oBaz is short for online bazaar, and like that famously fluid market environment, it’s all about haggling to get what you want. Think of it as a Groupon in reverse: Advertisers go to Groupon with a deal offering, and if enough punters sign up the deal’s a go. At oBaz, a community of similarly desiring consumers form a group and then oBaz’s team goes to work trying to arrange a deal from the supplier, based on the product or service the group wants. It’s like a souk without the sensory saturation.
oBaz has been running in beta for a while, but today it officially unveils its services to the larger world. A video explanation of the site is below: