New Rushes Available for Sign Up

Alex Berg of Bonanza.com  announced new Rush categories were now available..

The new categories are:

- Dolls & Bears
- Movie Memorabilia
- CDs
- Sports Memorabilia
- Baby Gear, Bedding, & Toys

According to Alex :

We have some new Rush categories available for sign-up from the ‘Join a Rush’ page. The categories are more refined than some of our previous ones in an effort to reduce the number of items and make Rushes easier to shop.



See the entire article

Bonanza nominated for Startup Deal of the Year

Bonanza nominated for Startup Deal of the Year


Posted on November 17, 2010



Techflash, Seattle's largest technology / startup blog, is gearing up for their annual award night called 'the Flashies.' And Bonanza is a finalist for the Startup Deal of the Year. We're honored to be included in a list alongside many of Seattle's best companies. Here's the link to the story that announces our nomination.



The winner will be chosen by vote of the people, so if, after careful consideration of the various factors, you see fit to pick a winner, go for it.

See the announcement by Alex Berg

Bonanza makes a Database Upgrade

Bonanza.com  will be down for a while tonight doing a database upgrade..  The guys say it won't take long and is going to make things work so much better!

Read about Bill Hardings post

Bonanza Tuning the Rush

Alex Berg of Bonanza.com released some of the things they have done and are going to be adjusting in the Rush events.
Hi everyone. Thanks for all the feedback on our new Rush functionality! As I mentioned a few times before we launched, Rushes are going to require some tinkering over time. I thought I would share some of our top findings which are based on stats, live feedback in the Rush chats, reviews of forum threads, and user testing with 'new to Bonanza' users. Here's a quick snapshot of our top 'take-aways' from the feedback thus far.

And the Rush Events are getting some major attention AuctionBytes and TechFlash published articles about it..

Read Alex's post here

eBay Announcement Page

eBay Auction style listing sale.. November 9 - November 16. No matter the price list for only $0.25

eBay Announcement Page

Shipping calculator at Bonanza

Bonanza.com is adding a new shipping calculator that will carry a $0.20 fee per listing.

Sellers can continue to use Bonanza's current shipping calculator. Those who want to use the new calculator must pay a fee of 20 cents per item listed - the charge will be included in sellers' monthly bills. Sellers will be allowed to incorporate the shipping calculator cost into the shipping estimate itself, adding 20 cents to the buyer's estimate so the seller doesn't pay the cost.




Bonanza is waiting for AucitonInc.com final approval before putting the new calculator into production.
 
Read the full article at Auctionbytes.com

Bonanza Rush Notifications

Alex Berg of Bonanza.com  shared with the sellers the Rush email notification being sent out for the upcoming Rush.. Scheduled Nov 4, 2010 9 AM to 1 PM PDT

Read the entire announcement

Bonanza First RUSH is now Scheduled!!

You got it,, Bonanza.com  has scheduled the very first Rush event..

From the Bonanza Blog

Our first Rush is in Antiques and is scheduled for Thursday, November 4th at 9:00AM PDT - 1:00PM PDT. Those of you who are signed up to sell items in the Antiques Rush will receive an email notification on Monday that includes the date and time and a link to promote the Antiques Rush on Facebook and Twitter.

Read the full details here

Our First Rush is Scheduled

List Auction-Style For 10¢ – 4 Days Only (October 29 – November 1) | eBay Announcement Page

eBay is having a 4 Day .10 Auction style listing sale.

Read all about it here

List Auction-Style For 10¢ – 4 Days Only (October 29 – November 1) eBay Announcement Page

List Auction-style for 25¢ — one week only (October 19-25)! | eBay Announcement Page

Start listing those auctions!

List Auction-style for 25¢ — one week only (October 19-25)! eBay Announcement Page

Bonanza Tests AuctionInc Shipping Calculator

AuctionBytes  released an article tonight concerning the shipping calcualtor at Bonanza.  In September Bill Harding launched a poll to the community asking for input.  Many sellers in the community suggested Auctioninc.

