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By: William Crawford

Whether your goal is to clean out your cluttered garage or fill it back up with new "treasures," several sites besides eBay or Craigslist can cater to your specific online auctioning needs. Be it general bric-a-brac or a new auto, these sites offer refreshing alternatives to the usual options.


For general items Auction-Warehouse.com offers 24 categories and an easy interface. Without giving up your allegiance to eBay, users can easily transfer their eBay items and information over to the site for a fresh chance at a side auction. Just be careful not to double sell! Unfortunately, the site only includes sales within the United States.  

If location constraints are a problem for you, a nice site worth exploring is us.ebid.net with its 29 categories, even greater selection and convenience of international sales. As a bidder or seller you'll be given various grades of    auctions to familiarize yourself with including Dutch, 60 Minute and Happy Hour.





Boasting over 112,000 members and 200,000 visitors a month, ePier.com is not one to pass up either. Though it has a more cluttered look, the specifics of its categories aided in directed browsing. For example the "video game" category listed 21 sub-categories rather than dropping the whole lot on the screen.











However, not everyone is a casual browser. If you happen to be a large retailer trying to get rid of inventory, 30-year-old GreatAmerican.com offers liquidations, auctions and appraisals while listing auctioning events around the country.  If you have an interest in military memorabilia, Itsgottago.com might work best for you.  However, unlike most online auction sites you must register as a user before browsing.







It's always a good idea to see what gets sold in the small shops rather than giant department stores.  Web-based auction sites are no different.  Try out a few of the above sites and you may be pleased with the results.