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Old Sep 20th, 2007, 6:33 PM   #1
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Auction web site software

Sorry I wasn't sure where to post this question as there wasn't a general forum. I'm going to be building an auction site and I'm looking for online auction software... free or pay-for software. Something like a php, cgi or asp based web application or something else. I don't even know because I've never looked for something like this before. I found a cgi resource library (can't post a link because I'm a new user) , and I'm looking through the options, but they aren't all that great. I've also found a few other auction applications but I don't know much about them (i.e. if they are reliable, good software, still being developed, etc, etc):
- xcAuction
- rwAuction
- Add Auction Software
- SiteApps Auctions
- phpBB Auction
- PHPauction

I looked a bit into rwAuction as it seems to be somewhat well known and I found some reviews at aspin.com:

It got a 5 star rating from 27 users. Most of the reviews were great with 5 stars, except for about 3 or 4 reviews. But those 3 or 4 reviews revealed some slightly large flaws with rwAuction.

1) "there is no option to start or end auction on a pre-determined schedule"

2) rwAuction requires that a DLL file be installed on the host. This is a huge problem since most hosts will not allow this. The company says they "can provide a list of web hosting companies other than our own that supports rwAuction Pro", although why change hosts if you've already got a great hosting plan, just so you can install a DLL file??

3) Someone mentioned there is no skin/template support. I'll have to look into this further, but if there is no easy way to design a custom layout/template for rwAuction, this is a HUGE flaw (IMO).

xcAuction also has a high rating, so I'll read through that... does anyone else have personal experience with any of this software?

if anyone else can offer me some of their knowledge, I would appreciate it.
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