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Wednesday, August 9th, 2006 by eBay Auctioneer Subscribe To Our Feed

Suggestions to Steer You with Buying Items on eBay:

1) Always read the seller's feedback. If the seller has less than one percent negative feedback to positive feedback, that is an excellent ratio.

2) After every transaction both the buyer and seller have the option of rating each other.

3) eBay say they want to "level the playing field", to allow eBay businesses to compete with the big chain stores, and they also want to promote PayPal as a payment method. Relatively few buyers can afford the more expensive items on eBay all at once, and so the introduction of Buyer's Credit seems likely to significantly increase prices and sales at the higher end of the market. It is worth noting that you can use Buyer's Credit anywhere PayPal is accepted, not just on eBay. PayPal say it's "like a credit card - minus the card!" You don't get a card number - you can pay with credit with just your email address and password.

4) If the item you are viewing has unclear pictures, email the seller and ask them for better pictures.

5) Auction sniping is the process of watching a timed online auction, and placing a winning bid at the last possible moment (often literally seconds before the end of the auction), giving the other bidders no time to outbid the sniper.

Over the years, eBay has introduced all sorts of different auction types, in an effort to give people more options when they buy and sell their things on eBay. The company's current business strategy includes increasing revenue by increasing international trade within the eBay system.

A Tidbit of eBay History:

In April of 2006, eBay opened its new eBay Express site, which is designed to work like a standard Internet shopping site to consumers with United States addresses.

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