Personal Perspective of Using Ebay and Online Auctions in General

Ebay is truly the only online auction I have ever used unless you consider craigslist as sometimes ads will contain a message saying "or best offer". Primarily, however, Ebay is simple and something I used to use quite a bit in high school. I had a hobby of playing paintball and anyone that plays or has played can tell you it's very expensive. Too expensive for a regular highschool or college student to afford so I took to Ebay to find what I needed. There I was able to gear that was largely marked down and still new or even gear that was years old that I couldn't find in the store for even cheaper. The reason I bring this up is because Ebay was just too easy to use. I'm not bad with computers by any means or the internet in general, but it was incredibly simple for me to sit down and simply start bidding right away once my account was activated. Not only did I bid on items and attempt to buy them but I also started selling paintball gear I didn't need anymore. One time I purchased a piece of equipment off of Craigslist and put it on Ebay for $100 more and it sold that day. I threw in a "Buy it Now" feature that allowed users to quickly purchase the item instead of having to wait on bidding. This also decreased the time it took to ship, although I came to find out the buyer was right here in North Carolina so that wasn't an issue. All in all, Ebay was a great website that allows virtually anyone to find something they like or become a seller. Some make a living off of using EBay's services.