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Revision as of 15:31, 19 November 2002 by Hotlorp (talk | contribs) (improved 1st 3 paras)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)eBay is a highly successful online auction website, at which people from all around the world buy and sell goods.
All manner of items are offered, many of which may have been discarded if it were not for a worldwide market which sees unusual items as collectible. Increasingly, international companies such as IBM sell new goods, such as laptop computers at eBay.
eBay makes its money from fees charged to the seller, and from advertising. It does not handle the goods at any time, but relies on the seller's good faith in posting the goods to the buyer. eBay displays feedback ratings from buyers and sellers, to encourage good behaviour.
Because such a huge variety of items are being offered at any one time it is possible to view on eBay many common collectables. For example, suppose one wished to view silver pennies or a silver denarius. An eBay search in either case, for "silver penny" or "silver denarius", will generate a list of a number of auctions for such items at any one time. Of course, if one is "just looking" one must maintain strong discipline, or one may suddenly own a small useless silver disk.
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Further Reading
- The Perfect Store: Inside eBay, Adam Cohen, Little, Brown & Company, 2002, Hardcover, 336 pages, ISBN 0316150487.