Can you explain what ebay is and how easy it is to use?
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by: JeffGrundy
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What is eBay?
In 1995 computer programmer, Pierre Omidyar created an auction web site called AuctionWeb. Today it is known as ebay and includes PayPal, Skype and Shopping.com. Profitable from almost the beginning ebay has an almost magical attraction. Starting out in San Jose, California it is now a world wide company.
eBay has around 276 million registered users in 39 markets world-wide and approximately 1.3 million sellers. Although it started out as an auction site users are able to buy and sell in fixed-price as well as auction formats and this they do continually, trading more than $2039.00 worth of goods, from collectibles to computers and virtually everything in between, every second of the day.
The net result of ebay's growth has been the listing of everything from junk to business's overstocked items. Incredible deals can be found if one has the patience and time to search and learn the ins and outs of buying though auctions.
How quick can you get going?
The following quote sadly is a common opinion of ebay's ease of use. "It is unfortunate that eBay has gotten more and more complicated than when I had first joined in 1999. I have to say, eBay.com was faster, more efficient, and was much easier to use back then. I've spent a lot of time on eBay and you would think that it would get easier and easier to use. However, because they keep adding features, it is actually getting more difficult to use. What a shame."
The site appears to be more complex to use from the seller's point of view which is natural since there is more responsibility involved in advertising and selling an item. One disgruntled seller suggests that the only reason that eBay is successful despite making the process so difficult is that, because they are making money rather than spending it, the user is more willing to accept the complexity of the site.
Personal experience in buying through eBay has been relatively simple. Where the buyer is concerned, once you have registered the biggest problem is finding exactly what you want among the millions of items for sale. Of course, there is always the possibility of fraud and you need to read the advertisements and the seller's feedback carefully to avoid being 'had'.
Conclusion
Sure from the the buyers stand point ebay is pretty easy to use. From the sellers view point maybe not so easy. Yet the ability to put your product or service in front on millions of buyers for very little expense, makes it all worth it in the long run. Knowing the rules as in any game, makes it easier to play and a lot more fun.
Care must be taking to take the time and investigate what you are purchasing if any substantial amount of money is changing hands. If it sounds to good to be true, it just may be.
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