| Whether we like it or not, the holiday season has | | | | see an eBay user's history. Type in the username |
| become the shopping season. But there is a way | | | | and you'll get their user page, which lists the item |
| to remove the traffic and hassles from your | | | | numbers of everything they have bought. Choose |
| holiday gift buying -- eBay. Shop in the comfort of | | | | an item number and paste it into the eBay search |
| your own home, and have fun in the process. | | | | box to find out what the item was. Voila! You |
| Perfect Gifts | | | | have a nearly foolproof list of ideal gifts for that |
| If you know the kinds of things your friends and | | | | person on your shopping list. |
| family like, then eBay's categories are ideal places | | | | Avoid Last-Minute Shopping |
| to get ideas. And then a few clicks later, you're | | | | Don't be tempted to use eBay for your |
| shopping -- at bargain basement prices.eBay | | | | last-minute holiday shopping, though. The prices will |
| offers a cool way to come up with gift ideas. | | | | be high, and items might not reach you in time. |
| Think of a recent item that your gift recipient | | | | Every year there's a toy every child wants and all |
| bought for themselves. Type it into eBay's search | | | | the stores sell out. Suddenly the toy appears on |
| box and see which category it's in, then click the | | | | eBay -- at a premium. Holiday shoppers have to |
| link to look at everything in that category. You'll | | | | pay many times the gift's value, and still don't |
| immediately have a huge list of things that they | | | | receive it in time for the big day. Don't get caught |
| would probably love to have. If you know the | | | | in this snare. |
| recipient well, you should have no trouble sorting | | | | 'Tis The Season |
| through the suggestions to find a special and | | | | The holiday season is peak time at eBay because |
| unique gift. | | | | millions of people are shopping there. A good |
| Let History Be Your Guide | | | | percentage of them are inexperienced eBay |
| You have an extra tool available when the people | | | | shoppers, who drive up prices far above normal. |
| you're buying for are eBay users. If you know | | | | Try not to end up paying too much for an item |
| their eBay usernames, you can look at what | | | | just because it's the last one you could receive in |
| they've been buying to see the kinds of things | | | | time, or because everyone else is bidding high. |
| they may want. | | | | Know when to cut your losses, stop bidding, and |
| First, click Advanced Search on the main page, | | | | just go buy something from the local store. |
| then Find A Member on the left-hand menu to | | | | |