Living with eBay Day-to-Day
Techniques and things to watch as eBay's becomes a part of your real life: taxes, safety and privacy, your business, quality and legality of goods, and new ideas for buying and selling household goods. It's not just a website, it's a lifestyle!
Avoid Junk and Gimmick eBay Auctions
Junk and gimmick eBay auctions are all over the eBay website. You know the sort of thing: super-secret information that will change your life for only a dollar. A magical device that will cure your heart disease, cancer, and anything else you've got for the price of lunch. Whether you're a buyer or seller, you shouldn't fall into the junk auction trap.
Junk and gimmick eBay auctions are all over the eBay website. You know the sort of thing: super-secret information that will change your life for only a dollar. A magical device that will cure your heart disease, cancer, and anything else you've got for the price of lunch. Whether you're a buyer or seller, you shouldn't fall into the junk auction trap.
Build It Yourself on eBay
eBay is a great place to buy all kinds of common consumer goods, sure. It also happens to be one of the greatest parts and tools suppliers anywhere, for any kind of hobby or industry.
eBay is a great place to buy all kinds of common consumer goods, sure. It also happens to be one of the greatest parts and tools suppliers anywhere, for any kind of hobby or industry.
Feedback Changes at eBay
After many years of an essentially unchanged feedback system, eBay is revamping feedback in a number of major ways. Amongst them: no more feedback for buyers from sellers and no more withdrawn feedback.
After many years of an essentially unchanged feedback system, eBay is revamping feedback in a number of major ways. Amongst them: no more feedback for buyers from sellers and no more withdrawn feedback.
Discover Your eBay World
eBay offers many community-oriented tools. eBay also helps you to organize your eBay community life by creating your own homepage on eBay known as your eBay My World page.
eBay offers many community-oriented tools. eBay also helps you to organize your eBay community life by creating your own homepage on eBay known as your eBay My World page.
How did eBay start?
A brief history of eBay from San Jose, 1994, to world domination.
A brief history of eBay from San Jose, 1994, to world domination.
About eBay the Business
Details about eBay the corporation. General financial trends, leadership, market strategy, and holdings.
Details about eBay the corporation. General financial trends, leadership, market strategy, and holdings.
Buyer vs. Seller Bias on eBay
Accusations of pro-buyer or pro-seller "bias" are increasingly made about eBay by its members. Which is true and what does it mean for eBay traders going forward?
Accusations of pro-buyer or pro-seller "bias" are increasingly made about eBay by its members. Which is true and what does it mean for eBay traders going forward?
Create Your About Me Page
The About Me page is an eBay institution, and can be used to direct potential bidders or other eBay members to your auction listings, your feedback, or just more information about you and your eBay business.
The About Me page is an eBay institution, and can be used to direct potential bidders or other eBay members to your auction listings, your feedback, or just more information about you and your eBay business.
eBay Blogs for Members
eBay's blogging service, eBay Blogs, offers new webloggers the opportunity to post their experiences, tips, tricks, and anecdotes online for family, friends, and fellow eBayers.
eBay's blogging service, eBay Blogs, offers new webloggers the opportunity to post their experiences, tips, tricks, and anecdotes online for family, friends, and fellow eBayers.
Exploring eBay's Diverse Neighborhoods
eBay's neighborhoods offer an environment in which to meet others with interests similar to yours and socialize with them on an everyday basis, product talk with hobby talk in a relaxed atmosphere.
eBay's neighborhoods offer an environment in which to meet others with interests similar to yours and socialize with them on an everyday basis, product talk with hobby talk in a relaxed atmosphere.
Play on the eBay Playground
eBay Playground is a new and unique feature on eBay's website that lets eBay buyers and sellers like you test out new features and new areas of eBay's website. If you're dying to see what eBay will look like a few months from now, or dying to get your hands on the latest eBay feature, maybe it's time to visit eBay Playground.
eBay Playground is a new and unique feature on eBay's website that lets eBay buyers and sellers like you test out new features and new areas of eBay's website. If you're dying to see what eBay will look like a few months from now, or dying to get your hands on the latest eBay feature, maybe it's time to visit eBay Playground.
