I used to love Yahoo Auctions. In the west it's been bought out by ebay. It has taken *much* longer to take over Yahoo's share in Asia, however. See here - http://auctions.yahoo.com/
I believe S Gandy of cameraquest has attempted to set up a camera auction site. I've no idea of its success or longevity.
Much like Google for search engines, the bay has stolen away the auction market from all competitors and has destroyed the joy for most. I despise it. In fact my most recent listing I pulled since I couldn't bear the terms and conditions, and that because I rarely used it I was forced to offer paypal as an option to buyers, even though it was UK only.
Classifieds are the only places to find 'deals' or trustworthy sales from non-ebay sources. Some dealers have marked their prices competitively. For example a good condition 1980's Hasselblad SWC from a dealer is costing me £900; there was a 1950's one on ebay, I was interested - the seller did not have a bid meet his reserve of £800. I offered to buy it, this offer was refused. He put it back up for auction with a lower reserve and it went for £750. I got the security of a reputable dealer, and a more modern version for £150 more. On ebay similar 1980's models are available for no less than £1200.
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