Posted on Friday, 22nd August 2008 by Jeff

I was just getting ready to create a posting about my online rental idea, but what I didn’t know is that somebody already launched off a marketplace with a similar concept. Zilok.com is a San Francisco, California startup that was launched off recently and is supposed to revolutionize the way you rent things. Like Ebay, you simply post things that you want to rent out to other people at a set price. Everything from a basketball to a Bently Continental can be rented off this online rental marketplace. If you find an item you want to rent, all you have to do is purchase the rental off Zilok.com and drive over to the person’s house to pick up the item. Each listing comes with a map on the bottom which tells you exactly where the item is located before you rent it. Some items might require a deposit prior to renting for security purposes which I feel is fair on both ends of the deal.

While this is a new startup, it seems to being doing fairly well for its age. The design of the website looks great and gives you the feeling of a marketplace you can “trust”. This site was also considered one of the Top Websites Of 2008 by PC Magazine. I’m really hoping this website works out because I feel like there’s definitely a market for this sort of thing. With enough publicity and the right marketing strategy we could very well be looking at the next great online marketplace! Did I mention it’s FREE to list your items?

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2 Responses to “Zilok.com - A cool new way to rent things online”

  1. Jeff Boudier Says:
    August 22nd, 2008 at 12:57 pm

    Hi Greg,

    Thanks for your post and support! We want to build a whole community around the idea of peer-to-peer renting as a new and sustainable way of consuming. There are too many things we own and barely use, we should start paying for usage, not ownership on these things.
    Good luck with your projects,

    Jeff for Zilok

  2. Greg Says:
    August 22nd, 2008 at 5:39 pm

    Hey, no problem. Great idea by the way. I’m checking through my stuff right now and will probably post a few things on your site. Just to let you know your site was launched off on my birthday which I thought was a cool coincidence.

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