Beansprog helps parents buy and sell new and second-hand baby items 
(11/01/2010)
beansprog.com was set up by mums for mums – to be the first port of call to buy and sell brand new and quality second-hand baby, kids’ & maternity items easily on the internet.
Prams, cots, toys and clothes are just some of the must-have items for every new mum that beansprog.com has helped to kit customers out with since it launched at Christmas last year. “so impressed”, “great idea”, “love your website” and “lovely service” are among the numerous comments from the beansprog mums who can’t get enough of snapping up bargains on the buy/sell site; sentiments echoed by The Independent, who put beansprog in their Top 50 Websites for Parents.
Many mums have been using beansprog for Christmas shopping; finding brand new items and bargain second-hand toys at exclusive beansprog prices. Once Christmas is over, it’s inevitable that some of the presents won’t be of interest to some kids, so beansprog presents the ideal way to find a new home for an unloved present. The completely anonymous selling process at beansprog.com means that mums can sell unwanted presents safely and easily and without anyone knowing.
Unlike an auction site, at beansprog there is absolutely no need to ‘pay & pray’, no gambling on a bargain, no guessing at prices and staying up until all hours to see if you’ve won an item. All items – from buggies to high chairs – are sold at a price that’s chosen by the seller. So for buyers it’s a ‘one click’ purchase and for sellers there’s no time wasted.
Easy, safe payment via the ‘beanbank’ and a unique quality control checklist for second-hand items on the site mean that transactions are completed safely and with peace-of-mind.
As a seller, if you have a lot of products to sell, you can ‘beanbundle’ them; selling them as a collection of items, saving you enormous amounts of time. So whether you have toys and clothes for a two year old boy or you have a number of pieces of maternity clothing for a size 12 lady - this is the online place you need to go.
What makes beansprog so exciting?
- No sale, no fee: just a small commission (10% of the item price) when your item is sold
- 100% secure payment: unique to beansprog, when an item is bought, the money is held in the beanbank and the bringer’s bank account is credited when the buyer receives the item.
- Online help at all times: they communicate with bringers and buyers at all stages of the transaction process – by email and text, and also provide online guidance at every stage
- They make it easy to advertise: it really is a simple 3-step process, no complicated add-ons for extra money.
- They care about quality: they operate a strict “beanstandard” quality control policy to help you describe your items honestly and manage expectations as a result
The founder of beansprog, Abby Wood is encouraging parents to look at second-hand items when shopping. Abby comments, “We are seeing so many items that are still good as new up for sale – children grow so quickly that its often madness to buy something at top price when a nearly new one is just as good and often ½ price! The current economy means we’re all tightening purse strings, so looking at second-hand pushchairs, cots, toys & clothes makes a lot of sense.”
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