Onbuy

OnBuy is an online UK marketplace, similar to Amazon.com and eBay . OnBuy is the trading name of OnCommerce Ltd, which received a major investment from Centerprise International, a UK IT distribution company, in April 2013.

The marketplace is stated to allow businesses to sell a wide range of products from IT equipment, toys and games through to arts and crafts.

History

Cas Paton is the entrepreneur behind OnBuy,. He started his business career in 2006 in the website development industry with OnTop Web Design, and moved into website development in 2011 with OnTop Media

Subsequently Paton funded, invested and took the Managing Director position at OnBuy alongside Razzak, with additional investment from Razzak's company Centerprise International.

OnBuy originally launched in Summer 2013.

In March 2014 OnBuy was placed "on hold" by Centerprise International, with the website going offline.

On 14 July 2014 OnBuy was acquired by Cas Paton, the original founder, for a six-figure sum.

OnBuy is set to re-launch to market in July 2015.