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eBCalc Help / Frequently Asked Questions

eBCalc Help / Frequently Asked Questions

Single Item Buy It Now Auctions

A Buy It Now (or "Fixed Price") style auction is the simplest way of listing an item on eBay. It is when you list on item on eBay for a fixed (non-negotiable) price. When a person comes along who is willing to pay that price for your item, they simply click the Buy Now button and make payment. There's no waiting for the auction to end or worrying that you might not get the amount you want. It's fast, simple, convenient, and best of all there's no extra fee to use it (normally there is an extra fee to add the Buy It Now listing upgrade an auction). Buy It Now auctions are similar to No Reserve auctions in that they run for a set period of time (either 1, 3, 5, 7, or 10 days). This is called your auction's duration. If your item doesn't sell after that time is up, you will have to re-list it to have it appear on eBay again.