Success Stories

Beter dan slap chips

Seller: Penny2007
Name: Penny Ackermann
During the four years of her bidorbuy selling career, Penny Ackermann has known only praise from her buyers.  One satisfied customer says: “Penny is beter dan slap chips”, which roughly means: “Penny is …

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Honesty is the key

Seller: Bedding Online
Name: Herman Vermeulen
As the user name he registered on bidorbuy implies, Herman Vermeulen mostly sells bedding. Even the motto on his bidorbuy listings is related to bedding; it says: ”Don’t go to bed without …

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Perseverance brings success

Seller: luxurytime
Name: Adriaan Rootman
What do you sell?
I sell high-end luxury brand name watches and diamond jewellery.
Is selling on bidorbuy your business or your hobby?
It is my business.
What first prompted you to sell on bidorbuy?
It all happened …

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Her own boss

Seller: Jewels4u
Name: Elize Jooste
What do you sell?
Solid 9-carat gold jewellery set with diamonds and gemstones. I usually sell on auctions, the auctions that start from R1, to be more specific. It can be nerve-wrecking, but I …

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There is a buyer for everything

Seller: kimsantics
Name: Kim Schwarz
What do you sell on bidorbuy?
Mostly antiques and collectibles, as well as our bestseller designer furniture, Kim’s Creations. Basically, we sell anything that is old and collectible. We also venture into other domains, like art, …

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The importance of personal touch

Seller : spyguy
Name: Tony and Teresa Rodrigues
When did you start selling on bidorbuy?
The company was set up in March 2005 as a traditional, “real-world” enterprise. In March 2007 I needed to increase my income and …

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A viable way of selling art

Seller: DirksenArtGallery
Name: Cherie Dirksen
For the artist Cherie Dirksen it all started in 2002, when she was living in England and listing her art for sale on eBay. After moving back to her native South Africa …

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The gems hobby-business ran with love

Seller: sungems
Name: Heleen Rossouw
Heleen describes her bidorbuy selling venture as a “semi-full-time-hobby-supplementary-income business”. Her main income derives from a family-run company in the services industry, the Cape Town based Enviro-Safe Pest Management and Pathogen Control. Heleen …

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