The Shopping Page

Links for online shopping, comparisons and auctions. Find the best online deals for just about anything and everything.

I like to link to lists or sites that allow you to search across multiple sites like AuctionWatch, mySimon and PriceSCAN. I don't try to keep up with the ever changing "best" site in individual categories, for that you might want to try the reviews section below. Also when friends ask about a subject I often list it here, for example that is where the Automobiles and Cellular Phone sections came from.

Auctions

Sites that monitor multiple auction sites.

• AuctionWatch - search for listings from 300+ auction sites, also has an appraisals section
• BiddersEdge - automatically find great bargains from many on-line auctions all from a single "portal-like" Web site

Individual auction sites.

• eBay - 375,000 new items daily in 2,900 categories
• Onsale.com - computers, sports equipment, electronics and travel
• uBid.com - computers, electronics, home, appliances and travel

Auctions (you set the price)

• Priceline - name your price for airline tickets, hotel rooms, new cars/trucks and home financing

Automobiles

• PC Magazine Review - March 21, 2000 issue rates the 10 best car-buying sites

• Autobytel.com - pricing, new cars, pre-owned, auctions, financing, insurance and car repair
• CarsDirect.com - look for your next car, truck, or SUV
• carOrder.com - research, custom-build, price, and order new cars directly online
• InvoiceDealers - get instant and free price estimates on your next new car or truck

Books

• AddALL - compares prices at 41 online bookstores
• Albris - specializes in rare and hard-to-find books, search a database of millions of books
• Bookfinder - find new, used, rare, and out of print books
• Bibliofind - ten million used and rare books and ephemera from thousands of booksellers
• SmartBooks - categorizes the latest Internet books into 30+ topics

Cellular Phone and Long Distance Telephone Plans

• Decide.com - compares wireless, long distance and prepaid phone cards
• Point.com - compares wireless plans, phones and accessories

Search Robots

• mySimon - search 2,000+ online stores for the lowest prices, has shopping guides
• PriceSCAN - guide to finding the best price on books, computers, electronics, movies, music and more

Shopping Reviews and Rankings

These are general purpose reviews and rankings or ones that cover many subject areas. Reviews on a single specific subject (like automobiles) can be found in the specific section.

• Forrester Power Rankings - combines expert analysis with consumer survey results and, according to Forrester, are totally unbiased
• PC Magazine - November 16, 1999 issue rates online sites for hardware, software, music, books and more

Software

• Beyond.com - software, hardware, games books and gifts
• Chumbo.com - education, home, business, multimedia, entertainment, DVD, programming, OS and utilities

Stamps

• E-Stamp - buy and print postage right from your PC
• Stamps.com - postage from your printer

Travel

• Biztravel.com - booking flights, hotel rooms, rental cars, automated upgrades, tracking of your points and miles
• Travelocity.com - airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, check gates and times for flights