I have a site http://drbid.com I have registered this site initially in 2003 bought the software and did nothing.
I have now launched the site and in order to get users I have decided to buy up sites that may have done the same thing as I, but may not have the dollars or interest to continue.
I have registered most TLDs for Drbid, so Your name is of little value to me, however your users are.
I will pay a little extra if your site runs of phpprobid software to cover the licensing costs.
send my your info by PM
Thanks
Paul David
http://drbid.com

Interesting concept.
Here's a short list of auction sites which have gone out of business ro merely changed their format to online stores and MIGHT wish to be purchased.

1234 Trade Online Auctions
321Gone! Auctions (assimilated by eBay)
AberBid (computer components) (dropped auction format)
Addabid.com (dropped auction format)
America's Auctions (part of eDeal.com)
Aquinas and More Catholic Goods (religious items, formerly CatholicAuction) (dropped auction format)
Auction At Home (dropped auction format)
AuctionBlocks.net (assimilated by AuctionFire)
AuctionCities.com (formerly BidBay then AuctionDiner then Bidway)
AuctionCrotch Auctions (a parody site in poor taste... good riddance!)
AuctionPie Auctions
Auction Road
Auction Universe
Auction Village (dropped auction format)
AusAuction.com (Australian site)
Baazee.com (India site) (assimilated by eBay, now eBay.in)
Back Bay Auctions (merged with Baymore.com Auctions)
BayouBid.com
BestBidding.com (dropped auction format)
Bid.com (now points to a Canadian furniture retailer)
Bid2Buy1 Auctions
Bid4IndianArt.com (artwork)
Bid4Vacations.com (travel) (dropped auction format)
Best Buy Auction (now lists eBay items)
Bid5 Free Online Auctions (U.K. site) (dropped auction format)
BidBey Auctions
Bidera Auctions
BidPower Auctions (now a video poker site)
Bidroo.com
BidUpToday (U.K. site) (now an auction information site)
Bookopoly.com (books & magazines) (assimilated by Biblio.com, no longer in auction format)
BookSave.com Public Book Auction (dropped auction format)
Boston.com Auctions (dropped auction format)
BtoBid (Born to Bid) Auctions (dropped auction format)
Boxlot Online Auction
BuyBelowCost (now points to a pet animal site)
BuyItSellIt Auctions and Classified (dropped auction format)
CB2 - CargoBay2.com (dropped auction format)
Carnaby.com Auctions
CBS Online Auction (Canadian site) (dropped auction format)
Central European Military Antiques
CityAuction
ClassicCar.com (automotive) (dropped auction format)
ClosedAuctions (U.K. site)
c|net Auctions (computers, electronics, photo) (dropped auction format)
CoCo-Bay U.K. Internet Auctions (U.K. site) (assimilated by Buyit Auction.co.uk)
Colecionismo (Brazilian site) (dropped auction format)
Collecting Nation (collectables)
Collector Car Trader Online.com (automotive) (dropped auction format)
ComeWin Online Auctions
CraftNshop (crafts, hand-made items) (dropped auction format)
Dealand$ave
Devenport's Designer Discount Merchandise (antiques, books, collectibles) (now lists eBay items)
DutchBid Auctions
e-Arts-And-Crafts.com (crafts) (dropped auction format)
E-Bay Too
eDeal Auctions
Ehammer Auctions
Egghead Auctions (formerly Onsale) (assimilated by Amazon.com)
EPage (auctions and classifieds), also known as ep.com
Excite.com Outlet Person-to-Person Auctions
Fair Auction (computer parts)
Fatty Tuna Reverse Auctions (dropped auction format)
FireAuction.com (firefighting paraphernalia and equipment) (dropped auction format)
Freeserve Auctions (U.K. site) (now lists eBay items)
Gegy Auctions (retracted their new start)
goFish Online Auctions (assimilated by eBay Australia)
Going Going Gone (GoGoGone)
Gold's Auctions
Grab A Bargan.com
Grab A Deal Online Auctions (dropped auction format)
Gruvo Auction
Haggle Online (Go2Net) Auctions
Hemmings Online Auctions (automotive) (dropped auction format)
iBazar S.A. (French site) (assimilated by eBay)
IbidAsia Auctions
iCarmen Buy-Sell-Trade
IndiaMart.com B2B Auctions (India site) (dropped auction format)
Internet Pioneers Free Auction Site
iOffer.ca (Canadian site) (dropped auction format)
iToucan Internet Auction Paradise
JCBay.com Auctions (now points to Wiigle.com)
KaBid Online Auctions (assimilated by BidChaser; dropped auction format)
Kangaroo Auctions (assets and liquidation) (dropped auction format)
Kodi's Auctions (formerly Alaskan Auctions)
LaptopXchange (laptop computers and parts) (dropped auction format)
Littledeal$ (baby/maternity/children's items, formerly BabyTrader.com)
Lowbid.com
LunarBid.com Auctions
Lycos Auctions (assimilated by eBay)
Mad-Cows Auctions
Marktplaats Auctions (Netherlands site) (assimilated by eBay)
Mexicurios.com Auctions (Mexican site) (dropped auction format)
Militaria Star (militaria/medals) (dropped auction format)
Militarybay.com Auctions (militaria)
MissionFish Donation Auctions (assimilated by eBay)
Moola Zoola Auctions
MSN eShop Auctions (now lists eBay and uBid items)
MWeb Aucor Auctions (South Africa site, formerly The Lot/Acour Group) (merged with Bid-or-Buy)
Myvbay.net Vashion Auctions (dropped auction format)
Nash Online Auction (dropped auction format)
NBCi Auctions (dropped auction format)
New Line Cinema Auction (movie/cinema) (dropped auction format)
NFL Auction (eBay specialty site: NFL sports collectables) (dropped auction format)
Nicklebys.com (art, antiques) (moved auctions to eBay)
NoBidding.com (merged with Bidville Auctions)
OnceTwiceSold (historical, collectables) (dropped auction format)
OnSale.com Auctions (computers, electronics) (dropped auction format)
PeddlersMall.com (dropped auction format)
Peterborough UK Auctions (U.K. site) (dropped auction format)
Plain Folk Auctions (antiques & collectables) (dropped auction format)
Planet Test (Tucker Electronics) (test equipment) (dropped auction format)
PriceFire.com Auctions
Prim Auctions (primitives) (merged with Mom Pack Auctions)
QShopNow (formerly BidChaser Auctions)
QuickBid4U Auctions
Reality Cafe Online Auctions (dropped auction format)
RelicAuction.com Auctions (antiques/military)
ReverseAuction
Ricardo Netherlands Auctions (Netherlands site)
Sellall.com (telephone equipment)
Sell Your Item Auctions
Smokingbid.com (tobacco and accessories) (now PenBid.com)
Snuze Auctions
SoccerPartners Online Auctions (dropped auction format)
Spike-Direct.com (dropped auction format)
Spivo Auction (formerly Kazor Auctions then KCove Auctions) (now lists eBay items)
Sold.com.au (Yahoo! Australia site) (assimilated by eBay)
Sotheby's Online Auctions (eBay specialty site: art, collectables, etc.)
Sport Stop (formerly SportingAuction.com) (sports equipment) (dropped auction format)
Stuff Marketplace (Australian site) (dropped auction format)
StuffPals (formerly WhaBAM! Auctions)
TbayAuctions.com (dropped auction format)
The American West (western americana) (dropped auction format)
The Sharper Image Auction (TSI merchandise) (now lists eBay items)
Topbidz.com
Tradera.com (Swedish site) (assimilated by eBay)
Tuckscoins.com
uAuction.com
uBid.com Auctions (dropped auction format for consumer-to-consumer auctions)
UK-Flogit (U.K. site)
Up4Sale Auctions
Veggie Auctions (formerly eVeg: vegetarian/vegan)
VendeYA.com Auctions (Mexican site)
Vintage USA Direct Auctions (collectables) (dropped auction format)
Virgin.net Auctions (U.K. site) (dropped auction format)
Virtual Market Stall.com (dropped auction format)
Waines @uctions (U.K. site) (dropped auction format)
Wanasavealot.com Auctions (dropped auction format)
Wangled.com Shopping Auction (U.K. site) (dropped auction format)
Warp City Auctions (dropped auction format)
Watchbid.com (watches and accessories) (now PenBid.com)
Webswap.com (dropped auction format)
Wiigle (formerly JCBay.com) (dropped auction format)
Writerspace Book Auctions (books) (dropped auction format)
xBids (now a search engine) (dropped auction format)
Yahoo! Auctions
Yalgo! Classifieds (dropped auction format)
Yeeha! Auctions (U.K./Irish site) (assimilated by eBay)
Zazzle Marketplace (dropped auction format)
ZDnet Auctions (computers, electronics, photo; dropped auction format)
Zenotron eAuction

