E early close When a seller closes their auction early. Electronic mail, sent quickly from one auction site user to another via the Internet escrow services These are online escrow agents who will hold an auction payment in escrow until both the buyer and seller agree to release it. Usually this is after the merchandise has been received by the buyer in good, working condition. Many web sites have an FAQ section that posts answers to the most commonly asked questions by users of the site. Sellers pay an extra fee for this service.
Buyers grade a seller's packaging, product, timely turnaround, etc.
Sellers grade buyers primarily on whether or not they paid promptly and were prompt with their email communications. When an auction site user fraudulently drives up his positive feedback rating by having accomplices who have not conducted transactions with him post positive feedback to his account. In on-line auctions, fraud is the crime of intentionally misrepresenting an item, or intentionally omitting important facts about an item, in order to deceive a buyer into believing the item is more valuable than it actually is. Moreover, if a seller takes a buyer's money and then fails to send the buyer the merchandise, he has committed the crime of Mail Fraud. There are several different grading scales currently in use in online trading.