Steel Spider

• Multi-Supplier Inventory is the cornerstone of Steel Spider. We maintain an inventory database of thousands of steel items in stock and available for sale from over a hundred steel sellers. A buyer (without charge) can search this inventory database (Search for Steel) by steel form, type, physical dimensions, weight, location and other criteria. The Find Steel button produces a list of steel that matches the buyer's requirements. The buyer then clicks on the name of the company on any items of interest to immediately see the name and contact information of the person selling the item. The buyer can also save his search criteria so Steel Spider can send him an email when steel matching his criteria is added to the Inventory. This Inventory Alert is a free service for registered buyers. 
  
  Steel sellers can add their steel to the Inventory two ways. They can use Post Steel to Inventory to manually add each of their steel items individually at no charge. Alternatively they can provide descriptions of their steel in a file (or multiple files) and we will handle the adding of their steel to the Inventory. We set up an Automatic Data Entry process that reads the file(s) and adds the steel to the inventory. There is a fixed monthly fee for this but there is no limit to the number of steel items a seller can add in this manner. Included in this fee is the ability for the seller to have his logo appear randomly on the border of each page of this site. Within an hour after a seller's steel is added to the Inventory, an Inventory Alert is emailed to notify a buyer of any steel that was added that matches their criteria.
  
  The inventory includes steel available in bar, coil, irregular blanks, plate, sheet, pipe, tube, structural (Beams, Channel, etc.), wire and rod forms. The condition of the steel includes prime, excess prime, secondary and surplus. Sellers can use Change/Remove your Steel to update, edit and delete their steel in the multi-supplier inventory. Sellers using Automatic Data Entry can simply send a new file to replace the steel in a previous file as often as they wish.
  
  The Inventory platform and the Offering Platform are complementary platforms for sellers to advertise their available steel. Both the Offerings platform and the Inventory platform can notify buyers when steel is added.
   
• Offering is a platform where a seller can Send an Offering by email to multiple steel buyers. Buyers sign-up to Receive Offerings by identifying the form and type of steel they are interested in receiving Offerings for. Offering is used by sellers to describe steel in large quantities sold as a single lot, special deals, truck, railcar or barge quantities. Sellers can attach a file to their Offering email to provide additional information about their available steel.
  
  Offerings are not intended to be used by the seller for a small number of steel items. Add small number of steel items to the Inventory using Post Steel to Inventory to manually add their steel items. Both Offerings and Inventory notify buyers when steel is added. Offerings can not be changed or removed but items in Inventory can.
  
  Buyers can be very specific as to what steel they are interested in being notified of when they use the Inventory Alert. Buyers receive Inventory Alerts only for the steel added to the Inventory that they are most likely to be interested in. Offerings are distributed by steel form and type only. Buyers receiving Offerings will be notified about all offerings for a particular form and type of steel. Sellers need to consider that if a buyer receives too many Offerings that are not of interest to him, he could stop receiving any Offerings and rely only on the Inventory Alert to let him know about added steel.
  
  In addition to sending Offerings to those on Steel Spider who have requested them, Offerings can also be sent by email to buyers the seller knows. We have a Contact List where a seller can identify the email addresses of those buyers he knows and sends his offerings to. To see what Offerings have been sent, View Recent Offerings is chronological listing of recent offers sent to buyers using Steel Spider.
   
• Inquire is a platform where a buyer can Send an Inquiry by email to multiple steel sellers.  Sellers sign-up to Receive Inquiries by identifying the products they deal in. An Inquiry can be a Request for Quote (RFQ) or a Request for Information (RFI). Buyers can attach a file to their Inquiry email to provide additional information about their requirements.
  
  In addition to sending an Inquiry to those on Steel Spider who have requested them, an Inquiry can also be sent by email to sellers the buyer knows. We have a Contact List where a buyer can identify the email addresses of those sellers he knows and wants to send his Inquiry to. For examples of Inquiries, go to View Recent Inquiries under Inquire to see a summary if some of the Inquiries sent in the past week or two.
   
• Auction is a platform where a seller can run live, ascending auctions for a single item. A seller can also run an auction for Bid List where multiple items can be auctioned at the same time. Proxy bidding does not apply. A bid is considered to be the amount the bidder is willing to pay.
  
  The auctions are invitational in that the seller identifies which buyers can bid in his auction using a personalized Contact List. Go to Enter an Auction to enter those auctions where you have been authorized to bid and visible Auctions. Buyers need to sign-up to Receive Auction Notices. Sellers can set-up and run their Single Item Auction.
  
  
• Facility Directory is a searchable Facility Directory  containing the location, capabilities and materials used or processed by a seller's facility. Buyers can search the Facility Directory by company name, material handled and processing capabilities. Sellers can Add Your company to the Facility Directory.
  
  

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