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Monday, August 7th, 2006 by eBay Auctioneer Subscribe To Our Feed

Information to Lend a Hand with Getting the Most out of eBay:

1) Paying by cheques and money orders: This is payment the old-fashioned way, and will lead to a long wait to your item. You need to post the cheque or money order, then the seller has to take it to the bank and get it cleared, and only then do they send the item. The only reason to use this method is if either you or the seller distrusts electronic payment methods. If you're willing to go to the trouble with these sellers, though, you might get an item very cheaply, as most buyers just can't be bothered. When you pay by cheque or money order, make sure to print the eBay order confirmation page (you will receive it via email) and put it in the envelope with your payment. Underline or circle important information like your mailing address and the item number. Finally, remember to have patience: keep in contact with the seller, as it surprisingly can take a month or two before everything falls into place and your item turns up.

2) eBay is an online auction website - and not just any auction site, but the biggest one in the world. If you know how an auction works, then you already know how roughly eBay works. Someone adds something they want to sell to the site, and then buyers come along and place bids on it. The highest bid wins the item! It's that simple. eBay being an online auction makes a big difference, though. Buying and selling are not reserved for any elite. eBay accept almost any item, no matter how small, and will then advertise it on their sites all over the world. It's a powerful combination of an auction and a slightly chaotic marketplace.

3) Don't be a difficult customer: Understand that your seller might take a little while to respond to you, and perhaps a few days to send your item - harassing them is awful and unnecessary, and won't get you good feedback.

4) While eBay don't have many people handling complaints, they do have a relatively effective set of automatic process to handle common problems buyers and sellers have with one another.

5) The First Bid for an eBay listing is the amount set by the seller at which the bidding will begin.

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

Did You Know?

In late 1999 a man offered one of his kidneys for auction on eBay, attempting to profit from the potentially lucrative (and, in the United States, illegal) market for transplantable human organs.

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