What To Do When You

Win The eBay Auction

When you win your first Ebay auction, you will find yourself feeling a lot of happiness and a little bit of wonder at what should happen next. There seems like there is so much to do before you can get your item. What should you do?

In a word -- pay. As fast as you can. The quicker that you pay the seller, the more the seller will do for you and your item will get to you faster. How should you make your payment, though?

Paypal Is One Choice

Paypal is probably the most used method of payment on Ebay. In fact, Ebay owns Paypal now. In this method, you have instant payment sent to the seller through electronic means over the Internet. You can use your credit card or your debit card to move money to the seller's paypal account. They can then transfer it to their bank or use it online.

Ebay offers several incentives to those who use Paypal, so most sellers will accept it for payment. And, because it transfers money instantly, it is a great way to make sellers happy. They can have your product ready to go within hours and leave you positive feedback for being so fast with payment. Also, because you are using it, you get all of the Paypal insurance and guarantees that come with it.

Using Checks And Money Orders

You can pay through this method if you would like to. But, this will leave you waiting a long time for your product. The mail to go from you to them and then wait for them to cash the check. Finally, they will send your product. But if you or the seller does not trust electronic methods, then you would need to use this method.

If you go this route, make sure to print the ebay order confirmation page and put it with the envelope that your payment is in. Underline key information like your mailing address and the item number. Remember to be patient and keep in contact with the seller. It can take a month or more to get everything taken care of.

Bank Deposits? Money Transfers?

Some sellers may request that you wire money to them such as using a service like Western Union. Some will give you a bank account to wire money into. If you really don't trust the seller, this is probably a bad idea. This happens to be hard to trace and if something goes wrong, you won't get your money back. And if you are thinking about paying in cash, this is even a worse idea.

Winning an auction is exciting and it can be easy to take the next step through payment. Use the method you feel the most comfortable with and the one that works for your seller. Then, you can get your product in the fastest time possible.