3 Unusual Formats For Auctions on eBay

eBay users are accustomed to only two "standard" formats forsales on eBay: either the 'regular' auction which involvesbidding and waiting; and the Buy It Now, which is an instantpurchase.

But there are three other formats that are less well known.

1. Live Auctions

Before eBay, the traditional auction included live bodies inchairs and an auctioneer up front (talking so fast he wasfrequently unintelligible). Any buyer can still participatein these live auctions via eBay.  Live auctions are a hybrid- a buyer is 'sort of' present in a live setting yet is athome using an Internet connection.

The products for sale are usually expensive and unusual.There are such items as expen...
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