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Hi, welcome to my Squidoo lens about one of my passions - Ebid online auctions. If you're looking for an alternative to Ebay, this is a good place to visit. Ebid is not just another Ebay copy-cat and indeed has many of its own unique features which I shall attempt to discuss in my lens.

About Ebid :

Ebid is the 2nd largest auction site in the United Kingdom. It started in the United Kingdom, but it has sites around the world.

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Membership Details

It is FREE to list your auction and FREE to join Ebid. However, after you have joined you will need to upgrade your account from Buyer Membership to either Seller or Seller+ Membership to start selling.

Buyer means you can only buy, but not list on Ebid.

Seller means you can sell using the "Standard" auction format which has NO listing fees except for a 3% Final Value Fee if the item sells.

Seller+ Lifetime means there are NO listing fees and NO Final Value Fees. It's basically a lifetime membership subscription which gives you zero listing fees and zero final value fees for life.

Seller+ Lifetime members can open up to 5 stores and there are no monthly subscription fees and shop items show up in regular searches. Moreover, Paypal is integrated into checkout and you can offer Google checkout as a payment option as well.

I would recommend Seller+ Lifetime membership. It is the best deal as you only pay once and it's free listing and no final value fees forever.

And best of all, if you are a United Kingdom based seller, your items show up in the U.S.A., Canada, Australia and Ireland.

HOT OFFER!!! Limited Offer : Seller+ Lifetime 50% off. £99.99 down to £49.99. No More Auction Fees for Life. Visit eBid to find out more.

What's in it for Sellers

It is possible to make a genuine profit on Ebid because you don't get charged re-listing fees. You only get charged a 3% Final Value Fee when the item sells and if you are Seller+, there are no Final Value Fees. While the sales on here tend to be slower than on Ebay, you can leave your items on here for as long as you wish without incurring repeated charges. This is thus a good site to place slower-moving stock ranges which need time to get attention.

You can get front page coverage on Ebid for as low as 40 pence (depending on time of day) Happy Hour Auctions are £10.00 No Reserve auctions that run from 6pm till 10pm. They are shown at the top of the frontpage and all search results.
60 Minute Auctions are £1.00 No Reserve auctions that run on the hour for one hour. They are given pride of place at the top of the frontpage and all search results and category listings.

If you have a Lifetime Seller+ Membership, you don't have to pay a monthly subscription for your store. In fact, you can have up to 5 stores free.

You get a real human being answering your questions and not the usual automated responses that bear no relevance to your questions. The forum members are also very helpful and there is a genuine sense of community spirit at Ebid.

Some of the categories on Ebid still remain unfilled. If you are enterprising, this affords an opportunity to pioneer a category without competition. The market is not saturated and if you are a specialist in certain products, it is entirely possible to stake your claim on particular product categories before competitors get there first.

What's in it for buyers

For buyers, there's a chance to grab real bargains on Ebid as many sellers list items at lower prices here(since they don't have to pay high fees like on other auction sites). There is also less competition from other buyers as many people still neglect to check here first before buying elsewhere. I recently bought a digital watch on here at half the price of anywhere else. It's not unusual to find people getting into bidding wars over items on other auction sites when the very same item is sitting on Ebid, waiting for someone to take it home on the spot!

Like any other auction site however, you need to be careful before making a purchase. Always check the seller's feedback, their All About Me page and if you are still not sure, ask around in the forums.

There is also a wide-range of payment methods available on Ebid - Credit/Debit Cards, Moneybookers, Nochex, BACS Bank Transfers, Cheques/Postal Orders, Paypal and Google Checkout.

And if you have nothing to do on a Sunday afternoon, the forums are lively and one of the friendliest places to hang out at!

Ebid's Unique Features

1. The Free Listing of Course.
2. The site owners are called Gary and Mark and they make contact with Ebidders via the forums from time to time. Ebid has a human face. See Gazza talk about Ebid auctions here
3. Affordable Frontpage featured Auctions
4. Buddy Points Auctions where you can earn reward points by inviting friends to Ebid, making bids and receiving positive feedback. The Buddy Points can then be spent on Ebid, on "Buddy Auctions". Not to be confused with Ebid's affiliate programme.
4. Ebid has its own virtual shopping mall
The Manderley Shopping Mall on 2nd Life. Find out more here.
5. Ebid has a monthly newsletter created by one of its members(NYK Media)called "Now You Know" which highlights information about Ebid sellers and Ebid auctions.
6. YDC Auctions which stands for Your Donations Count or Yorkie's Daft Auctions. Listing is made on the last full weekend of the month. Listing is from 6.00pm Friday through to 6.00pm Sunday. Who ever makes the most money on their auctions each month, gets to choose the nominated charity for the following month. some people choose to donate their money to the nominated charity, or some may choose to nominate it to the charity of there choice.
There is a category in the charity section called YDC so you list your items there.
7. First Bid Auctions- once you have posted the item for auction the auction clock will not countdown until a bid has been made. If no bid has been made within 180 days the auction will expire. This feature is entirely optional. You can also choose to start your auction immediately.
8. Export Listings Function - Ebid has a handy tool called the Export Listings Function which means that you can directly export your listings from your current, sold or unsold listings into Excel or Open Office. This means that your items can be saved in Excel and it also means that you can bulk edit listings this way.

News from the World of Ebid

1. Ebid News:eBid welcomes Bidville members,New UK record number of auctions What's been going on

2. Ever wanted a 2nd Life? Join the eBid 2nd Life group and make new friends, make money and escape into another world!

Manderley Shopping Mall is a virtual store in Second Life built specifically to promote and advertise your eBid items. You do not need a Second Life account to have or benefit from an advert in the Manderley Shopping Mall. Go shopping at the
The Manderley Shopping Mall!

WIN! There is also a 'Daily Draw' (DD) at the Mall. The names of all who visit within a 24 hour period are automatically registered, and two names are chosen at random. If they are a member of the Group they win L$75, and a non-member wins L$25.

2. £1 NO RESERVE AUCTIONS! Just look out for 1NR in the auction titles.

3. YDC : Auctions for Charity

4. Ebid Monthly Newsletter Competition. Sign up for the eBid newsletter and win eBid merchandise. Competition results

Useful eBid Links

Ebid Online Auctions: eBid is the Online Auction House - Sell anything in our auctions Fully Secure Environment Sell second hand and unwanted telephones, hardware, second, hand, user, action figures, antiques, autographs, animation art, barbie, beanies, beanie babies, books, collectables, collectibles, comic books, comic
The Forums: eBid Forums for the Online Auction Community. Find Help and Ask Questions for all your Buying and Selling Needs
Sign Up to Ebid Here: Use this link to sign up to Ebid. It's free to register.
The Ebid My Space Group: Do you have a My Space Profile? Join the EBid My Space Group.

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