Vatera (marketplace website)

Vatera is an online auction portal in Hungary.

History

Vatera was founded in 2000.

System

Anyone who wants to buy or sell on Vatera must register.Facilities on Vatera:
* Every user can upload goods for sale
* Every user can bid on any item
* Sometimes you can buy an item directly (without bidding). ("villámár")

Miscellaneous

*The word "vatera" is the 4th most popular search keyword in Hungary.
*Vatera is among the 200 best private companies of the EMEA region as of 2007.
*In 2006 and 2007 Vatera won the Internet Trader of the Year Award. [ [http://english.ivsz.hu/engine.aspx?page=showcontent&content=press_internetrader_061108 IVSZ ] ]

Links

* [http://www.vatera.hu Hungarian Vatera]
* [http://www.vatera.sk Slovakian Vatera] (started in late 2007)

References