Bidorbuy figures as one of South Africa’s foremost online outlets where you can either sell or buy a comprehensive range of products. Founded in 1999, it has grown over the years in popularity among both sellers and buyers.
Bidorbuy remains a popular destination because of the wide range of items that it sells, most of them at a great bargain.
You can buy almost anything at Bidorbuy. They sell mobile gadgets and accessories, computers, and other digital products. They sell lifestyle products like appliances, home décor, furniture, and fragrances. They sell fashion accessories, clothes, and footwear. They even sell vehicles.
What makes Bidorbuy stand out, however, are the unique and rare items that they sell.
A big number of online players focus on mainstream consumables; they tend to neglect niche markets for unusual collectibles like antiques and rare coins. Bidorbuy serves both the market for mainstream products, as well as the growing community of people who are interested in rare, unique, and vintage items.
If you are a seller or collector of rare, unusual, hard-to-find, and one-of-a-kind items, Bidorbuy is the right online destination for you. They have historic stamps. They have rare coins. They have iconic toys, antique furniture, beautiful antique clocks, and unique kitchen utensils. They have a wide range of exclusive autographed paraphernalia.
Take a look at some of the amazing unique and rare items that are available at Bidorbuy.
Collectible coins are among the lead items when it comes to the number of items traded, as well as the price they demand. You can only acquire them by offering top rand. It is not surprising that a Paul Kruger Double Shaft (or Disselboom in Afrikaan) gold pond minted in 1892 was recently sold for R120,000.
Rare stamps also go for top price. During the early months of 2018, half a dozen historic stamps sold for no less than R10,000 each. A set of four Natal Settlers postage stamps from 1949 went for a hefty R38,000.
Only a passionate collector conversant in the game would understand why a model Ferrari can go for more than R4,000 or a pair of boxing shorts autographed by Dolph Lundgren (the actor who played the role of boxer Ivan Drago in the celebrated Rocky film), for R4,500.
Bidorbuy also offers a wide range of antiques – from a select collection of rare, delicate, lovely, handmade art deco vases to Victorian kitchen cabinets with timeless magnificence — beautifully detailed, elegant, and polished.
Some of the more interesting and unusual buys also include the following: an Oregon prayer chair carved by hand, an iron baby cot that traces its origin back to the 1800s, and an antique Edwardian coal purdonium made of solid oak. These items went for 4-digit prices. A 2-metre cast iron Victorian Doric-style lamp post was sold for R3,500 while a Sesame combination padlock went for R1,500.
If you like vintage items but can’t afford to pay top price for them, you can still find treasures at Bidorbuy that are within your price range.
For instance, the following items were recently purchased for less than R1,000 – an 1890 wooden mandolin (Luigi Rosario Napoli), a metal coffee grinder (Kenrick) with gilt trimmings, an antique printing press (Adana), and a vintage ice cream churn (Alexandererk).
The following went for less than R100 – R21 for an empty 1944 Castle bottle, R51 for a vintage 1954 camera, and R41 for an antique frosting syringe set (Tala), still in its original box.
If you are an antique collector or an avid enthusiast who loves things that are out of the ordinary, you should visit Bidorbuy and see what they have in store for you.