Selling From Auctions - by DOUGLAS ADAMS

Selling from your own Web site is not the only way to do business on the Net.

Over the last couple of years a whole new way of selling products online has evolved. Person to Person Auctions.

eBay pioneered the concept, which was soon followed by a host of imitators including Auction Universe, Amazon, and Yahoo. The advantage of selling from person to person auctions sites is that there is no need for a Web site. Many home based businesses have been started and flourish on these auction sites.

One of the reasons the person to person auction sites are so successful is the ease of offering your product for bid. At eBay, you simply fill out a form available at their home page, click the sell your item icon, and then enter a short, descriptive title of the product and a complete description of the item. Following their instructions, you can even include a picture of your product.

From there, eBay takes over. You set a minimum price that you would sell called the minimum bid and their software automatically assigns a bidding increment. The increments are kept small to encourage more bidding. You can even advertise the existence of your auction to all of eBay.

Besides eBay, their are several other large person to person auctions sites for you to use to sell your wares.

* Yahoo Auctions are very similar to eBay. List your products with both descriptions and picture.

* Auctions.com if you sell antiques, collectibles, and memorabilia, then check out this site.

* Excite Auctions also similar to eBay and Yahoo Auctions offering you a wide selection of product to sell.

* Amazon Auctions offers you a wide selection of product to sell too.

* ZDNet Auctions, if you have a technology product to sell like computer desktops, notebooks, and printers. This is the Auction site for you.

Douglas Adams is the owner of Home Based Business News , a website dedicated to increasing knowledge of home based business issues.

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