EBid
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- The correct title of this article is eBid. The initial letter is shown capitalized due to technical restrictions.
eBid Ltd. | |
Type of Company | Private |
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Founded | London, England UK (1998) |
Headquarters | Surrey, England UK |
Key people | Gary Sewell & Mark Wilkinson, Co-founders |
Industry | Auctions |
Products | Online auction hosting, Electronic commerce PPPay, |
Revenue | £10,000 GBP |
Employees | 1 (2005) |
Slogan | free to list free to bid free to enjoy |
Website | www.ebid.net |
eBid is an online auction website founded in December 1998. eBid operates in ten countries, United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada, Australia , Ireland, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Netherlands. eBid uses its own online payment service PPPay to allow for buyers and sellers to pay each other in Euros and Pounds Sterling.
Unlike eBay, listing on eBid is free and a small percentage final value fee is paid on selling your item.
Users are also given the chance to upgrade to a Gold subscription allowing them to list auctions with no final value fees also.
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[edit] Happy Hour Auctions
A Happy Hour Auctions is an auction where bids start at £1.00 (No Reserve) and which runs from 4pm till 8pm each day. These auctions are given featured status at the top of the frontpage and all search results and category listings, the cost to the seller is a maximum of £4.00.
[edit] 60 Minute Auctions
60 Minute Auctions is an auction where bids start from £1.00 (No Reserve) that run on the hour for one hour. They are given featured status at the top of the front page and all search results and category listings, the cost a maximum of £1.00 to the seller. The seller can pick a slot and a time for the auction to be held.
[edit] Auto-extend Auctions
If the seller has this turned on it will extend the length of your auction by 60 seconds if there is a bid within the final 60 seconds of the auction. This option is only available to Gold Users.