Online Auctions...
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Buying from Overseas Sellers
At times you may bid on items in Internet auctions where the seller is overseas. If you win the auction that means paying postage and packing, and can also involve you...
Buying to Buy eBay
Bidding on eBay is essentially the same as any other auction. You place your bid and can keep on bidding against others until the end of the auction, hoping yours is the...
Can You Trust an Estate Agent?
We’ve all heard the horror stories when it comes to estate agents. Everyone you know seems to know someone who has had a bad experience with an estate agent. Various...
Feedback on eBay
eBay is a wonderful forum but it’s important to understand that it’s basically just a host, and that the real interactions are between successful bidders and the...
How eBay Operates
EBay has taken auctions to a global level since it began in 1995. You can buy items up for auction in the U.S. or Australia – or in Britain of course. It’s also expanded...
Making the Most of eBay
EBay is a wonderful place for buying and selling almost anything. But have you ever noticed that some people seem more successful at using it both as buyers and sellers?...
Selling on eBay
Thankfully selling on eBay is a very easy process, if only because they want your business. They wouldn’t have become so massive if it had been a complex process. It can...
Things to Look Out for on eBay
EBay can be wonderful to use, but like anything else where buyers and sellers are essentially anonymous, it’s open to abuse. There are a number of scams operating on...
Top Ten Auctions Tips
So you’ve seen the television programmes on buying at auction and it’s got you interested – what do you do now? For many people just figuring out where to start when...
Using Escrow at Auctions
You may be familiar with escrow as a term but can it work in auctions? Yet eBay suggests it as an option, especially for larger purchases, as a way of ensuring...
What to do if an Auction goes Wrong
The vast majority of transactions on eBay go perfectly smoothly and everyone is satisfied. However, there are times a problem occurs, and the company has procedures in...
