Giving Works is a program by which sellers can choose to have a portion of the revenue from an item's sale donated directly to a charity of his or her choosing. Both the charity and percentage of the donation are chosen when the seller lists the item. Buyers interested in giving to a specific charity with their eBay purchases can search for items by charity in order to ensure that their bids go to help someone in need.
For sellers: To list an item on eBay with a percentage of proceeds going to charity, follow these steps:
1. Begin listing an item as you usually would.
2. On the details page in section 3 of the selling form, find the "Pricing and Duration" area, which contains (among other things) the minimum bid and Buy It Now price.
3. Find the "Donate percentage of sale" drop-down list located just below the minimum bid and Buy It Now price boxes and select "Select a new nonprofit..." from this list.
4. You will be prompted to register for MissionFish, the clearinghouse responsible for collecting nonprofit donations promised through eBay transactions.
5. Once you have selected your preferred donee and registered at MissionFish, select the percentage of the proceeds that you want to go to the nonprofit in question using the drop down list immediately to the right of the "Donate percentage of sale" list.
6. Complete the rest of your listing as you normally would.
When your listing goes live, it will automatically be indexed for buyers wanting to give to the charity that you have selected (regular buyers will see your listing too, through the standard eBay search). Once your item sells, the selected percentage of proceeds will automatically be calculated for you based on the auction's closing price, and you will be sent payment instructions by MissionFish. Once your buyer has paid you in full, you can then pay the chosen percentage of the sale to MissionFish through the credit card that you have placed on file there.
Note that for larger donations ($1,000 or more), MissionFish also accepts electronic funds transfers and certified checks.
For buyers: Auctions that give to charities can be identified by the presence of a blue and yellow ribbon icon in listing search or browse results, as well as by the presence of a box at the top of the item description that gives both the amount of the donation as a percentage and the nonprofit to which the donation will be sent. You will receive a receipt for the amount of your donation.
To search the body of charitable auctions by keyword or description (of the item), use the search form at the top of the eBay Giving Works page.
To search for listed auctions that support a particular nonprofit or charity, use the MissionFish nonprofit search, which lists each of the eBay auctions currently marked to give to each nonprofit in the index.
For nonprofits: eBay gives several options for community and nonprofit fundraising on its Giving Works for Nonprofits page. As a nonprofit, you can choose to become a certified nonprofit at MissionFish, after which sellers can elect to give a portion of their sales proceeds to you.
Nonprofits also have the option of making direct sales on eBay for direct fundraising and revenue growth. Whichever method you choose to use, eBay is there to help.
Senin, 19 Desember 2011
Kamis, 08 Desember 2011
Ten Things You Didn't Know About eBay
These days nearly everyone has had some sort of eBay experience. It's rare to find a regular Internet user who doesn't buy and sell on eBay at least every now and then. But even if you buy and sell on eBay regularly, how well do you really know eBay? Did you know that the first item ever listed on eBay was broken? Or that eBay knows how to send text messages? Or that your tax preparer needs to know about your eBay life?
1. eBay Began with a Broken Laser Poiner
""Photo: Sean Gallup / Getty Images
What do a broken laser pointer, Apple Computer, and a man named Pierre have in common? All are steps along the road to the evolution of eBay as we know it today, and all are part of a very interesting story.
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• What is eBay?
• About eBay the Business
2. eBay's Family Includes a Variety of Brands
""Photo: R. John Schuler
Ever use Kijiji, Shopping.com, or Bill Me Later to buy or sell? Rent.com to find an apartment? StubHub to find tickets? MicroPlace.com to invest in the third world? Did you know that when you use these, you're using eBay? There's more to eBay than the eBay auction website. eBay has been busy over the years building a portfolio of acquisitions and relationships to diversify its presence online.
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• eBay 1999-2009 Timeline
• A PayPal Primer
3. Bidding Can Happen Automatically
""Photo: Jason Morrison
At live auctions everything happens out in the open—it's loud and boisterous bid and counterbid until the gavel falls. Not quite so at eBay.
If you've ever felt confused, cheated, bothered, or just plain stymied by the way that bidding works on eBay and how fast "outbids" seem to happen, you may want to read on to learn about eBay's "Proxy Bidding" system.
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• Why do I always get outbid?
• How do bid increments work?
• Bid on Items, Not Auctions
4. Jim Griffith is the Voice of eBay
""Photo: Aron Hsiao
His name is Jim Griffith and he's become known as "the voice of eBay," hosting a regular Internet radio program about all things eBay. If you're interested in honing your eBay skills and expanding your eBay lifestyle but are more the "listening type" than the "reading type," eBay Radio may be just the thing for you.
