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2. eBay History
According to urban myth, eBay was founded by Pierre Omidyar for his girlfriend so she could have a way to trade Pez dispensers
Pierre Omidyar creates eBay. AuctionWeb.com goes online
eBay hits on the site spiked in the first quarter of the year, from 600,000 to more than 1 million. Site crashes were a daily occurance.
AuctionWeb.com site name changed to eBay.com. First logo is created.
The eBay logo with the colorful letters we know today was chosen as the final logo for the company.
EBay's site crashes for 22 hours. eBay's then 400 employees are ordered to call all eBay users to personally apologize.
2000 – eBay has 1,927 full-time employees and 12 million registered users. By the end of 2000 the company has 22 million registered users.
2004 – eBay grosses $3.3 billion in revenue

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7. What is sold on eBay Antiques Art Health & Beauty Baby Home & Garden
Books
Business & Industrial
Cameras & Photo
Cars, Boats, Vehicles & Parts
Cell Phones
Clothing, Shoes & Accessories
Coins
Collectibles
Computers & Networking
Consumer Electronics
Crafts
Dolls & Bears
DVDs & Movies
Entertainment Memorabilia
Gift Certificates
Health & Beauty
Home & Garden
Jewelry & Watches
Music
Musical Instruments
Pottery & Glass
Real Estate
Specialty Services
Sporting Goods
Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop
Stamps
Tickets
Toys & Hobbies
Travel
Video Games
Everything Else

8. Weird Stuff
Grilled-cheese sandwich with the image of the Holy Mother sold for $28,000
Man who auctioned his forehead for advertising space sold for $37,375
Britney Spears' chewed gum sold for $263
U.S. Navy F/A-18A Hornet jet fighter sold for $9,000,000
Titan 1 ICBM Missile Base (decommissioned, don’t worry) sold for $778,080.02

9. What is not sold on eBay
Items that are illegal or that encourage illegal activity (banned weapons, drugs, etc.)
Items that are racially or ethnically inappropriate.
Services that are illegal, sexual in nature or that violate eBay’s User Agreement
Listings with counterfeit or bootleg items (counterfeits, replicas and unauthorized copies)

10. What you need
A valid address (if you use webmail you may need to give more information)
A credit card
Money to buy stuff

11. PayPal Used to send and receive electronic payments
Primary form of payment for items on eBay
Must be registered separately from eBay
Two forms of accounts
Unverified: makes payments though a credit card
Verified: makes payments using direct deposit to a checking account

12. How does eBay work?
An eBay user posts an item for sale in an auction listing. The auction lasts several days
Another user does a search for the same or similar item and finds the listing.
The buyer inspects the listing, asks the seller questions through or on eBay, checks the sellers feedback history, and eventually bids on the item.
Other buyers do the same and place higher bids
The auction ends and the winning buyer is sent an notification with the total price of the item plus shipping and handling costs

13. How does eBay work?
The buyer pays for the item with PayPal, money order, check or credit card (if the seller accepts credit card).
The seller receives the payment in their PayPal account.
The seller ships the item to the buyer.
Once the buyer receives the item and it is to their satisfaction the buyer leaves good feedback to the seller.
The seller leaves good feedback to the buyer.
The transaction is complete.

14. eBay Terminology
Auctions: Item is open for buyers to place bids on until the listing end time.
Buy it Now: Item can be purchased immediately at a fixed price.
Reserve: Item will not sell below a certain price set by the seller.
NR: No Reserve.
Best Offer: Seller allows buyer ability to make offers on fixed price items which the buyer can then accept or deny.

15. Types of Listings Auction Fixed Price (Buy it Now) eBay Store
Usually lasts several days
Some have Buy it now
Some have Reserves
Fixed Price (Buy it Now)
Some have make an offer
eBay Store
Usually last until purchased

16. Types of Payment PayPal Money Order Personal Check Cash COD
The most widely used method
Can be paid with either credit card or direct deposit from checking
Money Order
Most sellers accept money orders, however it increases the time of a transaction
Personal Check
Few sellers accept strait personal checks because of the inherent risk of bounced checks
Cash
Only used for direct pickup. NEVER mail cash!!!
COD
Almost no seller accepts this unless they are directly delivering the item
Credit Card
Usually only large vendors accept credit card over the phone.

17. Types of Shipping Calculation
Fixed shipping
Seller will ship an item at a fixed price, regardless of destination or weight, using a specified carrier
Calculate shipping
Buyer can calculate shipping costs for multiple carriers by entering their Zip Code (only works in US)
Contact Seller
Seller and buyer negotiate shipping charges and methods

18. Feedback System
eBay employs a user driven feedback system as part of quality control.
Every user has a feedback given to them by both buyers and sellers for every successfully completed transaction.
The more good feedback a seller has, the safer they are to buy from (generally).
The more bad feedback a seller has, the more unsatisfied customers the seller has had.

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