eBay has quite an intricate and long-winded dispute resolution procedure. In this article, I'll try to break each step down for you, so you can see what's involved and how long it takes.

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If you bid for a few things on eBay, the chances are that sooner or later you'll end up getting your bid beaten at the very last second by a 'sniper'. This can be a frustrating experience, and while in theory sniping is against the rules and you can report it to eBay, in practice they never do anything about it.

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eBay offers quite a few simple tools to help make your buying easier, so you don't lose track of what you're doing. Most of them are on the 'My eBay' screen – if you're logged in, you can go there just by clicking 'My eBay' on the toolbar at the top of any eBay page.

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Whatever you want to buy, whether it's large or small, cheap or expensive, everyday or just plain weird, the chances are you can find it on eBay. It's the largest auction site in the world, and when it comes to the variety of what's on sale, size is vital. When was the last time you heard of someone getting a great deal on a weird and wonderful item at uBid or Yahoo Auctions?

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Most people do far more shopping in the holiday season than they do for the rest of the year – and now you know how to use eBay, why not do it there? If you know what kind of thing your friends and family like then eBay's categories are ideal places to get ideas. Plus, you won't have to fight your way through the holiday rush when you're getting everything posted to you at home!

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Buying collectibles is one of the most enjoyable things to do on eBay, simply because you can find so many things that you just can't get anywhere else. Here are a few tips to help you on your way.

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Some auctions get hundreds of bids, but some go much more slowly, getting only a few bids or even none at all for days. Auctions are generally much slower during the summer months than they are in the winter – and sales on eBay are slowing each year, as more sellers than buyers sign up, hoping to get rich quick. There are a number of ways that you can take advantage of slower auctions to get the best price.

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It really is inevitable that any website that helps buyers and sellers exchange $14 billion dollars a year in merchandise is bound to be targeted by scammers. Although the vast majority of people on the site are perfectly legitimate and only there to buy or sell products legally, the site still has its fair share of scams going on at any one time. Here are some tips for avoiding most of the Ebay scams seen so far.

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There aren't that many scammers on eBay – but the ones there are tend to be greedy. This means that they will always try to pull their scams on high-value items like cars and computers, so that they can make a lot of money quickly. Since buyers generally buy these items very rarely, they may not know about the various scams out there.

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eBay can be a very odd place, given that you can sell almost anything you want. Here are the auctions we've picked as being the strangest ever.

#10 – Girlfriends: Some girls auctioned their services as 'imaginary girlfriends', who would send the winning bidder pictures of themselves and loving letters, which they could use to pretend they had a girlfriend.

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