How to Be a Successful Buyer on eBay

Welcome to my guide on how to be a successful and smart buyer on the online bidding website, eBay. eBay is the only site of its kind, and is extremely popular. For this guide, you need an eBay account linked to your credit card or PayPal account.

Lets say you want to buy an Apple iPod Touch (for the purposes of this article, I will use an Apple iPod Touch throughout). In stores, it costs around $299. Pretty crazy right? But on eBay, you can buy items that have been preused, items straight from the manufacturer, etc. First, you have to scan other online sites for info on what prices they give. Check sites like Amazon, review sites that might contain pricing, and other physical stores like Walmart. Once you have gathered a list of prices together, average them. That price is what I call the "online price." If the iPod Touch is $299, the online price for this demonstration would be around $275. Now it is time to go on eBay. Your first goal is to make the price range $0.01 to $275. You want to find an iPod that is lower than the average price of other online stores.

Once you have set the price range, refine your search so that instead of "Best Match," you are looking for "Price + Shipping: Lowest First." You will probably get a list of parts at first, but keep scrolling through the pages until you find the actual iPods. Once you see one you like, click it! Before you even think about bidding and buying, go through a checklist in your head. "Is the price of this item well lower than the online price?" "Does this seller have a great feedback score?" "Is the item in exceptional condition?" Answer all these questions.

Tips for Buying Storage Containers for Sale

Owing to the multiple utilities, storage containers have become indispensable. There are many storage containers for sale both with the retailers and wholesalers. For getting bulk supply, dealers reach out to wholesale agencies which normally have a large inventory of good quality and long-lasting containers. There are different varieties for sale in which buyers can lay their hands on. For instance, there is one-trip containers which can be utilized for carrying heavy loads at a time. You have to inquire and confirm that the container you are going to purchase does not have any problem or else the money spend by you may go waste.

Used containers can also be bought and are sought after, while going in for used containers, buyers get certification stating that the containers are cargo worthy. As the market is deluged with a wide variety of containers, buyers have the choice to get just the right type of container as per their need. Also, there are numerous shipping companies that fix issues like leaking, rusting or battered containers. As sometimes it so happens that just a coat of paint can conceal any leakage in the containers. It is always safe to inspect the container thoroughly to ensure that it is in good condition.

There is another word of caution for the buyers that they should not be influenced by the ranking of this important storage tool. They are rated with A, B or C gradation which is a marketing gimmick by the dealers and holds no co-relation with the international standards, so getting swayed away by the ranking of storage containers put for sale is utterly foolish. There are also shipping container equipments, like high cube containers, flat rack containers, refrigerated containers etc. which are also sought after by the buyers and therefore high in demand. Due to the high demand of containers the sellers may try to lure you with false promises which you have to be careful while purchasing it.