Alternatives to r/OnBuy

r/OnBuy is banned. When we checked on 7 November 2026, Reddit showed that the subreddit was banned due to being unmoderated. People had used it for OnBuy.com marketplace chat — a UK-focused shopping alternative to Amazon. We know of no official successor, and later requests to reclaim the name are not an automatic reopen. The open communities below still cover UK shopping, frugal buying or marketplace seller talk more broadly. Read each community’s rules before posting.

Status check

Banned for being unmoderated — Reddit shows a ban notice; nobody can view or post.
Live community page (www.reddit.com): r/OnBuy is banned — This subreddit was banned due to being unmoderated. Checked 2026-11-07.
Public report (www.reddit.com): r/redditrequest thread "Requesting r/OnBuy because it was banned for having no moderation" from a seller who found the name already banned when trying to start a community.
Public report (www.reddit.com): r/buybritish discussion treating OnBuy as a British marketplace alternative to Amazon.
Official successor: none that we know of.

Communities to try instead

r/UKFrugal

Good for: UK saving tips, deal hunting and value shopping — the closest open home for everyday OnBuy-style bargain talk without a dedicated marketplace clubhouse.

Access: open

Rules to know: Be civil. No fraud (including piracy or dodgy subscription tricks). No asking for or offering money. Coupon and referral norms are enforced — check the live sticky rules before dumping codes.

Checked 2026-11-07 · Current rules

r/buybritish

Good for: Finding British brands and UK-hosted alternatives to big platforms — where OnBuy itself has been discussed as an Amazon alternative.

Access: open

Rules to know: Stay on British buying and related recommendations. Follow the current sidebar for promotional and off-topic limits.

Checked 2026-11-07 · Current rules

r/deals

Good for: Broad retailer price drops when you mainly want a live deals feed rather than OnBuy-specific seller chatter.

Access: open

Rules to know: Sale price in the title; link directly to the offer. No prohibited items, dropshipping or Shopify self-promo. Tag the region when a deal is country-limited. Affiliate and referral rules are strict outside the megathread.

Checked 2026-11-07 · Current rules

r/AskUK (profile on SubMouse)

Good for: General UK questions — useful for one-off “has anyone used OnBuy / which marketplace?” threads rather than a daily deals board.

Access: open

Rules to know: Contact the organisation first for customer-service problems. Top-level comments should answer the question. Not a marketplace support desk.

Checked 2026-11-07 · Current rules

r/Flipping

Good for: Reselling strategy (sourcing, fees, shipping) when the OnBuy angle is selling inventory rather than consumer flash sales.

Access: open

Rules to know: Not a marketplace — do not sell items here. No identification/pricing or “help me sell this” posts outside weekly threads. Newbie basics belong in daily threads. Self-promo is limited to the Sunday thread.

Checked 2026-11-07 · Current rules

Looks similar, but not a fit

r/ShoppingDealsOnline — Also closed (banned for being unmoderated) — see its own SubMouse alternatives page for general shopping-deal destinations. (checked 2026-11-07)
r/smallbusiness (profile on SubMouse) — Open, but focused on running a business generally — not a UK deals or OnBuy buyer community, and market-research posts are restricted. (checked 2026-11-07)

An unmoderated ban is not the same as a content-policy ban: the name may be requestable later via r/redditrequest, but approval is not guaranteed. None of these boards is an official OnBuy clubhouse, and marketplace customer-service issues still belong with OnBuy support first. Statuses come from the live community page on the check date; Reddit can lift or change a ban at any time. Updated 2026-11-07.