Use eBay to Drive Offline Sales
Yes, if you have a store it's nice to be able to direct customers toward your eBay auctions. If you have eBay auctions, however, don't forget to use them to direct bidders to your store!
Yes, if you have a store it's nice to be able to direct customers toward your eBay auctions. If you have eBay auctions, however, don't forget to use them to direct bidders to your store!
eBay Radio, Voice of eBay
Broadcasting twice a week with archives stretching back to 2003, eBay Radio has become the voice of the eBay community.
Broadcasting twice a week with archives stretching back to 2003, eBay Radio has become the voice of the eBay community.
Using eBay Reviews & Guides
Use eBay Reviews & Guides to find out how other eBay members rate the products that you're interested in buying and to get hints and tips on the best way to shop.
Use eBay Reviews & Guides to find out how other eBay members rate the products that you're interested in buying and to get hints and tips on the best way to shop.
Can I give to charity through eBay?
Yes, you can. Sellers can elect to have a percentage of proceeds donated to a chosen charity, visible to buyers.
Yes, you can. Sellers can elect to have a percentage of proceeds donated to a chosen charity, visible to buyers.
Developing and Providing eBay Solutions
Don't be quick to pass eBay by, even if buying and selling aren't your thing. Remember that eBay represents a captive audience of millions of buyers and sellers that can be leveraged for income, especially if you're a developer, a solutions provider, or a service provider of some kind.
Don't be quick to pass eBay by, even if buying and selling aren't your thing. Remember that eBay represents a captive audience of millions of buyers and sellers that can be leveraged for income, especially if you're a developer, a solutions provider, or a service provider of some kind.
Five Ways to Integrate eBay Into Your Small Business
Even if your primary business and life lie outside the confines of eBay, that doesn't mean you can't enhance your business by using eBay strategically. Here's how.
Even if your primary business and life lie outside the confines of eBay, that doesn't mean you can't enhance your business by using eBay strategically. Here's how.
Join the Community With eBay Groups
eBay Groups give eBay members with shared interests the tools to connect and network on a global scale. They also give eBay members that are close to one another geographically a place to gather and chat while online and to plan meetings offline.
eBay Groups give eBay members with shared interests the tools to connect and network on a global scale. They also give eBay members that are close to one another geographically a place to gather and chat while online and to plan meetings offline.
Using eBay Wiki
eBay Wiki is a new forum for eBay members to write about and share their experiences, tips, tricks, and anecdotes about eBay.
eBay Wiki is a new forum for eBay members to write about and share their experiences, tips, tricks, and anecdotes about eBay.
How does eBay affect my taxes?
How does eBay affect your taxes? The same way any other self-employment income would.
How does eBay affect your taxes? The same way any other self-employment income would.
From eBay: Security Center
The eBay Security & Resolution center contains forms that you can use to report safety or security issues and details on the latest eBay dangers like phishing and spoof email messages.
The eBay Security & Resolution center contains forms that you can use to report safety or security issues and details on the latest eBay dangers like phishing and spoof email messages.
Professional eBay Sellers Alliance (PESA)
The Professional eBay Sellers Alliance, a membership organization for eBay sellers that gives guidance on taxes, dispute resolution, best practices, and the profession of eBay selling in general.
The Professional eBay Sellers Alliance, a membership organization for eBay sellers that gives guidance on taxes, dispute resolution, best practices, and the profession of eBay selling in general.
Frequently Asked eBay Tax Questions
A list of questions about taxes commonly asked by eBay sellers, along with answers from Enterpreneur.com.
A list of questions about taxes commonly asked by eBay sellers, along with answers from Enterpreneur.com.
From eBay: eBay Travel
So it's time to take a break from your eBay selling business and go on vacation. Why not buy your vacation package on (where else) eBay?
So it's time to take a break from your eBay selling business and go on vacation. Why not buy your vacation package on (where else) eBay?