With the success of TradeMe in New Zealand, many new auction sites have been created to try and push in on this market. One in particular that seems to be doing well is Zillion.co.nz

Features

Zillion allows you to view your searched items based on the usual selections but also whether the item has a buy now price, has been bid on or how many bids its had. I also liked that its easy to make the distinction between new and second hand goods when browsing categories.

After you've made your purchase or sold your item, communication between you and the other party is easy, thanks to Zillion's on-site private messaging system. No more ‘lost in the junk mail abyss' problems with this site.

There's also no excuse for long delivery delays. When you purchase an item, you don't have to wait for the seller to get in touch because you're presented with the sellers shipping and payment options to select from a drop down menu. Once you've selected your payment choice, the seller is then presented with your delivery address, meaning they can get the item out to you as soon as they receive your payment.

Problems

Overall Zillion is a great site, and the only thing that it lacks in is size. TradeMe has an inferior site with less functionality, but wins on numbers. As TradeMe has been running for much longer that any of its competitors, many more people have heard of it. Even though TradeMe charges higher fees, it has a larger community than Zillion due to the popularity of the site.