http://www.kenzy.com/auctions.htm

Thanks,
I started through the list just choosing the "auction sites" and so far ALL are no longer online.
I am looking for the site owner who has an operating site but wants out.
As soon as you approach someone unsolicited.... their expectation of price skyrockets!
Thanks for your input, I will continue through the list!
Paul

DrBid wrote (View Post): › Thanks, I started through the list just choosing the "auction sites" and so far ALL are no longer online. I am looking for the site owner who has an operating site but wants out. As soon as you approach someone unsolicited.... their expectation of price skyrockets! Thanks for your input, I will continue through the list! Paul

www.hobbay.com is up for sale.

I really don't know where to ask this question, so I'll slip it in here.


Does BuyItSellIt work like eCrater? In other words, you have a store that is part of a collection of stores, and your Google Search results kick the buyer to the BuyItSellIt main site rather to your own store?

Thanks--- Hope my question is clear enough.---

Donna

zelda - http://www.powersellersunite.com/viewtopic.php?t=14534

OMG - please buy Bidville!!! And make it better! I would go back to selling there in a heartbeat if I knew it wasn't deteriorating.

You would need pretty deep pockets to buy bidville and I think his interest is closing down the site and inviting the members to his new site.

true. But if I had the money to invest - Bidville is guaranteed! It's already got the high listing #s, and the large, dedicated members. I really hope SOMEONE buys it. uBid just let it go to pot.

How much do they want to to sell Bidville for?

Not sure. But it was mentioned in a recent press release that they are thinking about selling it, since it doesn't fit with their business model. (or something like that).

The OP apparently wants the user list which was what Ubid wanted when they bought Bidville. And the domain name to redirect to his main site. Many past buyers would not know that the old site is closed and have their bookmark still present. Or sellers who USED to sell there.

Sounds like a good approach to me if the price was right.