BBS sites like XCar and QQ are also popular places for organizing buys, with users meeting in forums or groups pertaining to a particular product. Each of the tuangou sites below has pages for quite a few cities.

MeiTuan (http://www.meituan.com/) is one of the leading sites for tickets to restaurants, spas, and tours. They offer payment by Paypal and SMS updates.

TeamBuy (http://www.teambuy.com.cn/) Focuses on the big items - real estate, cars, and everything you need to hold a wedding.