Related Articles
• Using eBay Wiki
• Blogs About eBay
5. eBay Does Social Networking
""Photo: Simon Cataudo
Yes, "blogging" and "social networking" sites are a dime a dozen these days, but eBay offers these features while giving you a reason to socialize—share your interests, favorite products, reviews, and other useful information with fellow buyers and sellers.
Related Articles
• Exploring eBay's Diverse Neighborhoods
• Join the Community with eBay Groups
• Create Your About Me Page
6. eBay Enables Activism and Socially Conscious Giving
""Photo: Marcelo Michelini
If you're socially conscientious and have ever wondered what would happen if every eBay member gave a portion of every sale to charity, fear not—you can start to find out using precisely this feature offered to eBay sellers.
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• Invest in the World with eBay and MicroPlace
• Can I buy or sell anything I want on eBay?
7. Selling on eBay May Affect Your Taxes
""Photo: Scott Olson / Getty Images
If you're a regular eBay seller and have begun to earn a portion of your income on eBay, you should take a moment to learn about the ways in which your eBay sales may affect your tax responsibility.
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• Nine Small Business Pitfalls to Avoid
• Can I buy/sell major assets on eBay?
8. You Might Need a Business License to Sell on eBay
""Photo: XLucas
If you sell items for profit on eBay, did you know that you may be legally obligated to register as a business in your local community, or that specific zoning regulations may apply that restrict the types of business that you are permitted to conduct?
1. eBay Began with a Broken Laser Poiner
""Photo: Sean Gallup / Getty Images
What do a broken laser pointer, Apple Computer, and a man named Pierre have in common? All are steps along the road to the evolution of eBay as we know it today, and all are part of a very interesting story.
Related Articles
• What is eBay?
• About eBay the Business
2. eBay's Family Includes a Variety of Brands
""Photo: R. John Schuler
Ever use Kijiji, Shopping.com, or Bill Me Later to buy or sell? Rent.com to find an apartment? StubHub to find tickets? MicroPlace.com to invest in the third world? Did you know that when you use these, you're using eBay? There's more to eBay than the eBay auction website. eBay has been busy over the years building a portfolio of acquisitions and relationships to diversify its presence online.
Related Articles
• eBay 1999-2009 Timeline
• A PayPal Primer
3. Bidding Can Happen Automatically
""Photo: Jason Morrison
At live auctions everything happens out in the open—it's loud and boisterous bid and counterbid until the gavel falls. Not quite so at eBay.
If you've ever felt confused, cheated, bothered, or just plain stymied by the way that bidding works on eBay and how fast "outbids" seem to happen, you may want to read on to learn about eBay's "Proxy Bidding" system.
Related Articles
• Why do I always get outbid?
• How do bid increments work?
• Bid on Items, Not Auctions
4. Jim Griffith is the Voice of eBay
""Photo: Aron Hsiao
His name is Jim Griffith and he's become known as "the voice of eBay," hosting a regular Internet radio program about all things eBay. If you're interested in honing your eBay skills and expanding your eBay lifestyle but are more the "listening type" than the "reading type," eBay Radio may be just the thing for you.
Related Articles
• Using eBay Wiki
• Blogs About eBay
5. eBay Does Social Networking
""Photo: Simon Cataudo
Yes, "blogging" and "social networking" sites are a dime a dozen these days, but eBay offers these features while giving you a reason to socialize—share your interests, favorite products, reviews, and other useful information with fellow buyers and sellers.
Related Articles
• Exploring eBay's Diverse Neighborhoods
• Join the Community with eBay Groups
• Create Your About Me Page
6. eBay Enables Activism and Socially Conscious Giving
""Photo: Marcelo Michelini
If you're socially conscientious and have ever wondered what would happen if every eBay member gave a portion of every sale to charity, fear not—you can start to find out using precisely this feature offered to eBay sellers.
Related Articles
• Invest in the World with eBay and MicroPlace
• Can I buy or sell anything I want on eBay?
7. Selling on eBay May Affect Your Taxes
""Photo: Scott Olson / Getty Images
If you're a regular eBay seller and have begun to earn a portion of your income on eBay, you should take a moment to learn about the ways in which your eBay sales may affect your tax responsibility.
Related Articles
• Nine Small Business Pitfalls to Avoid
• Can I buy/sell major assets on eBay?
