Do you have trouble sometimes understanding when people talk about eBay? Don’t worry, some of the jargon is really obscure, and you can’t be expected to understand it until someone has told you what it means. Here is a little list of some of the most useful lingo to know, but you don’t need to memorise them – even the most common jargon is only used relatively rarely.

Words:
Bid: telling eBay’s system the maximum price you are prepared to pay for an item.
Dutch: an auction where more than one of an …

When is the right day to start an auction and how long should it last? I presumed every eBay members has a different opinion in answering this question.  So my answer is a just another one of the opinions which I would like to share with you.
Based on my ongoing learning and experience, I think the best time to post an auction is on a Thursday starting at 8 p.m.
[Note: I noticed that sometimes when I list an auction, it took about 1-2 hours to actually see the auction run …

In 2006, a study was conducted by ACNielsen on behalf of eBay. The company surveyed eBay sellers around the globe, including 2,000 in the United States. And it concluded that “approximately 1.3 million sellers around the world use eBay as their primary or secondary source of income,” with an estimated 630,239 in the United States.
Many internet users (including me) have realized that eBay is a proven method to make money.  It is not a get rich overnight excursion! However, with passion, some homework (research), proper planning and a …

My very first encounter with eBay started one day when I was searching on the internet to buy a product which I could not find in my hometown.  I found the item but for some reason did not buy it.  Yet, I eventually ended up registering as a member of eBay because of two reasons: Firstly, it is FREE to register! Secondly, and more interestingly because I noticed that most of the items listed on eBay are selling at relatively cheaper than the ones available in my homeland.  Since …