Probably, many of you heard about existence such auction which some years are successful, here, inhabitants of many countries use. This auction from America Originates, there it and has arisen. Quickly having extended and having got popularity, eBay has started to extend and on the European countries.

Except the well-known auction, the company eBay also owns electronic bank PayPal and internet telephone system Skype.

The Site of the well-known auction has been opened for the first time in San Jose, the State of California on September, 3rd, 1995, computer programmer Pierre Omidiarom. The broken laser pointer which has been sold for 14.83 American dollars was the Very first thing which has left from auction. The owner of auction has been so amazed by the fact, that someone has bought the non-working goods that has instantly written to the buyer. It has taken an interest, what for that needed to buy a thing which is faulty, and has received the following answer: "And I collect the broken laser pointers".

Chris Agarpao was the Very first hired worker of auction, and hardly later Jeff Skoll has been employed as the president of the company in 1996. In November, 1996 auction begins cooperation with the aviation company on sale of air tickets and other goods for travel. Officially the company has changed the name with AuctionWeb on eBay in September, 1997. As to so interesting name, eBay initially owner of auction wished to get the domain with name EchoBay.com, but, it has appeared, what exactly this name already took to itself other company, therefore he has decided it to reduce a little and from a word echo there was only letter E. And the official address of auction became www.ebay.com.

By 1998 the company has got huge popularity and has made its owner and the president billionaires. In October, 2002 the company gets electronic bank PayPal. At auctions eBay millions goods for a collecting, technics, furniture, cars, costume jewellery, and many other things daily are on sale. At auction it is possible to sell any goods if these goods legal and do not break the contract published by the company that is legal and that is not present.

Auction eBay the different countries makes the auction according to currency of each country. In England it is pounds, in the European countries - euro, in Scandinavian - crones etc. One of conveniences with which can use at this auction, instant transaction of money through PayPal is. Why it so is convenient? Yes the matter is that at transfer of money in this system, money instantly appears on the account at the addressee, it is not important, whether the day off it put or late night, that, it is impossible to make if to pay off through usual bank, on target transactions are not present, and in the working days transaction can occupy some days.

Probably, many heard, that at auctions eBay it is possible to get very cheap goods which are much cheaper than the store. Why so? And all is simple: owners of electronic shops should not pay the huge tax for premise rent, because of this tax usually in shops the prices for the goods, at auction the tax rather small are wound. However, and here there is a list of taxes: it is the tax for giving of the announcement of sale, and also the tax from goods sale, last entirely depends on the sum on which the goods have been sold.

How to use auction?

To begin with it is necessary to be registered. Auctions of some countries for registration demand to write credit card number, these superfluous precautions allow to calculate easily dishonest people who wish quickly and to be enriched easily at the expense of trustful buyers. After registration it is possible to publish at once the announcements of sale, and also to buy the goods most.

Some sellers provide the insurance on the goods. Thus, if the goods sent to the buyer to it and have not reached, the buyer in full or in part receives the lost money, thanks to such insurance. If purchase is made by the inhabitant of the same country in which there is also a seller the goods come by mail, as a rule, already next day.

Here such convenient this auction eBay, at last, would be desirable to hope, that in the near future it will extend on many other things the countries, and Russia, including.