The Web's Best Online Auction Sites

by Sydney Johnston

The best online auction links for buyers and sellers are - not surprisingly - eBay, eBay and eBay. eBay began the entire wacky world of online auctions back on the Labor Day weekend of 1995. By any definition, this is one of the most successful sites in the world, and certainly offers the greatest number and variety of goodies for buyers. Generally, sellers make more money on eBay than elsewhere. Sometimes, though, we might wonder about the future of eBay, because the sheer volume of goods for sale might bring this giant to a halt. Today, for example, there are 425,641 sports card auctions. Many of these are dutch auctions - meaning the sellers are offering multiple items. So the actual number of cards for sale is even higher than the gigantic list of auctions. If you are a seller trying to auction a few cards, and you aren't really skilled in the business like Auction Genius Course students are, what are your chances of selling? Is it possible that in the future sellers might be looking for other options if they can't sell their goodies? Here are some of the best online auction links if you're looking for life outside eBay: Yahoo Auctions: (http.auctions.yahoo.com) Being Yahoo, this is naturally the biggest competitor to giany eBay. Amazon Auctions: (http://amazon.com) Amazon was more serious about their online auctions in the past, but has added many more retail buying features in past years. ePier Online Auctions: (http://epier.com) One of the best alternative online auction links is ePier. These folks stuck it out for 2 years before making a profit, but are doing well now. As sellers, we can only cheer about the competition. Bidville: (http://www.BidVille.com) This general online auction site is small fry, compared to the giants, but depending on what you're selling, this might be a big advantage. uBid: (http://www.ubid.com) uBid is one of the best online auction sites for buying multiple items for resale. Its claim to fame is "bid on brand names starting at $1". Bidz: (http://web-1.bidz.com) Bidz is the home of the "2 minute" auctions which are fast and lots of fun. Warning: it's easy to get caught up in the auction fever of the moment and get carried away, so approach with caution. These are some of the very best online auction links, but it's by no means a complete list. The opportunities for online auction selling are truly staggering and there are other articles on this site that might give you more clues. About the Author Sydney Johnston, the AUCTION QUEEN, was one of the original sellers on eBay and has been selling on eBay since the winter of 1996. She is the originator and teacher of the famous Auction Genius Course, a powerful 16 hour multi media seminar on the Internet that teaches her students how to sell on ebay.

The rules of linking from your Ebay auctions

by Jason James

Because ebay is such a busy place of merchandise sales with many various ebay stores and markets selling thousands of items, there must be a few rules that are set in place to insure that everyone is playing fair. Ebay auctions are a gift for us to make easy money without having the overhead or the stress of running other types of businesses so it is ideal that we all adhere to their policies. Very few other issues will get ebay sellers arguing about the rules no more than the rules on linking to and from your ebay auctions. Ebay has some very firm rules when it comes to liking and it would be wise of you to follow them to insure that your ebay auctions stay online and profitable. Below are the following links that you may use in your ebay auction description: 1. On your ebay auction, you may have one link to an additional web page for information. This web page is to be used exclusively for further information about whatever ebay item that you are selling from you ebay auction. 2. Your ebay auction may have links to more photo images of the merchandise that you are selling on ebay. 3. If you want your customer to click on a link from your ebay auction that opens up to separate window to send you an email, then that is ok. In fact this little ebay auction email window may increase inquiries of your ebay selling item. 4. Ebay auction links that connects to your other ebay auctions or any of your other ebay auctions stores is also permissible. 5. You may have one link that links to your ebay About Me page. This is in addition to the link next to your user ID that ebay provides for your ebay auction. 6. Ebay authorizes you to have links to your vendors' websites that help you with your auctions. Ebay considers any type of listing services, payment providers, and software programs to be 3rd party vendors. In addition to the above Ebay linking rules that are authorized for your Ebay auctions there are also links that are not allowed with ebay. 1. You cannot have any links that link to other websites that offers to sell, trade, or purchase merchandise outside of Ebay. This should be obvious but many new sellers to Ebay auctions break this rule. 2. Links to any other websites that encourages ebay bidders to place their bids outside of ebay are not authorized in your ebay auctions 3. Your ebay auction cannot have links that link to outside websites that offers to sell merchandise that is considered illegal at ebay. 4. Links that connect to websites that solicit ebay user Ids and passwords is also unauthorized to have within your ebay auction. When it comes to linking from your About Me page the ebay rules are pretty much the same overall with your ebay auction. Because ebay gives you this page to self promote your business, then linking to your website from it is allowed. On the other hand, you need to be sure that the link does connect to other trading sites or to website businesses that sell the same product or merchandise at the same price or lower price than what is advertised on ebay. About the author: Jason James website 'The Auction Resource Network' reveals his inside secrets and sources that help him pocket over $10,000 a month on eBay. Claim your FREE 'Top 10 eBay Selling Secrets' eBook: www.auctionresourcen etwork.com

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