Don't "Buy It Now" - be patient

This is a short guide outlining a simple philosophy on using eBay. When you have decided that you want to buy something, and you intend to use eBay, perhaps you should be a little patient. Don't rush in and purchase the very next item finishing in the next five minutes. Do some research. Compare prices. Look at shipping costs. Look overseas. Look outside eBay. Pick a price setpoint, and stick to it.I hope I have your attention. I would like to suggest some typical steps to follow that applies when purchasing almost anything on eBay.Do some researchCompare pricesLook at postage costsLook overseasLook outside eBayStick to your guns - Google and ess-enn-eye-pee-eee toolsDo Some ResearchAfter you have worked out what you want to buy, so some research. Make use of the Advanced Search options in eBay, and check out the prices for items similar to yours that were actually sold in the last 30 days. For example:Say you want to buy a Palm Treo 650 PDA. Normally you would put this in a search like this search for Palm Treo 650. This will return all the items that mention these terms "palm treo 650" that are about to finish now and in the future. Drill down a little into the results - look at the "Matching Categories" on the left side of the page, and click on the specific category (in this case - "PDAs, Handhelds (7)" ), you can identify the actual item you are looking for, and not all the accessories or other guff.By scrolling down the page a little, and looking at the "Search Options" on the left side of the page, you can see that there is usually a "Completed Listings" option. Tick this option, and then click on the "Show Items" button.

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