Advantages: Its free, easy to use, makes uploading auctions a LOT easier
Disadvantages: None really

...EBay launched a tool a couple of years ago to try and boost the number of listings its Power Sellers were uploading. It was and still is to this day an extremely popular 'tool' going by the name of "Turbo Lister". It certainly aids anyone who uploads anything to sell on eBay, not just those who are Power Sellers. In my time I have been a Power Seller on eBay and have uploaded hundreds upon hundreds of auctions over the years. I can honestly say though that without such a tool as Turbo Lister, I might not have even become such an eBay selling addict as I once were. I certainly would never have even attempted at uploading as many auctions as I used to do! I first came across Turbo Lister probably about 2 years ago now when I first started uploading more than the odd item onto eBay. I had never heard of it prior to a friend... Read review

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Advantages: It's free, easy to use and saves a lot of time
Disadvantages: Being on a dial up modem can make downloading the program and updates slow.

...E-bay Turbo Lister was a program I came across about a year ago when I was selling a lot of things on E-bay and I found it by looking through the sellers tools section of the web site. I saw this program called E-bay Turbo Lister, and read the description and thought what an excellent application that could save me a lot of time, it was a big file around 15mb, and being on a 56k modem was going to take about an hour to download. I didn't want to miss out on what this application could do, so I clicked for the download. What does it do? ******************** E-bay Turbo Lister is a program a program where you can build up your auction pages on your hard drive (just as you would through the web site) and then you upload them all to your account at once. Installation ************* Installation was very easy and was your usual... Read review

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Advantages: Saves time, Easy to use, More professional Listings
Disadvantages: None at all

...Hey All! *Updated* Around 4 years ago I began using eBay, as most of us know it can be a little annoying using the badly made HTML editor to design listings. (especially for some people who cant use html code) - which at the time I couldn't either. Anyway eBay sent me a letter containing a link to turbo lister and since then I have always used it! Amazing little seller tool! has many features and saves lots of time and was made to help big sellers and biginner sellers whom require a good listing to attract potential buyers. Some features include the following: - Colour Text - Borders - Grid format listings - Copy paste listings - Add free pictures to eBay listings - Listing Auto Start Times - Fee Calculations - Accound 'Safe' Login Box - Help Guide - Link to the Turbo Lister ' Forum ' (Friendly environment - Helpful... Read review

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Advantages: to be able to win a bid on e-bay
Disadvantages: can only use three times a week for free

...Hello all you fellow E-bayers I have found a site that allows you to bid in the last 10 secs for free. ******************************************************* I was one of these suckers that bid on E-bay for how to earn off the web for free.It cost me £2.99 and when I first downloaded it I thought what an idiot you have been ripped off again. I went back later and read the item again and clicked on many of the links and came across " lotsnipe.com" This site allows you to make a bid in the last 10 secs for free (but this is only to be used three times a week). When you get on the site you must register first and then wait for the link to be sent to you by e-mail. The next process after logging in is to go to the bottom of the page and press the continue button. The next thing to do is to minimise the page... Read review

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Advantages: Many Buyers, Sellers & Items, Bargains, Shop at home, Sell your stuff, Make Money!
Disadvantages: Time wasters, dishonest users, competition, Fees, Risks, Unjustified auction 'pulling'

...Start your own Online Business on eBay eBay is an online auction house, but more commonly referred to as an 'online marketplace' because many items can also be bought at a fixed price. eBay is one of the most visited websites on the Internet and can only be described as an online phenomenon, even being featured in blockbusters such as Men in Black, Transformers, etc. With hundreds of millions of items listed worldwide, and millions of items bought and sold daily, it's the behemoth of auction websites. I first signed up for eBay in 2002 and have since bought and sold hundreds of items on the site. I even achieved Power Seller status from all my selling for a while. The idea of eBay is that a seller lists an item for sale, either at a fixed price, or as an auction. With this in mind, the seller can sell off their unwanted... Read review

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Advantages: You can more or less find anything for sale here
Disadvantages: All the same caveats apply as they do to any 'market'. Scammers, shysters, thieves etc

...I can't claim to be either a professional eBay user, or even a semi-professional eBay user, but I have used it quite a lot, both as a buyer, and to a lesser extent as a seller, but maybe, just maybe there's some advice in here that novices might find useful. I'll also touch upon Paypal, which, although it is another organisation, being a payment processor not an auction site, just so happens to be part of the same parent company as eBay, and so the two are inexorably linked, seemingly. WHAT IS eBAY? Well, it's nowt but a damned-great car-boot sale on the internet with all that this implies. You can buy things there or sell things. Some sellers are traders, others are private. I'd imagine that a larger proportion of buyers are private, unless a crafty trader sees a bargain they can sell for more later! It carries with it... Read review

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Advantages: Sell your stuff, buy stuff, auction your stuff, bid on stuff, earn cash & waste cash.
Disadvantages: Some bad sellers & buyers, ignorant & hopeless eBay Staff, some cases of fraud.

...-------------------- About eBay -------------------- eBay, what can I say about this site after noticing that there are 521 reviews already written about it? You all know you can buy and sell on this site, you all know that you can post an auction and bid. I'm also pretty sure you all know that there are good sellers and bad sellers, good buyers and bad buyers. I'm not quite sure that you all know how to use this site to the full, oh well, only if you spent a day fiddling around with and getting to know the "how to". I guess I won't be telling you much about eBay's features and that "how to use" detail, because eBay is popular enough for a newbie to recognise. I'll be pinpointing the weakness and strengths of eBay, its Sellers, Buyers and its Staff. Firstly, I joined eBay on 2004, having being a buyer at most part of my... Read review

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Advantages: Lots of bargains, lots of fun!
Disadvantages: Spoofs, scammers, account hijacking.

...~~ OVERVIEW ~~ I have been buying and selling on eBay for just over a year. When I first registered, I had no idea about the cons listed above. Luckily I have never been caught out by the spoofs and scams and I don't think I ever will be (touch wood). This review is aimed at those who have never used eBay before and those who have heard such bad things about it that they are afraid to use it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~~ REGISTERING ~~ When I first registered with eBay, I found it simple to do, although the registration process may have changed slightly since I signed up in October 2003. Registering is easy. You enter your contact information, choose a user ID and password and then eBay will send you... Read review

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Advantages: Sell all your stuff, from a camera to a shoe
Disadvantages: Can be annoying when someone doesnt pay

...Hello This review comes from experience of selling on eBay.co.uk. I have sold many items to other people in the UK and even to people in the USA. Many of you have probably heard of eBay, but are stuck when it comes to knowing everything. Well i am here to help Below is a list of ten title and a review, read them and make up your own mind. eBay REVIEW 1. ACCESS AND USABILITY Well access to eBay could not be any simpler! eBay has a site for nearly every ending domain! UK site = www.ebay.co.uk. Plus eBay is listed at the top of nearly every search engine out there! The most used search engine (www.google.com) you will have no trouble in finding eBay - just tap auctions or anything that sells on ebay and you usually 99.9% of the time find eBay listed at the top. Once at eBay, you will find a simple layout with an easy to use... Read review

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Advantages: See review
Disadvantages: See review

...Apart from Ciao, there is probably only one other website that I visit nearly every day. eBay is by far and away the most sophisticated of the online auction sites currently out there, boasting a wealth of features that make buying and selling easy, fun and safe. I suspect that this opinion may end up being rather lengthy, so apologies to those of you who are allergic to long ones… I im