An Introduction to ebay online
auctions
Ebay.com is the largest of
all the online auction sites, with over millions of registered users.
The mega auction site
ebay has an average of 16 million items listed for auction at any particular
moment, spread across more than 27,000 categories. In 2002, eBay
members were responsible for more than 14.87 billion dollars worth of gross
sales.
That's a lot of pez
dispensers and comic books- Just two of those 27,000 different categories,
of course!
Now that ebay has become so HUGE, it may feel like your listing is a little
lost in the shuffle... Read on, and we'll share tips on how to make your
auction stand out from the rest, without breaking the bank!
How was ebay created?
Ebay was created in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar. The current
story is that his fiancée at the time was a collector of Pez dispensers, who
wanted a place online where she could trade with other fans of this little
plastic toy. Pierre wanted to give her an outlet for this, and thus, ebay was
born!
Well, whether or not this is the actual way ebay started, one
thing is true- in 1995, E-commerce suddenly turned a corner, and the
C2C (consumer to consumer) business model had found a whole new audience on
the internet. It wasn't long before the first radio & TV commercials were
aired promoting merchandise in the next Star Wars movie... ebay was suddenly a
household word being used by people everywhere.
New to
ebay auctions? Register for FREE...
Read
more:
Page 1:
ebay auctions: An Introduction
Page 2:
How do I use
ebay?
Page 3:
What kind of
stuff can I find on ebay?
Page 4: Auction
Feedback: Earning Trust Online
Page 5:
ebay Beginners Guide to
Avoiding Auction Fraud
Page 6:
Why are ebay online auctions
so popular?
Page 7:
Intro to Ebay stores
Page 8:
The Power of Ebay Search
