While eBay is the UK s most popular auction site by far, there are a number of other sites that may also be worth trying.

The list below includes the names of some alternative auction sites and the number of items for sale at each site, as at the end of February 2004.

• CQ Out (119,647 items for sale)
• QXL (around 4,000 - 6,000 items for sale)
• buyit.co.uk (around 500 items for sale)
• Auction Zone (around 1,000 items for sale)
• Cyber Bid (around 500 items for sale)
• eBid (94,000 items for sale)

There are also other auction sites, including more specialised niche sites.

Even though ebay.co.uk is much, much larger, the main benefit of smaller sites is that often the buying/ selling fees involved are lower than eBay's. These sites may offer an occasional alternative to eBay. Also remember that you can sell used books on Amazon.co.uk.