Ebay is the largest and most successful online auction site in the net. It is a place where Joe from Florida can sell to Ahmed from Pakistan. It’s where dreams come true and the product is the king.
General
Founded in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar. Omidyar established consulting group (Echo Bay Technology) which owned the site. Ebay headcounters are on San Jose – the heaven for hi-tech companies.
What Can I find there?
Everything. Furniture, vehicles, food, cloth and very strange stuff like a person who sells his forehead for advertising needs. On June 2004, Ebay has restricted sellers from alcohol and tobacco sells. Ebay also restricted sellers to advertise Nazi stuff (pictures, books etc.).
Finance
Ebay gets fee from every transaction made buy it’s system. It has affiliates programs where you can place an Ebay ad on your site. Paypal is the preferred methods for online purchasing buy most of Ebay users. Paypal is an elctronic wallet, aimed to secure the personal information and lose the need in credit cards.
Nice
A World War II submarine is the biggest sell ever made through Ebay system. Every day, there is at list one strange auction. Breatny Spears chewing gum, Cristina Agilera hair, an empty M&Ms bag (for 400$!!!), air guitar for 8$ and more.
Worldwide
Ebay has a local Ebay sites all over the world. Local groups help advertising its local colleges. If you want to sell stuff on Ebay, advertising – as in the real world – is a factor you cannot ignore. These are the worldwide Ebay sites list:
eBay USA website
eBay Fees (in English)
eBay Australia website
eBay Austria website
eBay Belgium website
eBay Canada website
eBay China website
eBay France website
eBay Germany website
eBay Hong Kong website
eBay India website
eBay Ireland website
eBay Italy website
eBay Malaysia website
eBay Netherlands website
eBay Philippines website
eBay Poland website
eBay Singapore website
eBay Spain website
eBay Sweden website
eBay Switzerland website
eBay Taiwan website
eBay UK website
Tip
It looks easy to start selling things on Ebay, but I really recommend reading professional articles about the method.
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