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Authors: Marsha Collier
Tags: General, Computers, Internet, Business & Economics, Electronic Commerce, E-Commerce, Internet auctions, Auctions - Computer network resources, EBay (Firm)
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you that the My eBay page has become the hub for the zillions of features that eBay offers. As a beginner on the site, you’ll be doing yourself a favor if you stick to the basics of the buying, selling, feedback, and account settings. eBay’s offerings are fun, but they do a heck of a job confusing you when you’re just starting out. Ease into the extras slowly.
Getting to Your My eBay Page
Using your My eBay page makes keeping track of your eBay life a whole lot easier. And getting there is easy enough. After you enter eBay, sign in through the Sign In link (described in Chapter 3). After you sign in to eBay, you can access your My eBay page by clicking the My eBay link in the navigation bar (see Figure 4-1) at the top of almost every eBay page.
Figure 4-1: The My eBay link in the navigation bar.
If you’ve forgotten your eBay user ID or password, click the Forgot Your User ID or Forgot Your Password link. For your user ID, you can then type your e-mail address, and eBay will send you an e-mail with your user ID. Your user ID appears in any search results, posts, or pages. For the password, you have to answer your secret question (the one you filled in when you registered). If you don’t remember that, eBay will send you a password-reset e-mail if you input your correct contact information with telephone number.
After you click the My eBay link, you arrive at your My eBay Summary page. As you can see by my absolutely busy Summary page in Figure 4-2, you can access just about anything you need right here. You find some handy reminders on the center of this page. Useful buying and selling reminders also show up here, although when you’re involved in a large number of eBay transactions, they may seem like the whining of a nagging spouse. Bottom line? These reminders help keep your business under control.
The My eBay drop-down menu in the navigation bar takes you to the main areas of My eBay. Also, look at the left side of the main My eBay page in Figure 4-2. Under the Summary heading are many handy links that take you to different areas of your eBay business. Table 4-1 gives you the scoop on the major links on the page.
Figure 4-2: Your My eBay summary page, the hub for your eBay activities.
Table 4-1 The Major Links on Your My eBay Page
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To See This on Your My eBay Page
Buy
Every listing that you’re currently bidding on, have marked to watch, and made a Best Offer on, and the items you’ve won or didn’t win.
Sell
Every listing for items you’re currently selling. Also, there are links to any listings you’ve scheduled to start at a later date. Most importantly, you have links to lists of items you’ve sold (and not sold).
Messages
This tab links to your My Messages area, eBay’s private e-mail service for members. My Messages is the best and safest way to communicate with other eBay members.
Organize
This area links to your collections of Saved Searches, Saved Sellers, and your lists.
Account
This tab lets you select the activities for which you want eBay to remember your password so that you don’t have to type it every time. (I like to have eBay remember my password when I’m selling, bidding, managing items, and so on.) You also have the option to change your personal information on eBay. You can see what you currently owe eBay. The tab also links to your PayPal and Half.com accounts.
Houston, we don't have a problem
Here’s an item I wish I’d bought: a very clean 8-x-10-inch color Neil Armstrong–signed official NASA portrait w/COA (Certificate of Authenticity). In recent years, Armstrong, the first human on the moon, has been reclusive, and his autographs are difficult to obtain in any form. Many forgeries and reproductions are being offered, so buyer beware. This portrait came with a lifetime COA. The starting price was $10, and the portrait sold on eBay in 1999 for $520!
Many believe that Neil Armstrong’s autograph will be among the most important of the twentieth century.
Getting to Your My eBay Page
Using your My eBay page makes keeping track of your eBay life a whole lot easier. And getting there is easy enough. After you enter eBay, sign in through the Sign In link (described in Chapter 3). After you sign in to eBay, you can access your My eBay page by clicking the My eBay link in the navigation bar (see Figure 4-1) at the top of almost every eBay page.
Figure 4-1: The My eBay link in the navigation bar.
If you’ve forgotten your eBay user ID or password, click the Forgot Your User ID or Forgot Your Password link. For your user ID, you can then type your e-mail address, and eBay will send you an e-mail with your user ID. Your user ID appears in any search results, posts, or pages. For the password, you have to answer your secret question (the one you filled in when you registered). If you don’t remember that, eBay will send you a password-reset e-mail if you input your correct contact information with telephone number.
After you click the My eBay link, you arrive at your My eBay Summary page. As you can see by my absolutely busy Summary page in Figure 4-2, you can access just about anything you need right here. You find some handy reminders on the center of this page. Useful buying and selling reminders also show up here, although when you’re involved in a large number of eBay transactions, they may seem like the whining of a nagging spouse. Bottom line? These reminders help keep your business under control.
The My eBay drop-down menu in the navigation bar takes you to the main areas of My eBay. Also, look at the left side of the main My eBay page in Figure 4-2. Under the Summary heading are many handy links that take you to different areas of your eBay business. Table 4-1 gives you the scoop on the major links on the page.
Figure 4-2: Your My eBay summary page, the hub for your eBay activities.
Table 4-1 The Major Links on Your My eBay Page
Click Here
To See This on Your My eBay Page
Buy
Every listing that you’re currently bidding on, have marked to watch, and made a Best Offer on, and the items you’ve won or didn’t win.
Sell
Every listing for items you’re currently selling. Also, there are links to any listings you’ve scheduled to start at a later date. Most importantly, you have links to lists of items you’ve sold (and not sold).
Messages
This tab links to your My Messages area, eBay’s private e-mail service for members. My Messages is the best and safest way to communicate with other eBay members.
Organize
This area links to your collections of Saved Searches, Saved Sellers, and your lists.
Account
This tab lets you select the activities for which you want eBay to remember your password so that you don’t have to type it every time. (I like to have eBay remember my password when I’m selling, bidding, managing items, and so on.) You also have the option to change your personal information on eBay. You can see what you currently owe eBay. The tab also links to your PayPal and Half.com accounts.
Houston, we don't have a problem
Here’s an item I wish I’d bought: a very clean 8-x-10-inch color Neil Armstrong–signed official NASA portrait w/COA (Certificate of Authenticity). In recent years, Armstrong, the first human on the moon, has been reclusive, and his autographs are difficult to obtain in any form. Many forgeries and reproductions are being offered, so buyer beware. This portrait came with a lifetime COA. The starting price was $10, and the portrait sold on eBay in 1999 for $520!
Many believe that Neil Armstrong’s autograph will be among the most important of the twentieth century.
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