Online shopping has become a privilege for the rich to a widespread phenomenon, which everyone from celebrities to ordinary people. Stores like Amazon have realized the existence of this lucrative opportunity and steadily increased in size and popularity. But as more people look for bargains on the internet shopping site eBay has become the symbol offast, affordable and secure purchase. The introduction of eBay “stores” has also led to more guaranteed safety for the consumer, unlike the unknown factor about a purchase of a single member.

Moreover, the multitude of products available through this online marketplace makes it the favorite destination for those hunting for novelty and limited edition items that would not be available in physical stores.

EBay sellers also a haven for their unwanted items, as it is a relatively affordable way of advertising products that can actually be discarded, and examples include home furnishings, furniture and clothing. Members may choose to set minimum prices for their items set (from which people their bids to increase) and / or “buy now” prices, essentially, potential buyers can increase the risk of entering a bidding war with others to take or the selected item outright at a slightly higher price. There is also the consequential aspect of the sale once a buyer has received item and are satisfied with it, the comments they make on the page of the seller are extremely important to the future success of that seller. An observation leads to a buyer considering a product, and before you know, the hundreds of vendor bids for an item.

eBay has tried to give some structure to this, the introduction of a system vendors based on how many items they sell, the nature of the comments they received, and the overall way in which they conduct their transaction ranks. Those who are capable of extremely high criteria to be awarded “Power Seller” status, which is essentially a label that potential buyers from the sellers’ past performance and reliability guarantees to satisfy. This benefits both sellers and buyers, as buyers are able certainty about their purchases, while sellers are able to advertise their products as reliable. Buyers should be aware of shipping and handling costs, however, because there are costs, which have been published on certain items, that being said, shipping costs are usually located next to the item description on the pages of established Powerseller.