I have visited Mpire, a local Seattle company and had lunch with Mpire's Chief Marketing Officer, Dave Cotter. I will be doing a full profile about this company on PowerSellerKing in the near future.Mpire sent out this press release today:
SEATTLE, Wash. June 12, 2006 Mpire, the company that empowers millions of people who buy and sell used and hard-to find items online, today announced the first online shopping service designed to help people discover, research and compare the best deals from the world's most popular online auction and classified sites including eBay, Yahoo, Overstock.com and Craigslist all in one place. In addition to offering easy access to more than 20 million products available, Mpire lets users see how much they should pay for any product a first in the online shopping category. The new Mpire online shopping service is free and can be found at Mpire.com.
With Mpire, finding a great deal is easier than ever. Users can quickly search by price, seller, type of payment, location and how many bids there are on any given item. In addition, the research capability gives online consumers, for the first time ever, information on what they should pay for the items that they are looking for it has been described as the Kelly's Blue Book for everything else.
In related news Mpire today announced that Matt Hulett, a former president at Expedia, has taken on the role of Chairman and CEO for Mpire. Under Hulett's leadership, Expedia Corporate Travel experienced triple-digit year-over-year revenue growth and secured more than 3,000 global clients including many Fortune 500 companies in just two years. (Please see separate news release.)
The new Mpire online shopping service puts power in the hands of the consumer and increases their purchasing confidence, said Hulett. No other shopping service combines search and powerful analytics together in an accessible intuitive package. Think of it as the start of 'Shopping 2.0' -- search and analytics to help buyers make smarter and more informed decisions.
The market for used and hard-to-find items is growing at an explosive rate, with more than $100 billion a year in merchandise changing hands through online marketplaces. Shopping for such items poses a unique challenge since pricing, quality and seller reliability can vary dramatically. With more than 50 percent of the Internet population shopping online at sites such as eBay, Yahoo, Overstock.com and Craigslist, there had been no easy way to sort through all of the choices in order to get the right product and the right price. Mpire has solved this problem.
Powering eBay's Collector's Corner
Mpire also announced it is teaming up with eBay to power eBay's Collector's Corner, a new destination for the millions of eBay collecting enthusiasts. The site, available at http://www.eBay.com/collectorsc
Collectors have such a wide range of interests that we felt it was important to develop a central hub that could appeal to the long-time passionate collector or to the person just getting started, said Laurence Toney, director, eBay Collectibles. Mpire is enabling us to provide the eBay community with easier ways find things, become more informed collectors, and exchange with others who share similar collecting interests.
Benefits of the New Mpire Shopping Service
Mpire has an array of features in its new shopping service to help consumers shop more confidently.
Shop across multiple marketplaces in one place. Mpire scours all the online marketplaces to find everything offered and displays them in a single view. By searching a broader spectrum of listings, Mpire gives users more choice and saves users' time because they don't have to go to several different sites to look for the best deals.
See the true market value of products before buying. Mpire Mdex scans through millions of previously sold items and shows users the true market value of products before they buy. This research capability gives online consumers absolute confidence in what they should pay for an item by displaying historical pricing trends, statistical pricing averages, and views to historical sales.
Enjoy discovering products Web 2.0 style. Mpire gives consumers multiple ways to find what they're looking for, from a real-time search suggest, to shopping by tag-cloud, to pricing data based on user-generated content.
Easily find the exact product. Users can set Mpire to search for items that meet their own criteria (i.e., geographic proximity, specific price range, specific payment methods and preferred marketplaces) to help the user find what he or she is looking for within minutes instead of hours or days.
Cross marketplace product alerts. Mpire Deal Alerts will automatically notify a user when a new item of interest is posted that matches the consumer's favorite keywords, within the user's zip code, or specified price range. Consumers will never have to worry about missing their special item again.
New Shopping Service Extension of Current Offering for Sellers
Mpire already has thousands of customers using its seller products to manage their businesses online. The new online shopping service extends Mpire's current offerings by making it even easier for sellers to quickly connect to qualified buyers, driving more traffic to their listings and making them more money. In addition to the online shopping service, Mpire offers many unique new merchandising features for sellers to stand-out and reach buyers of all major online marketplaces for new and pre-owned items.
About Mpire
Mpire empowers the millions of people who buy and sell used and hard-to-find items online. The company's buyer and seller services save users valuable time and provide them with powerful insights, enabling them to make more informed decisions. Founded in 2005, Mpire is backed by Ignition Partners and former eBay executive Richard Rock. Please visit www.mpire.com for more information.Get more information on Vans Shoes, Jessica McClintock Perfumes and Prada.
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