Chief Product Officer Alex Berg told AuctionBytes he hoped to have something in beta form soon.

See the entire AuctionBytes article

Bonanza Bags Specialty Site Launched Tonight!

Bonanza launched a handbag specialty site tonight.  And it makes perfect sense to do so.. Bonanza since its launch has been the home of a fairly strong handbag community.

There will be no additional charge for an item to appear in the Bags.bonanza.com site ,,  And the listing is searchable in both sites, Bonanza.com as well as bags.bonanza.com

The FAQ section provides great detail about this exciting new feature just in time for the holiday season

Check out Bills blog post  Wow this is really cool!

List Fixed Price for 1¢ in Hot Holiday Categories, October 9-15! | eBay Announcement Page

List Fixed Price for 1¢ in Hot Holiday Categories, October 9-15! eBay Announcement Page

Applies to ebay.com only. Be sure to read the full details. 1 cent listing fee in

•Electronics


•Computers & Networking

•Cameras & Photo

•Cell Phones & Smartphones (within the Cell Phones & PDAs category)

•PDAs & Pocket PCs (within the Cell Phones & PDAs category)

•Musical Instruments

•Video Game Systems (within the Video Games categ

Carly Joins the Bonanza Team as Social Media Intern

Carly Hess has joined the Bonanza team as a Social Media Intern.. Fresh out of college sporting a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies from Bowdoin College just this past May.  She will be working with Alex and Phaedra Stockstill of attheboutique to gain more buyers through Facebook and Twitter..

Welcome aboard Carly!  Great Pictures!

Alex Berg joined Bonanza Boardroom Podcast Oct 7, 2010

Last night Alex Berg, the Chief Product Guy joined the "Ladies of the Boardroom" .  What an incredible interview!  Alex is articulate, passionate and easily conveys ideas and concepts to others.  He gave the Bonanza community a glimpse of the rationale behind a Buyer survey first.  Site re-design.. Why a Rush..

Plus we learned who really is the "Resident old guy" on the Bonanza Team..

You will have to listen to find out.

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Bonanza Boardroom podcast Thursday Oct 7, 2010

It has been a year!  Can you believe it...

Don't miss the Bonanza Boardroom podcast. tonight Thursday Oct 7, 2010 at 7 pm CST Episode 13

http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=66030&cmd=tc

Alex Berg from the Bonanza team is joining us .. So stop in and get the inside scoop on the changes that have been made and maybe what is in store down the road....  Never know what may be shared in the podcast.

Bonanza Boardroom Podcast Thursday Oct 7, 2010

Wow, has the time flown by. It is time for the Bonanza boardroom podcast. And do Phaedra and I ever have a totally cool treat..


Alex Berg will be joining us ! He is all pumped ready to talk with all of the community about the great things happening..

Don’t miss this podcast.. It is a must attend event.. (wow that is a mouthful

7 pm CST/ 8 pm EST

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Bonanza.com hits page #1

Alex posted tonight about Bonanza organic search placement.  The Bonanza community had expressed concern over the Bonanza.com name being so far back when searching organically.

Well that is changing, dramatically.  As of today, Bonanza.com made it to page #1.  Give it a test of your own.. Be sure to sign out of google.com so the results are not skewed.  Just type in "bonanza" and see where Bonanza.com falls.

I tried it myself and the Bonanza.com ended up the 6th result on page #1..

How cool is that!

Bonanza Adds "Rush" Sale

Bonanza recently removed the Bonanza sale feature with a promise that something new was on the way.  The "new" has been released.  It is called the Bonanza "Rush"  Sellers sign up for the event via the My Bonanza > Sell page.  There is a link to designate the percentage the seller is offering for the Rush. 

Bonanza will schedule the Rush and notify everyone when the Rush time will be.  Instead of discounted items all over the site,  items in the bonanza Rush will be located on a single page. Much easier for buyer's to locate and shop.

Alex posted a detailed outline ..Read all about it.

eBay Announcement Page

eBay Announcement Page

Ten Cent listing days! Oct 5 to Oct 7, 2010 See the details!