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CD catching the sunlight. This image was taken with the sun streaming in low trough the window and catching the CD at a very shallow angle
Active eBidders community
ebid has a very active and helpful forum community with many members combining their efforts through various promotional campaigns and fundraising events. A free monthly newsletter, 'Now You Know', is dedicated to the site and its members, available via the Cyberdosh project. There is also an active charity fundraising element that adds to the appeal of this fast-growing online auction site. In May 2007, the number of eBid online auction listings topped the half million and by July 2008 this had doubled to over one million.
eBid is an online auction website founded in December 1998. eBid operates in eighteen countries, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Australia , Ireland, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Denmark, India, Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, Singapore, South Africa. Unlike ebay, ebid allows the use of the exellent 'Google Checkout' as well as the other usual payment methods.
Unlike eBay, listing a basic auction on eBid is free and a small percentage final value fee is paid on selling your item.
The domain ebid.net attracted at least 1 million visitors annually by 2008 according to a Compete.com study.
Currently eBid has 3 membership levels available for new members, Buyer (free) buyer only, Seller (free but requires credit/debit card verification) occasional seller, final value fees are 3%, Seller Plus+ subscription based membership aimed at professional sellers with a recurring fee, payable every 7,30,90 or 365 days, OR a one off lifetime payment (currently less than £50.00). Seller Plus+ members can open up to 5 shops free. For a basic auction Seller Plus+ members pay no fee, for a gallery one they pay 2% fvf. Options like BIN only auctions & Run until Sold, are also available for free.
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Happy Hour Auctions
A Happy Hour Auctions is an auction where bids start at £10.00 (No Reserve) and which runs from 6pm till 10pm each day. These auctions are given featured status at the top of the frontpage and all search results and category listings, the cost to the seller is £2.00. Space is limited to 20 Auctions.
60 Minute Auctions
60 Minute Auctions is an auction where bids start from £1.00 (No Reserve) that run on the hour for one hour. Space is limited to three an hour, the seller can pick a slot and a time for the auction to be held. They are given featured status at the top of the front page and all search results and category listings, the cost can be as little as 10p to a maximum of £1.00 to list depending on when the auction is booked.
Auto-extend Auctions
If the seller has this turned on it will extend the length of the auction by 60 seconds if there is a bid within the final 60 seconds of the auction. This option is only available to Seller Plus+ users.
cd ray
CD catching the sunlight. This image was taken with the sun streaming in low trough the window and catching the CD at a very shallow angle
Active eBidders community
ebid has a very active and helpful forum community with many members combining their efforts through various promotional campaigns and fundraising events. A free monthly newsletter, 'Now You Know', is dedicated to the site and its members, available via the Cyberdosh project. There is also an active charity fundraising element that adds to the appeal of this fast-growing online auction site. In May 2007, the number of eBid online auction listings topped the half million and by July 2008 this had doubled to over one million.
eBid is an online auction website founded in December 1998. eBid operates in eighteen countries, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Australia , Ireland, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Denmark, India, Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, Sweden, Singapore, South Africa. Unlike ebay, ebid allows the use of the exellent 'Google Checkout' as well as the other usual payment methods.
Unlike eBay, listing a basic auction on eBid is free and a small percentage final value fee is paid on selling your item.
The domain ebid.net attracted at least 1 million visitors annually by 2008 according to a Compete.com study.
Currently eBid has 3 membership levels available for new members, Buyer (free) buyer only, Seller (free but requires credit/debit card verification) occasional seller, final value fees are 3%, Seller Plus+ subscription based membership aimed at professional sellers with a recurring fee, payable every 7,30,90 or 365 days, OR a one off lifetime payment (currently less than £50.00). Seller Plus+ members can open up to 5 shops free. For a basic auction Seller Plus+ members pay no fee, for a gallery one they pay 2% fvf. Options like BIN only auctions & Run until Sold, are also available for free.
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Happy Hour Auctions
A Happy Hour Auctions is an auction where bids start at £10.00 (No Reserve) and which runs from 6pm till 10pm each day. These auctions are given featured status at the top of the frontpage and all search results and category listings, the cost to the seller is £2.00. Space is limited to 20 Auctions.
60 Minute Auctions
60 Minute Auctions is an auction where bids start from £1.00 (No Reserve) that run on the hour for one hour. Space is limited to three an hour, the seller can pick a slot and a time for the auction to be held. They are given featured status at the top of the front page and all search results and category listings, the cost can be as little as 10p to a maximum of £1.00 to list depending on when the auction is booked.
Auto-extend Auctions
If the seller has this turned on it will extend the length of the auction by 60 seconds if there is a bid within the final 60 seconds of the auction. This option is only available to Seller Plus+ users.