Proxibid (www.proxibid.com), the world's largest real auction marketplace, today introduced the Company's largest product upgrade to-date. More than 20 new features and enhancements were presented in the Q3 Product Roll-Out, which provides visitors with the most user-friendly and secure online bidding experience available.
Proxibid also launched a newly-designed Web site, which provides a more intuitive and seamless experience that better reflects current e-commerce standards. The new site includes tools to make it effortless to browse for and to find auctions, including easier access to featured lots, a more interactive auction map and enhanced auction reminders. New category homepages for popular categories like Coins & Currency, Fine Art and Firearms add to the enhanced user experience. Proxibid has also separated Farm Machinery and Heavy Equipment to meet the needs of its growing marketplace.
"The new Web site design is much more user-friendly and intuitive than the previous design," said Lorrene Kornhorst, a Proxibid bidder since 2007. "Finding items is easier than in the past, and the new sign-in process makes it faster than ever to join an auction and place bids, making it the best online bidding experience on the Web."
Proxibid has removed barriers to entry into its auctions, making it easier than ever to bid online. Once a bidder has created an account on Proxibid, they can participate in nearly any auction in the marketplace, though a small number of specialized auctions may have additional bidding requirements. At the same time the Company introduced enhanced fraud protection and industry-leading information security systems to ensure the safest and most secure online bidding experience in the industry.
"We are very excited Proxibid's new enhancements, especially the simplicity by which qualified bidders are able to participate in our auctions without the cumbersome steps of registering for each auction all while offering an increased level of risk management," said John Schultz, auctioneer with Schultz Auctioneers Landmark Realty Inc. "We have polled a number of our bidders, and they all very much appreciate the ability to jump in and start bidding and buying without unnecessary steps in between them and the items they desire to purchase."
Auction companies will have access to more tools the help them to be even more strategic in their business. The new Auction Dashboard provides auctioneers with access to more data to track and analyze online auction results. Cumulative performance metrics and updated auction summary statistics provided in the dashboard help auction companies to plan strategically for upcoming auctions, and offer the statistical information necessary to aid in securing high-profile consignments. Auction companies also have access to more advertising and marketing opportunities, enabling additional opportunities to drive bidders to their events.
"All of the products introduced in this launch serve one goal – to dramatically improve the user experience on our site," said Ryan Downs, President of Proxibid. "Months of research, development and quality assurance testing went into this product roll-out. I am confident that no other provider in the industry has the capability to deliver a suite of products as sophisticated as the one we just released."
For more information about the Q3 Product Roll-Out please visit Fresh.Proxibid.com. To see the upgrades in action or to create a Proxibid account, please visit www.proxibid.com.
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About Proxibid
Omaha-based Proxibid brings auctioneers and
bidders together for a world-class online auction experience. Since
2002, the Company has worked with more than 2,500 auctioneers to bring
more than 35,000 auctions to a global, online audience. With registered
bidders from more than 190 countries, no other provider in the industry
connects more buyers and sellers than Proxibid. The Company's
proprietary live Internet bidding service and Web site were developed by
auctioneers and industry-leading professionals to provide our bidders
with the most user-friendly and comprehensive online auction experience
possible.
Proxibid's customer service and support is unmatched in the industry. The company's toll-free support center is open before, during and after every live auction, and is staffed with bi-lingual auction specialists who assist both bidders and auctioneers. For more information about Proxibid, please visit us online at www.proxibid.com.
Contacts:
Proxibid
Dana Kaufman, 402-505-7776
dana.kaufman@proxibid.com
