| Ebay offers a variety of listing formats | | | | required for Buy-It-Now items, the price is |
| which you may not be familiar with. If your | | | | set by the seller and interested parties |
| new to eBay, the different selling formats | | | | simply choose to buy it at that price. As |
| can become confusing. Below, are a definition | | | | soon as a bidders purchases the Buy-It-Now |
| of eBays listing format. | | | | item, the listing is over. Sellers can also |
| | | | list multiple items using Buy-It-Now, in |
| Auction Style | | | | which case the listing runs until all the |
| | | | items are sold or until the auction expires. |
| An Auction Style format is what eBay is best | | | | Like auction listings, Buy-It-Now items can |
| known for. Sellers list their items for | | | | be listed for 1,3,5,7 or 10 days. |
| 1,3,5,7, or 10 days and bidders are open to | | | | |
| bid at any stage of the auction until it | | | | Shop Inventory |
| expires. At the end of the auction, the | | | | |
| member which has bid the highest amount wins | | | | This option is only available to sellers who |
| the auction. | | | | maintain an eBay shop. Shop inventory is |
| | | | similar to Buy-It-Now items in that they are |
| Buy-It-Now | | | | of a fixed price but the listings can last |
| | | | for upto 90 days. Shop inventory is cheaper |
| Buy-It-Now format is used for items to be | | | | for sellers to list but with the disadvantage |
| offered at a fixed price. No bidding is | | | | items get less visibility from bidders. |