A fee eBay charges to a seller when an item sells. The final value fee is based on the item's total cost to the buyer. The item's total cost to the buyer includes item price and shipping cost plus any other costs to the buyer (less any sales tax). No final value fee is charged if an item doesn't sell, if there are no bids on an item, [..]

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The cancellation of a bid by eBay due to administrative reasons, such as when a bidder becomes unregistered.

Pages where eBay posts current news and information. You'll find general announcements about new features and promotions, policy changes, special event information, and notices about system issues.

Community forum where you can ask questions and get help from other members.

The most common way to sell an item on eBay. This format lets sellers list an item for sale, collect bids for a fixed length of time, and sell the item to the highest bidder. Learn more about our different buying options.

Best Match helps buyers organize search results so they can find exactly what they're looking for. It uses historical buyer behavior and buyer ratings to evaluate listings and sellers on a number of factors, including how well the listing matches what the buyer is looking for, how popular the item is with buyers, and the seller's customer [..]

A listing feature that lets a buyer make an offer to a seller. Sellers can use the Best Offer feature in fixed price listings. See selling with Best Offer for more info.

The cancellation of a bid by a seller during an auction-style listing. Once a bid is canceled, it can't be reinstated by the seller. However, the bidder can bid again. Sellers can use the block bidders or buyers feature to prevent a particular user from bidding on a listing. In general, sellers shouldn't cancel bids. However, in exception [..]

The amount by which a bid must be raised in order for it to be accepted in an auction-style listing. The bid increment is automatically determined based on the current high bid. For example, if the current bid for an item is $5.00 and the bid increment is $0.50, the next bid must be at least $5.50.