an item before you place your bid because most sellers do not ship, pack or palletize. You may be responsible for picking it up or paying someone to transport it. Visit GovDeals 06 of 10 Property Room.com: Online Police Auctions What We Like Wide variety of items. Includes items being sold by law-enforcement agencies as well as items seized from criminal defendants. Clean, easy-to-use website. What We Don't Like Hit-or-miss listings. You'll work with the police department directly, not PropertyRoom.com, so purchase and pick-up arrangements will vary. In some cases, titles may be more complicated given special state-specific forms related to the asset seizure. An amazing amount of goods is seized in the course of law enforcement, and the Property Room online auction site aims to make it all available via public police auctions. Not surprisingly, there are tons of vehicles on the site, but it also features electronics, jewelry, art, collectibles, and fashion. Law enforcement is required to auction seized, found and unclaimed personal property at public auction. The Property Room works with more than 3,000 law enforcement and municipal agencies, so the selection is vast and constantly changing. Visit Property Room 07 of 10 IRS Auctions: Focus on Big-Ticket Items What We Like A legitimate site operated by the U.S. Department of Treasury, not an intermediate contractor. Emphasis on high-value items. What We Don't Like Complexity of working with federal procedures. Limited availability — roughly 300 auctions per year. Don't let this somewhat bare-bones website fool you; the IRS Treasury Auctions site is a treasure trove of items that you won't find anywhere else. All items here are under the authority of the Internal Revenue Code, and the properties described were seized or acquired for nonpayment of internal revenue taxes and therefore sold at auction. The auctions are a bit more complicated than you'll find at other auction sites, but the items tend to be much higher-ticket such as homes and land. Categories include good deals on anything from jewelry to art to commercial property. Visit IRS Treasury Auctions 08 of 10 Auction Zip: Join Live Auctions Online What We Like Site design mimics an auction hall, with specific auctions in progress and others scheduled for future dates. Real-time bidding. Clean site design. What We Don't Like Some auction lots are huge. Registration barrier precludes random browsing. If you're looking for live auctions, AuctionZip is the place to go. These live auctions are events that users can view right within their web browser, and they can bid for items online at the same time as bidders on the auction floor. With live bidding, users can access auctions around the world and get in on all the action without any software to download or special tools to buy. The website lists auctions that are live or are upcoming soon. After you register to bid, you go straight to the auction, where you watch what is happening and bid in real time if you see something you like. Visit AuctionZip 09 of 10 Municibid: Find Municipal Surplus and Forfeitures What We Like Items from city- and state-level government agencies up for bid. Wide range of items, ranging from glass bottles to heavy industrial equipment. What We Don't Like Not many participating jurisdictions. Draconian charges accrue if you default on a bid. In most cases, you'll incur an automatic 8 percent fee at the moment you win a bid, charged to the credit card you enrolled with site registration. Ever wonder how you can get your hands on something the government doesn't want anymore? Municibid is your best bet. This is an auction website for government agencies, schools, authorities, and utilities to sell their surplus and forfeitures directly to the public. Auction items include cars, boats, furniture, computers, kitchen equipment, and much more. Visit Municibid 10 of 10 Webstore.com: Rare and Collectible Merchandise What We Like Eclectic batches of items. If you're familiar with eBay, you'll be right at home with Webstore.com. What We Don't Like Grotesque site design. Ads. So many ads. Webstore.com is an auction site that is supported by donations and advertisements, so costs are kept low, and there are no membership fees. Although not everything is sold at auction at this site, the site's online auctions are highly rated for rare and collectible merchandise and state-of-the-art electronics. Auction categories include cameras, art, music, sports memorabilia, real estate and more. Visit Webstore Continue Reading