COD: Tinypay.me - sell it right now

Since the advent of eBay, tens of millions of people have used the web to buy and sell items. At first people were content to wait the several days it took for an auction to commence and run its course. Then more and more people wanted to Buy it Now!

Today, the people of TinyPay.me are out to get people buying and selling at warp speed.



Say you have a vintage Steiff teddy bear that no longer fits into your world. You join TinyPay -- which takes less than 60 seconds, and upload the photos, videos, etc. that will help showcase Bearington C Bear to best advantage. He and every other item get their own customizable page and url.



The site provides a robust and secure backend, and even enables you to build a personal profile and store.

Instead of waiting for people to search for items, the site takes a proactive approach, pushing out "news" of new items through an extensive distribution network including Google and social media. They even deliver news of Bearington's availability to dedicated collector communities who may be even more likely to be interested in his fuzzy charms.

Someone snaps him up, the transaction takes place on the purpose-built platform, and you ship him off to his new digs. The site takes a percentage of the sales price, just like eBay.

I mentioned special interest communities above. You can create your own community and even get a cut of the sales made through it. There's no cost to create a community -- naturally the site is very interested in attracting the avid as users.

And apparently they will soon be alowing websites that carry the content to curate offerings made on their sites!

From where I sit, it's the proactive promotion of items and the distribution network that set this site apart from their eBearing rivals. This Netherlands-based outfit has definitely developed an interesting concept. After all, few have failed to make fortunes when they deliver instant gratification to passionate people!