| 词条 | IOffer |
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|name = iOffer |logo = |screenshot = IOffer screenshot.jpg |screenshot_size = 250px |caption = Screenshot dated August 5, 2008 |url = {{url|http://ioffer.com}} |commercial = Yes |type = Online trading community |language = |registration = |owner = |author = Steven Nerayoff |launch date = May 1, 2002 |current status = |revenue = }}iOffer is a San Francisco-based online trading community that was launched on May 1, 2002 by Steven Nerayoff.[1] As of February 2008, it claimed to have nearly one million total users, including approximately 75,000 sellers, although this information cannot be independently verified, nor is it known how many of these users are active.[2] iOffer deviates from the online auction business model and instead adopts the "negotiated commerce model",[1] characteristic of garage sales and flea markets,[3][4] operating on the basis of negotiation between buyers and sellers rather than bidding. When a negotiation concludes successfully (i.e. a transaction occurs), iOffer charges a "final value fee" based on a sliding scale.[2] The website advertises this distinction, claiming: "This is not an auction. It's better!"[5] iOffer permits free listing of items for sale, charging fees only when items are sold or for premium listing services (such as bolding, highlighting, and listing on the home page). Sellers can post an asking price or request offers; buyers, in turn, can purchase an item at its asking price or make an offer. Users can also post "want ads" at no charge and barter.[6] All transactions are recorded and can be viewed by other users.[7] iOffer competes with other similar negotiated e-commerce websites, as well as online auction sites such as eBay.[2][8][9] According to Greg Holden, author of multiple books about eBay, from the perspective of sellers iOffer is both a "complement"[10] and "good alternative" to eBay.[5] Through iOffer's software program Mr. Grabber, sellers can relist items from eBay onto iOffer en masse, as well as import eBay feedback ratings.[2][6][11] Unlike sites such as eBay, however, iOffer provides little in the way of buyer or seller protection from fraudulent and other problem transactions.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} However, it does operate a C.O.P.S. scheme, similar to eBay's VERO program for items such as those involving counterfeit goods. Additionally, purchases with PayPal may be covered under PayPal's buyer protection program for items that are not received or not significantly as described.[12][13] While iOffer does not provide customer service via telephone, email customer service is available through the helpdesk, although form letter responses are the most likely response to most inquiries.[14] In a January 2011 survey of more than 2,800 online sellers by the website AuctionBytes.com, iOffer ranked 16th out of 16 marketplaces with an overall rating of 3.6 out of 10, just behind eBay's 14th place rank with 4.2 out of 10.[15] iOffer's highest marks were for Ease of Use (4.42/10) and its lowest marks were for Would Recommend This Site (3.14/10).[16] Since late February 2019, the site has been undergoing maintenance, however as at 9 March 2019 there are very few items for sale on the site and sellers are reporting that they are unable to list or re-list any items. References1. ^1 {{cite journal | last = Steiner | first = Ina | date = June 16, 2002 | title = Something Old and Something New: Online Auction Sites & Services | journal = Auctionbytes-Update | issue = 72 | issn = 1528-6703 | url = http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y202/m06/abu0072/s02 | accessdate = 2008-08-04 }} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite news | first = Lenora | last = Chu | title = EBay rivals circle vulnerable auctions kingpin | url = http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/06/smbusiness/ebay_alternatives.fsb/index.htm?source=aol_quote | work = CNNMoney.com | date = 2008-02-07 | accessdate = 2008-08-04 }} 3. ^{{cite journal | last = Steiner | first = Ina | date = February 2, 2003 | title = This & That: Online Auction Roundup | journal = Auctionbytes-Update | issue = 88 | issn = 1528-6703 | url = http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y203/m02/abu0088/s05 | accessdate = 2008-08-04 }} 4. ^{{cite book | last = Hamilton | first = Diane M | editor = Hossein Bidgoli | title = The Internet Encyclopedia | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=bW2_KaeKuVkC&pg=PA132&dq=iOffer | accessdate = 2008-08-04 | volume = 1 | year = 2004 | publisher = John Wiley & Sons | location = | isbn = 978-0-471-22202-6 | pages = 129–38 | chapter = Business-to-Consumer (B2C) Internet Business Models | quote = An even more typical flea market transaction takes places at iOffer. }} (p. 132) 5. ^1 {{cite journal | last = Holden | first = Greg | date = February 5, 2006 | title = iOffer: Is Silence Really Golden? | journal = Auctionbytes-Update | issue = 160 | issn = 1528-6703 | url = http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y206/m02/abu0160/s03 | accessdate = 2008-08-04 }} 6. ^1 {{cite journal | last = Paletta | first = Lu | date = November 21, 2004 | title = iOffer: Negotiated Ecommerce as an eBay Alternative | journal = Auctionbytes-Update | issue = 131 | issn = 1528-6703 | url = http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y204/m11/abu0131/s03 | accessdate = 2008-08-04 }} 7. ^{{cite book | last = Conner | first = Nancy | title = eBay: The Missing Manual | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ATAfRNklWlwC&pg=PA428&dq=iOffer | accessdate = 2008-08-04 | date = August 2005 | publisher = O'Reilly | location = | isbn = 978-0-596-00644-0 | pages = 428 | quote = On iOffer, all of your transactions show up in your feedback profile. }} 8. ^{{cite journal | last = Steiner | first = Ina | date = July 9, 2002 | title = eBay Sets Off Fireworks with PayPal Acquisition Announcement | journal = Auctionbytes-NewsFlash | issue = 353 | issn = 1539-5065 | url = http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abn/y02/m07/i09/s01 | accessdate = 2008-08-04 }} 9. ^{{cite news | first = Jon | last = Swartz | title = Some eBay sellers are going, going, gone | url = https://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2005-02-01-ebay-usat_x.htm | work = USA Today | date = 2005-02-01 | accessdate = 2008-08-04 }} 10. ^{{cite journal | last = Holden | first = Greg | date = December 4, 2005 | title = Selling Strategies: Looking for Life Beyond eBay | journal = Auctionbytes-Update | issue = 156 | issn = 1528-6703 | url = http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y205/m12/abu0156/s02 | accessdate = 2008-08-04 }} 11. ^{{cite book | last = Holden | first = Greg | title = Selling Beyond eBay: Foolproof Ways to Reach More Customers and Make Big Money on Rival Online Marketplaces | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=nrENGAdUw1oC&pg=PA49&dq=iOffer | accessdate = 2008-08-04 | year = 2006 | publisher = AMACOM | location = | isbn = 978-0-8144-7349-8 | pages = 48 }} 12. ^{{cite web|title=iOffer Refund Policy|url=http://www.ioffer.com/entries/show/29168?query=refund&type=search|accessdate=2009-10-26}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=https://cms.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/marketingweb?cmd=_render-content&content_ID=ua/UserAgreement_full&locale.x=en_US#13|title=PayPal User Agreement|date=1 November 2010|accessdate=28 December 2010}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://help.ioffer.com/home|title=iOffer Helpdesk|accessdate=28 December 2010}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y211/m01/abu0279/s02|title=AuctionBytes top 16 marketplaces survey|accessdate=23 January 2011}} 16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/cab/abu/y211/m01/abu0279/s13|title=AuctionBytes iOffer survey|accessdate=23 January 2011}} External links
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