An Introduction to Bidding and Buying on eBay.
Have you noticed that whenever you open a
newspaper, watch the TV or have a conversation, people seem to be
talking about eBay? If youve never used it and youve no idea what
its all about, then the chances are that youre starting to feel a
little left out. But dont worry! This email contains everything you
need to know about the basics of bidding and buying on eBay.
So What is eBay?
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! Its 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. Its a powerful combination of an auction and a
slightly chaotic marketplace.
What is Bidding?
Bidding is when you say how much you will pay for an item in an
auction. Bidding on eBay, however, doesnt work in exactly the same
way as a normal auction, at least in theory. On eBay, you tell the
site what the maximum you are willing to pay for each item is, and
then eBay places the bids on your behalf. That means you could say
you were willing to pay up to $100 for something and only have to
pay $50, if that was the highest maximum bid anyone else placed.
Its not as complicated as it sounds the best way to get used to
it is to give it a try. First, the best thing to do is to go to the
eBay website designed for your country. If you dont know the
address for it, just go to www.ebay.com and it will tell you there.
Now, on the front page you should see a big box marked search:
just type in anything that youd like to buy there.
Wasnt that easy? Now you should have a list of items for sale in
front of you, along with how much people are currently bidding for
them and the time when bidding ends for each item. If you click one
of these, you can read the description, and then if youre happy
with the item and happy to pay more than the current highest bidder
is you can bid!
How Do I Bid?
Go ahead and scroll down to the bottom of an items description
page, and type the maximum you are willing to pay (your maximum bid)
into the box. Then simply press the place bid button you will
need to sign in once you press the button, or go through a quick
registration process if you dont have an eBay username).
If someone elses maximum bid on that item is higher than yours,
then eBay will tell you and give you the opportunity to bid again.
Otherwise, youre now the new highest bidder! All you need to do now
is wait until the end of the auction if someone else outbids you,
then eBay will email you and you can bid again.
All sounds great, doesnt it? But by now you might be wondering
whether a site as chaotic as eBay can really be all that safe to buy
from. Thats why the next email in this series will be about your
rights when you buy from eBay.

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