8. You Might Need a Business License to Sell on eBay
""Photo: XLucas
If you sell items for profit on eBay, did you know that you may be legally obligated to register as a business in your local community, or that specific zoning regulations may apply that restrict the types of business that you are permitted to conduct?
Rabu, 07 Desember 2011
How did eBay start?
A brief history of eBay
To look at eBay today you'd never guess that it sprang from a modest, even comical beginning. Lacking is the glamour of the hotshot enterpreneurial firm and high-voltage venture capital so commonly seen in other companies that are babies of the dot-com bubble. Instead, eBay can be traced back to a home page and a broken laser pointer.
Sometime before September, 1995, 28-year-old software developer Pierre Omidyar, who had previously worked with Claris developing software for Apple computers, sat down to write the code that would eventually evolve into what we know as eBay today.
Originally called AuctionWeb and hosted on the same server as Pierre's page about the ebola virus, the site began with the listing of a single broken laser pointer. Though Pierre had intended the listing to be a test more than a serious offer to sell at auction, he was shocked when the item sold for $14.83. Pierre knew that he'd created something big as soon as he contacted the winning bidder to ask if he understood that the pointer was broken.
"I'm a collector of broken laser pointers," came the reply.
AuctionWeb soon took over Pierre's entire domain, www.ebay.com, short for Echo Bay, which was the name of his consulting firm at the time. By 1996 the company was large enough to require the skills of a Stanford MBA in Jeffrey Skoll, who came aboard an already profitable ship. Meg Whitman, a Harvard graduate, soon followed as president and CEO, along with a strong business team under whose leadership eBay grew rapidly, branching out from collectibles into nearly every type of market. eBay's vision for success transitioned from one of commerce—buying and selling things—to one of connecting people around the world together.
With exponential growth and strong branding, eBay thrived, eclipsing many of the other upstart auction sites that dotted the dot-com bubble. By the time eBay had gone public in 1998, both Omidyar and Skoll were billionaires.
The rest, as they say, is history.
To look at eBay today you'd never guess that it sprang from a modest, even comical beginning. Lacking is the glamour of the hotshot enterpreneurial firm and high-voltage venture capital so commonly seen in other companies that are babies of the dot-com bubble. Instead, eBay can be traced back to a home page and a broken laser pointer.
Sometime before September, 1995, 28-year-old software developer Pierre Omidyar, who had previously worked with Claris developing software for Apple computers, sat down to write the code that would eventually evolve into what we know as eBay today.
Originally called AuctionWeb and hosted on the same server as Pierre's page about the ebola virus, the site began with the listing of a single broken laser pointer. Though Pierre had intended the listing to be a test more than a serious offer to sell at auction, he was shocked when the item sold for $14.83. Pierre knew that he'd created something big as soon as he contacted the winning bidder to ask if he understood that the pointer was broken.
"I'm a collector of broken laser pointers," came the reply.
AuctionWeb soon took over Pierre's entire domain, www.ebay.com, short for Echo Bay, which was the name of his consulting firm at the time. By 1996 the company was large enough to require the skills of a Stanford MBA in Jeffrey Skoll, who came aboard an already profitable ship. Meg Whitman, a Harvard graduate, soon followed as president and CEO, along with a strong business team under whose leadership eBay grew rapidly, branching out from collectibles into nearly every type of market. eBay's vision for success transitioned from one of commerce—buying and selling things—to one of connecting people around the world together.
With exponential growth and strong branding, eBay thrived, eclipsing many of the other upstart auction sites that dotted the dot-com bubble. By the time eBay had gone public in 1998, both Omidyar and Skoll were billionaires.
The rest, as they say, is history.
What is eBay?
An introduction to the World's Online Marketplace™
You're familiar with the name. You've seen it in stories on the evening news. You've heard co-workers talking about it around the water cooler. Your niece says she even did her back-to-school shopping there. So what is this eBay phenomenon, anyway?
Simply put, eBay is:
* A place to buy. Get nearly anything you need or want at prices better than you can find in traditional brick-and-mortar or even online stores. Though there are lots of rotten deals on eBay, too, the careful consumer can always come out ahead.
* A place to sell. Whether you're a bix-box retailer or just an average Joe (or Jane) cleaning out your garage, nearly anything you list on eBay will sell if you're flexible enough about the price. eBay's global reach can even move unusual items that aren't in demand in your own neighborhood, turning paperweights into cash.
* A meeting place, not a store. eBay doesn't actually sell any goods itself. All of the goods on eBay are sold and delivered by third party sellers that are neither employed by, nor have any other relationship with, eBay itself. Instead, eBay's business is to give entrepreneurs and sellers a place to reach buyers, and to give buyers access to the world's largest collection of things for sale.
