Fashionable alternative to eBay

There is a new player on the e-tail market. The British www.clothesagency.com is the brainchild of Lady Sara Apsley. The Gloucestershire-based Lady Apsley has provided all would-be wheelers and dealers in fashion with an easy alternative to the sophisticated eBay.

The website is dedicated to fashion, offering visitors the opportunity to buy and sell fashion and accessories. For a mere £2.50 you can list the items you wish to sell for 28 days. The site evens provides a so-called Top Drawer Service to pick up the clothes to sell on the internet, if you don't want to do it yourself. With this service they charge a flat fee of £25 for any article sold over £100 and 30% for any item under £100. A donation from the commission goes to the Alzheimer's Society, so you will be assured of doing a good deed while being commercial.

According to Lady Apsley, the site has accrued over 2,000 members since it was founded five months ago. She told reporters that the sellers have formed a community in which they feel safe to do business, and she encourages them to have a returns policy to enhance customer satisfaction.