Ebay Auctions Can Build Your Business - O. Montag

Ebay is the most famous online auctions site in the world. According to the official history, Ebay was founded in San Jose, California on September 3, 1995, this is more than 10 years ago, by a visionary computer programmer named Pierre Omidyar and its first name was AuctionWeb, at the beginning it was part of a larger personal site that included, among other things, Omidyar's own tribute to the Ebola virus (!).

I was wondering (and maybe you have been too) what was the first thing that sold on Ebay ? and for my surprise I found that one of the early items sold on eBay was Omidyar's own broken laser pointer for $13.83. It was quite surprising for the owner to have sold a broken item but it happened that the buyer was a collector of broken laser pointers(!).

This is a good example of what Ebay is about. It’s a place where the demand meets the offer, even the wildest and strangest kind of demand. This business model of ebay makes it easy for you to find almost anything if you know how to search for that particular item you are looking for.

On the seller’s side, this mean you can sell almost anything on ebay if you know how to determine the right pricing and list your item properly. This great characteristic of ebay is what has been making many people rich and successful in their online businesses. On ebay you have a captive demand eagerly looking for what you have to offer.

Additionally ebay listing are highly optimized and they very easily show up on search engine results, mainly on Google, which will give your properly listed items an extra boost on traffic and therefore they will sell faster and at higher prices.

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