You’re undoubtedly heard about people getting great deals on items they bought through eBay. If you’re a bit envious and ready to try your hand, here’s your chance to learn more.
Exactly What Is An eBay?
It’s an online auction website, in fact the biggest one in the world. You know how an auction works — someone puts up something they want to sell and then buyers come along and place bids on it. The highest bid wins the item.
Being an online auction makes eBay a bit different, though. eBay accepts almost any item, no matter how small, and will then advertise it on their sites all over the world.
How Does Bidding On eBay Work?
Bidding on eBay is a little more complex than a normal auction. On eBay, you enter the maximum amount you are willing to pay for an item, and then eBay places the bids on your behalf. You could enter a maximum bid of $100 for something, and end up paying only $25, if that was sufficient to win.
The best introduction to eBay is to dive in and give it a try. First, you need to go to the eBay website for your country. If you don’t know the address, just go to www.ebay.com and you...