There are 1600 categories divided into divisions and subdivisions. For instance, under antiques there are 17 subdivisions for things like ancient world, folk art, medical, and furniture. If you don't want to look through categories, you can always perform a search for keywords. The site will not allow firearms, weapons, pirated software, pirated movies, police badges, skulls, live animals, illegal drugs, drug paraphernalia, false ID documents, cable or satellite dish descramblers, and embargoed items such as Cuban cigars. You must register to use this system, but there is no charge to register.
Registration includes the normal questions plus address and phone.
This information is necessary because of the operations of the auction site. There are no charges related to purchasing through eBay. There are a number of fees related to selling. When Purchasing You will get a description of the merchandise, sometimes accompanied by a photo. The start and end date and time for the item to be available for bid is noted.