What are eBay auction rules?
Rules about bidding and paying
- You can’t use eBay if your account contains false contact information.
- You must pay for any item you commit to buying.
- You can only bid if you really intend to buy the item, even if you’re making a non-binding bid.
- You can’t bid on your own item.
Can I trust eBay auctions?
You can buy safely on eBay. In fact, eBay is safer than someone’s personal website because of the third-party involvement of eBay and Paypal. Always report any offers to buy or sell an item outside of eBay.
How do I find auctions on eBay?
To see your bidding history, go to My eBay and select Bids/Offers – opens in new window or tab. There you’ll find any items you’re currently bidding on, items you bid on but didn’t win, and any Best Offers you’ve made.
Do they still have auctions on eBay?
When eBay started back in 1995, the only way to sell an item was by auction. Now auctions are all but dead on eBay. Unless a seller is listing a rare or highly collectible item or offering something limited in number like event tickets, that format doesn’t work like it used to.
What should I not buy on eBay?
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- Food. Okay, you may be thinking, why not?
- Handmade Crafts. You are allowed to sell these on eBay, but you may well not get as good of a price for your work as you would on etsy.com.
- Items that need authentication.
- Jewelry.
- Large items.
- Heavy Items.
- Counterfeit (bootlegged) items.
- Cigarettes and Cigars.
How much does it cost to auction on eBay?
eBay gets a cut when your auction sells. After your auction or fixed-price listing ends, eBay charges the Final Value fee to your account in a matter of minutes. Final Value fees on auctions are pretty easy to figure out. If your item sells, you pay eBay 9% of the selling price to a maximum of $50.00.
How much does it cost to start an eBay auction?
1. Set the starting price at $1–with no reserve. There’s been much talk about the attraction of starting your items at just $1. There’s certainly a definite benefit to that, as prospective buyers will see your listing and think they’re the only ones to see your low-priced item–and that they’ll be win it at a bargain.
What is the weirdest thing sold on eBay?
17 Weird, Wacky and Downright Strange Things Sold on eBay
- Haunted Dolls.
- This Guy’s Facebook Data.
- A Ghost Town.
- Britney Spears’ Gum.
- Justin Timberlake’s Leftovers.
- Virgin Mary, à La Carte.
- William Shatner’s Kidney Stone.
- A Human Kidney.
Can you get bed bugs from eBay?
The risk of getting bedbugs from an eBay or other second-hand clothing purchase is very small, but it’s not zero. If they end up in clothes, they can hang out for up to a year, waiting for snacking conditions to improve. Luckily, if you’re concerned about bedbugs, it’s very simple to kill them.