Inside Magazine
DubLi Goes Global
DubLi Goes Global
DubLi Reverse Auctions
In 2003 Michael Hansen came up with the revolutionary ecommerce concept of the DubLi platform of “Reverse Auctions.” Michael purchased the Technical Division from eBay's Berlin office in late 2003 and began putting together the infrastructure of DubLi. His team spent the next three years building out the back end of DubLi and launched a beta site, in Germany only, in early 2007 with three fascinating, unique auctions.
DubLi’s programmers spent the next year and a half perfecting the DubLi Auction site, before going live in January 2008 in all 27 countries of the DubLi Union. DubLi’s business site says, “DubLi.com’s select test market in Europe saw 2.3 million customers come in just eight months” - that’s 2.3 million customers who purchased something, not just registered. Now, DubLi reports their customer-to-associate ratio is “72-to-1”. After operating for nearly 16 months in Europe, the unique bid auction is by far the most popular auction with the nearly 4 million customer base.
Dubli officially launched in North America April 4, 2009, and just announced in late August that the reverse auctions will be operating on a Global Basis beginning in 2010. In addition, there have been several key developments that will play a major role in the growth of DubLi as it expands around the globe, such as:
DubLi’s programmers spent the next year and a half perfecting the DubLi Auction site, before going live in January 2008 in all 27 countries of the DubLi Union. DubLi’s business site says, “DubLi.com’s select test market in Europe saw 2.3 million customers come in just eight months” - that’s 2.3 million customers who purchased something, not just registered. Now, DubLi reports their customer-to-associate ratio is “72-to-1”. After operating for nearly 16 months in Europe, the unique bid auction is by far the most popular auction with the nearly 4 million customer base.
Dubli officially launched in North America April 4, 2009, and just announced in late August that the reverse auctions will be operating on a Global Basis beginning in 2010. In addition, there have been several key developments that will play a major role in the growth of DubLi as it expands around the globe, such as:
- DubLi just announced a $1 million bonus (yes, one million dollars) to any rep who reaches the top rank by the end of 2010.
- The Back Street Boys just set up a partnership site with DubLi to run a charity through the DubLi auction site.
- On Oct. 1, 2009, DubLi officially became a public company via a merger with MediaNet Group, a company with which they already conduct business.
North American Update Call
with Dean Mannheimer
Jan. 4, 2010 (30-min. audio):
with Dean Mannheimer
Jan. 4, 2010 (30-min. audio):
