Easing Into E-commerce

Bidding For Business

Mention online auctions and eBay will likely come to mind. But online auctions can handle more than just Beanie Babies and sports collectibles. They are just as effective for finding printers.

Print auctions can allow in-plants to get additional work during slow periods, and to find printers to handle complicated jobs. David Robb, vice-president of 58K.com—which gives buyers access to 58,000 U.S. printers in an auction format—says when he owned a finishing plant in North Carolina, his entire market was within 150 miles of his plant.