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Monday, December 25th, 2006 by eBay Auctioneer Subscribe To Our Feed

Helpful Hints to Guide You with Buying on eBay:

1) When you use Buy it Now, you know the asking price and you can take some time to decide whether to pay it or not - you can even negotiate. You don't need to keeping your eye on the auction, or get caught up in the last-minute bidding frenzy that is now inevitable on any popular item. Not only that, but the seller will be happy to get a fixed price for their item, and they're likely to nicer to you than usual. Some sellers can be a little resentful when they feel that you got a little too much of a bargain on their item. On the other hand, you will almost certainly pay more for the item, especially with more expensive items. Also, it takes some of the fun out of eBay. Aren't you there for an auction, after all?

2) Don't be afraid to browse: Once you've found the category that items you like seem to be in, why not click 'Browse' and take a look through the whole category?

3) Exclude words in your search: Put a minus, and then put any words in brackets that you don't want to appear in your search results. For example: "Pulp Fiction" -(poster,photo) will find items related to Pulp Fiction but not posters or photos.

4) If a buyer has problems, he or she can rate the seller "negative" and leave a comment such as "never received product".

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

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. Millions of collectibles, appliances, computers, furniture, equipment, vehicles, and other miscellaneous items are listed, bought, and sold daily.

A Tidbit of eBay History:

One of the early items sold on eBay was Omidyar's broken laser pointer for .

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