Become an eBay Power User with These Free Support Websites

It would be a rarity today to find someone who didn't know about ebay or at least hear about it in conversation. Ebay is a global phenomenon. While there are many programs that work with ebay, did you know there are a few website that support ebay and offer a very different set of tools. Unlike many of the software packages that work along side ebay, these don't cost to use them.

The first of these websites is LastMinute Auction. There tag line states; "an hour or less, a buck or less...great bargains at ebay. This basically sums up the function of the website. LastMinute Auctions lists the auctions that are about to close that don't have a bid yet or have a bid lower than a dollar. The site also categorized the items to help you search. There is no fee or membership with LastMinute Auctions.

The next website is Fat Fingers. Their tag line is; "Other people's typos save you money". While many people are quick with the fingers on the keyboards, they often don't visually see the typos if the word is similar in length, or contain the correct letters but have the order switched around. So when and item is searched for on ebay, if the listing is not spelled correctly, it will not result as being part of the search results. This is where Fat Fingers enters the search. On their website, you enter what you are searching for and it will result with a search that includes all the possible typo versions of what you are searching for. Fat Fingers also offers an advanced search that allows a few additional options. As an example, I entered in the words "little tikes" Fat Fingers then connected me to ebay and created a search that included: (little tiles,little tijes,little tiked,little tikea,little tokes,lottle tikes,little tukes,luttle tikes,little yikes,lityle tikes,liytle tikes,little rikes,litrle tikes,lirtle tikes,little tikrs,littlr tikes,little tikws,littlw tikes,little tices,little takes,lattle tikes,little tikez,little tikee,little tikks,little tiies,little ttkes,little ikes,littleetikes,littll tikes,littte tikes,liitle tikes,llttle tikes,little tikess,little tikees,little tikkes,little tiikes,little ttikes,littlee tikes,littlle tikes,litttle tikes,litttle tikes,liittle tikes,llittle tikes,little tik es,little ti kes,little t ikes,litt le tikes,lit tle tikes,li ttle tikes,l ittle tikes,little tikse,little tieks,little tkies,little itkes,littlet ikes,littl etikes,littel tikes,litlte tikes,ltitle tikes,ilttle tikes,little tike,little tiks,little ties,little tkes,little ikes,littletikes,littl tikes,litte tikes,litle tikes,litle tikes,lttle tikes,ittle tikes). This search produced 33 additional listings that I would not have found with my search on the ebay site.

If you are ready to list and sell your own products, the final recommended site is Auctiva. Auctiva offers a variety of products for the user who wants to list and track their listings. They are One-Page Listing Tool, Consignment, Reports, Unlimited Image Hosting, Scrolling Gallery and Store. With the ease of point and click, I can create a visual listing using their Inventory Wizard. The nice thing is that I can use the same template over again for similar items. There are other sites available that create listings for the seller but they charge for their service. The basic level of use with Auctiva is free, you add levels for additional fees usually power users, but the basic level is free and easy to use.