{"id":5075,"date":"2020-08-11T15:59:41","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T15:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ezilon.com\/topics\/?p=5075"},"modified":"2021-10-05T10:59:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T10:59:22","slug":"ebay-buying-101-how-to-get-that-lower-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ezilon.com\/topics\/ebay-buying-101-how-to-get-that-lower-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"eBay Buying 101 &#8211; How To Get That Lower Bid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>eBay hands down are one of the greatest e-commerce sites around. Let&#8217;s look at just this one killer stat. There are way over 147 million registered users. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What does that mean to a consumer looking to purchase products on eBay? Deals galore! This article will cover some tips you can use to help you obtain that low bid.<br> <br>Browse eBay like a pro. Did you know there&#8217;s like 26,000 categories on eBay? It&#8217;s a great thing they have a search feature listed on their site that you can go to to find that particular item.<br> <br>After you found what you looking for, you can then further view your items by looking at auctions ending first, highest priced auctions, and everyone&#8217;s favorite &#8211; lowest priced.<br> <br>Next comes the fun part. It&#8217;s time to price compare, so break out your notepad. <strong>Here&#8217;s a quick tip &#8220;Don&#8217;t get stuck or tunnel-visioned with just one seller.&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chances are there are many sellers selling the same exact product, even at a cheaper price. Shop around to see who has the best deal.<br> <br><strong>Read the product description. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember you are getting what plainly stated in the description box. Is there a picture that you can view? Is the picture clear? What condition is the item in? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those are some of the questions you should be asking yourself. A careful read in that section will help keep you from getting ripped off from a seller.<br> <br><strong>How&#8217;s the seller&#8217;s feedback? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reviewing a seller&#8217;s feedback will let you know if the seller you&#8217;re dealing with is legit. How do you know? Easy, just read what other people are saying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Remember that negative comments will be posted. Red is bad, and if you see a seller selling an item that you like and they are full of negative comments. It might be in your best interest to find another seller.<br> <br><strong>Check the shipping costs<\/strong>. Is it free shipping? Do they ship to your area? Just make sure you read that area.<br> <br><strong>Control Thy Finger<\/strong>. You might be asking what he is talking about. There\u2019s no need to get into a bidding war right off the back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keeping a lower bid, in the beginning, might keep your prices lower in the end. 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