How could you not love Ebay?
Written: Oct 08 '01
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If your looking for an auction website, go with the best, Ebay.
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Ebay is famed as the worlds online marketplace and is definitely just that. By logging onto Ebay.com, you will reach the most popular and most used online auction site around. People from all over the world are offered the opportunity to sell everything from used clothes to rare coins. Just the same, individuals can buy those hard to find and not so hard to find items.
I have been a Ebay buyer/seller since July of 1999. In that time, I've watched Ebay grow larger and more popular. I've experienced new features as they are introduced and sighed when fees were raised for sellers.
To buy an item on Ebay, you simply sign up as a new member by filling out a small registration form. Get your password and your all set. If you would like to sell items on Ebay, you can use your same user id and password but if you haven't already submitted a credit card you will have to do that.
Why a credit card? Because Ebay charges a fee for sellers. Insertion fees, which is a up front fee for simply having the auction. If your starting price is under ten dollars, your fee is thirty cents. This fee goes up as your starting price goes up. Of course their are several features you are welcome to use, such as bolding a listing, which will raise your starting fee. When your auction ends, Ebay charges a final value fee. This fee is a percentage of your items final selling price. If your item does not sell, you can relist your item. If it sells the second time around, Ebay will refund your listing fee.
Ebay is also quite popular for their feedback feature. This allows buyers and sellers to post a rating and comments after the transaction is complete. Feedback helps other potential buyers and sellers decide if they want to work with the member.
Ebay is a great way to get rid of that extra stuff lying around the house or to start a business. Many people have made a career out of selling on Ebay. If you choose just to buy then be assured no matter what your looking for, Ebay will probably have it and if they don't, try again tomorrow.
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About the Author
Member: Kim Bowman
Location: Kansas
Reviews written: 7
Trusted by: 5 members
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