| Internet auctions (including eBay which is of course | | | | buyers and sellers to get the most out of their web |
| the best known Internet auction web site) are a | | | | site, there will of course alway be people who want |
| popular way to buy and sell items online. Many people | | | | more. Internet auction tools are designed to fulfill this |
| think of auctions as principally being about selling | | | | need. |
| collectables or used items, and while it is true many | | | | Some examples of Internet auction tools include: |
| items of these types are sold at auction web sites, | | | | * Tutorials about Internet auctions and auction web |
| many other items are sold to, including new items | | | | sites. These include tutorials aimed at auction |
| (for example sold by retailers who wish to use | | | | shoppers as well as auction sellers. In particular, there |
| auctions as an additional sales channel, or who simply | | | | are many tutorials that are focus on how to run |
| have surplus stock which they which to sell off). | | | | auction-based businesses, and are aimed at |
| * For sellers, auctions can represent a wonderful | | | | "professional" eBay sellers (whether self-employed or |
| opportunity to reach new customers and prospects, | | | | working for somebody else). |
| and sell items that might otherwise be hard or even | | | | * Tools to help sell through auctions. For example, |
| impossible to sell. | | | | these may include software that analyzes searches |
| * For buyers, auctions can provide a chance to obtain | | | | done on eBay (hopefully to help find products to sell), |
| items that they could not otherwise find, and | | | | and tools that assist business person in keep track of |
| perhaps locate some bargains. | | | | their auction sales and costs (which might be |
| Although leading auction web sites such as eBay do | | | | particularly helpful for business people who are |
| include many powerful features and tools that allow | | | | running a large number of auctions at the same time). |