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

Helpful Advice to Guide You with Getting What You Want on eBay:

1) Build relationships: If a seller sells a lot of a certain kind of thing you like, buy from them a few more times.

2) 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?

3) When you have problems with a transaction, you should take it up with the seller - most will be responsive, as do not want to have their reputation damaged when an upset buyer leaves negative feedback for all their future buyers to see.

4) Carefully read the item description. Do not bid on an item where the ship to locations clearly do not include the area where you live.

5) If you find something you haven't heard of, and the description calls it 'rare', don't assume that it actually is.

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.

An Interesting Fact about eBay:

In May 2005, eBay acquired Gumtree, a network of UK local city classifieds sites.

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