yaBe Training - 'We know eBay backwards!'

From a tiny web site for people to swap their surplus collectibles, eBay has grown into the world's biggest marketplace, serving countless buyers and many thousands of full time sellers and presenting millions of items for sale each day.

Since then big name companies like Amazon and Yahoo, and many more, have tried emulating eBay's phenomenal success as an online auction house... all have failed ..... in fact, none has even come close!

eBay continuously grows bigger and better for buyers and sellers, eBay changes daily and set a pace that no other company can match and probably never will.

That's because:

* eBay makes more money when its sellers make more money which is why eBay works hard to keep sellers happy. There have been problems, like preventing sellers leaving derogatory feedback for dishonest buyers, but overall eBay remains very supportive of sellers. I know that for a fact because I sell on eBay and I have always found their customer service team to be very helpful indeed.

* Compare selling on eBay to trading at offline auction houses where you have to transport your stock to the auction house, leave it perhaps for several months while staff catalogue and eventually auction your items, and they'll also charge you at least twice eBay's final selling fees - if your item actually sells. If it doesn't sell you get to take it home again, possibly damaged and maybe even stolen while outside your care! Had you listed those items on eBay, you'd know where they were at all times, you'd personally safeguard them from damage and theft, and the only transportation involved would be a trip to the post office to deliver to your customers.

* Some offline auction houses have long gaps between auctions, meaning you could wait six or seven months for your goods to be auctioned, unlike eBay where they could sell the same day.

* Sell your products in offline auction houses and you might wait weeks to receive your money, unlike eBay where buyers typically pay within seven days, sometimes much sooner.

So next time eBay gets it wrong, which they will, try to remember every cloud has a silver lining, and it's usually one of those benefits just mentioned.