UsableMarkets

In the “whatever can be transparent will be transparent (but not necessarily usable)” category we have this site from the UK: LIVE Alt Auction Search (ht to AltSearchEngines).

Select the auction sites you’re interested in searching (alas, no eBay!), enter your keywords …

… and off you go.

Hunh?

Not quite what I expected, but … um, interesting.

Anyway, at least someone is trying.

The ultimate benefit will be that auction buyers will be able to compare prices of similar goods across various platforms and locations. Of course, transaction prices (higher shipping costs from London, for example), and exchange rate risks (the Euro is killing the dollar, for example) aren’t reflected in that equation, but you get the idea.

As always, thanks for listening.
~alex