* A place to shop. Because of the immense variety of things that can be found for sale on eBay, many members have discovered that eBay is one of the best places in the world to window or comparison shop. The millions of item listings created by sellers often include photos, detailed descriptions, and owner experiences. Because you can see lots of the same item side-by-side in various conditions and know what each one sold or is selling for, eBay gives you insight into the real market value or "street value" of most types of goods around the world.
* A place to collect. eBay is the world's largest marketplace for rare, discontinued, collectible, or hard-to-find items, no matter what the type or price. Whether you're looking for turn-of-the-century box cameras, hand-made Victorian doilies, Soviet army service medals, or 1980s vintage arcade games, eBay will give you a better selection than just about anyone else anywhere.
* A website. There is no physical eBay store. Founded in San Jose but now operated from several cities, eBay's service exists entirely online, and all aspects of business other than the delivery of bought and sold items themselves are typically handled through the eBay website.
* Free for buyers and inexpensive for sellers. It costs nothing to become an eBay member, to shop for goods, or to purchase goods from eBay sellers. Sellers pay a minimal amount to list items for sale, and another small percentage of the value when an item is sold. There are no monthly fees or other hidden costs.
* Green. eBay is has proven to be a boon to the environment. Millions of tons of goods that would otherwise go into landfills or more resource-intensive recycling programs instead find new homes every year thanks to eBay. Some of these goods include consumer electronics items like computer parts and mobile phones that release toxic substances once they're discarded and exposed to the environment.
* Socially responsible. Because eBay eliminates middlemen and lowers barriers to buying and selling, potters in rural Mexico and bead weavers in central Asia can sell hand-made goods directly and inexpensively to a massive global audience. This brings new economic opportunities to developing areas and increases cultural understanding between populations. eBay has become one of the world's most interesting and exciting trans-national ambassadors.
* Like the real world in many ways. Just as you'll encounter both honest and dishonest people in the real world, you'll find both honest people and crooks on eBay. Thankfully, eBay's site includes a selection of tools like the feedback system that are designed to help you to remain safe as an eBay member.
In short, since eBay's founding in 1995 it has become the world's largest place to buy and sell, a community of hundreds of millions of regular people, small businesses, and even big businesses from all of the seven continents. Millions of items of every kind imaginable, in every condition imaginable, change hands every day on eBay for prices ranging from one cent to hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars (or pounds, or other forms of currency).
According to eBay's mission statement, "eBay's mission is to provide a global trading platform where practically anyone can trade practically anything."
By nearly any measure, eBay has succeded at its mission beyond its wildest dreams, and it has done so almost entirely in the online universe. But don't take my word for it. Visit eBay and explore one of the largest success stories of the Internet. Then join eBay to start shopping for great deals on your favorite items or to start turning your old junk into fresh cash.
You're familiar with the name. You've seen it in stories on the evening news. You've heard co-workers talking about it around the water cooler. Your niece says she even did her back-to-school shopping there. So what is this eBay phenomenon, anyway?
Simply put, eBay is:
* A place to buy. Get nearly anything you need or want at prices better than you can find in traditional brick-and-mortar or even online stores. Though there are lots of rotten deals on eBay, too, the careful consumer can always come out ahead.
* A place to sell. Whether you're a bix-box retailer or just an average Joe (or Jane) cleaning out your garage, nearly anything you list on eBay will sell if you're flexible enough about the price. eBay's global reach can even move unusual items that aren't in demand in your own neighborhood, turning paperweights into cash.
* A meeting place, not a store. eBay doesn't actually sell any goods itself. All of the goods on eBay are sold and delivered by third party sellers that are neither employed by, nor have any other relationship with, eBay itself. Instead, eBay's business is to give entrepreneurs and sellers a place to reach buyers, and to give buyers access to the world's largest collection of things for sale.
* A place to shop. Because of the immense variety of things that can be found for sale on eBay, many members have discovered that eBay is one of the best places in the world to window or comparison shop. The millions of item listings created by sellers often include photos, detailed descriptions, and owner experiences. Because you can see lots of the same item side-by-side in various conditions and know what each one sold or is selling for, eBay gives you insight into the real market value or "street value" of most types of goods around the world.
* A place to collect. eBay is the world's largest marketplace for rare, discontinued, collectible, or hard-to-find items, no matter what the type or price. Whether you're looking for turn-of-the-century box cameras, hand-made Victorian doilies, Soviet army service medals, or 1980s vintage arcade games, eBay will give you a better selection than just about anyone else anywhere.
