eCOST Snapshot
Psssst -- wanna buy a DVD player at cost? If so, look into eCOST.com. The company sells deeply discounted new, closeout, and refurbished electronics online. Its 260,000 products also include computers, plasma TVs and monitors, digital memory devices, software, DVDs, cameras, apparel, appliances, and sports memorabilia from leading manufacturers such as Canon, HP, Denon, Seiko, and Sony. Through affiliate relationships, eCOST offers other products such as pet supplies and flowers. The budget-conscious consumers who shop eCOST.com are offered everyday, low-price deals, as well as "Bargain Countdowns" -- similar to Kmart's "Blue Light Specials." PFSweb sold eCOST.com back to PC Mall in early 2011 for $2.3 million.