Chapter 3

Finding Your Way Around eBay

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Getting around easily

Bullet Using the eBay home page’s links and icons

Bullet Perusing the categories

Bullet Appreciating eBay’s worldwide reach

Bullet Checking out featured items and other fun stuff

The famous writer Thomas Wolfe was wrong; you can go home again. At least on eBay — to the home page. Try to visit the eBay home page on a regular basis; it’s a place to keep up with eBay’s newest offerings. Day after day, month after month, millions of people (just like us) land on eBay’s home page without wearing out the welcome mat (probably because they’re wearing their robes and slippers). The eBay home page is the front door to the most popular marketplace on the Internet.

Everything you need to know about navigating eBay begins right here. In this chapter, I give you the grand tour of the areas you can reach right from the home page with the help of links.

What Is the Home Page?

The desktop eBay home page is shown in Figure 3-1. When you’re visiting ...

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