* A website. There is no physical eBay store. Founded in San Jose but now operated from several cities, eBay's service exists entirely online, and all aspects of business other than the delivery of bought and sold items themselves are typically handled through the eBay website.
* Free for buyers and inexpensive for sellers. It costs nothing to become an eBay member, to shop for goods, or to purchase goods from eBay sellers. Sellers pay a minimal amount to list items for sale, and another small percentage of the value when an item is sold. There are no monthly fees or other hidden costs.
* Green. eBay is has proven to be a boon to the environment. Millions of tons of goods that would otherwise go into landfills or more resource-intensive recycling programs instead find new homes every year thanks to eBay. Some of these goods include consumer electronics items like computer parts and mobile phones that release toxic substances once they're discarded and exposed to the environment.
* Socially responsible. Because eBay eliminates middlemen and lowers barriers to buying and selling, potters in rural Mexico and bead weavers in central Asia can sell hand-made goods directly and inexpensively to a massive global audience. This brings new economic opportunities to developing areas and increases cultural understanding between populations. eBay has become one of the world's most interesting and exciting trans-national ambassadors.
* Like the real world in many ways. Just as you'll encounter both honest and dishonest people in the real world, you'll find both honest people and crooks on eBay. Thankfully, eBay's site includes a selection of tools like the feedback system that are designed to help you to remain safe as an eBay member.
In short, since eBay's founding in 1995 it has become the world's largest place to buy and sell, a community of hundreds of millions of regular people, small businesses, and even big businesses from all of the seven continents. Millions of items of every kind imaginable, in every condition imaginable, change hands every day on eBay for prices ranging from one cent to hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars (or pounds, or other forms of currency).
According to eBay's mission statement, "eBay's mission is to provide a global trading platform where practically anyone can trade practically anything."
By nearly any measure, eBay has succeded at its mission beyond its wildest dreams, and it has done so almost entirely in the online universe. But don't take my word for it. Visit eBay and explore one of the largest success stories of the Internet. Then join eBay to start shopping for great deals on your favorite items or to start turning your old junk into fresh cash.
About eBay
When eBay was founded in 1995, it was as radical and cutting-edge as many of the other "dot com" startups launched in that era. Today, however, eBay is one of the world's most venerable online companies—not to mention one of the most endlessly emulated and discussed. Read on below to learn more about eBay's history, current business strategies, and balance sheet conditions.
What is eBay?
An introduction to eBay for those who aren't familiar with it. What eBay is, who uses eBay, where and why they use it, and what this means for you as an online citizen. If you're tired of hearing about eBay all the time but knot really knowing what it is, here are the most basic facts about the thing called "eBay."
How did eBay start?
How did eBay start? Not quite in the way that many people might imagine. The founding of eBay is a true and very human dot-com story. Here's a brief history of eBay—from a little idea in San Jose during the dot-com era to world domination.
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Ten Things You Didn't Know About eBay
Did you know that you can blog on eBay just like you can on MySpace? Or that you can support your favorite cause by selling on eBay? Or that you can have eBay send text messages to your phone? Or that you may need a business license to sell on eBay? Read on to learn these details and more about the eBay marketplace.
eBay Corporate Profile
Think eBay's just a website? Think again. Today's eBay is a sprawling, global empire of billions of dollars in brands and platforms in several major strategic areas, and has seen something of a turnaround since the dark days of 2008.
What is eBay?
An introduction to eBay for those who aren't familiar with it. What eBay is, who uses eBay, where and why they use it, and what this means for you as an online citizen. If you're tired of hearing about eBay all the time but knot really knowing what it is, here are the most basic facts about the thing called "eBay."
How did eBay start?
How did eBay start? Not quite in the way that many people might imagine. The founding of eBay is a true and very human dot-com story. Here's a brief history of eBay—from a little idea in San Jose during the dot-com era to world domination.
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Ten Things You Didn't Know About eBay
Did you know that you can blog on eBay just like you can on MySpace? Or that you can support your favorite cause by selling on eBay? Or that you can have eBay send text messages to your phone? Or that you may need a business license to sell on eBay? Read on to learn these details and more about the eBay marketplace.
eBay Corporate Profile
Think eBay's just a website? Think again. Today's eBay is a sprawling, global empire of billions of dollars in brands and platforms in several major strategic areas, and has seen something of a turnaround since the dark days of 2008.
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