There are premiums to pay if the product is given a major feature presentation, and there are commissions on the sale. A good site will also vet the items being offered to make sure they are both suitable for the category in which they are being offered, and that they do not contravene any regional or national rules. An example lies with the company first mentioned eBay. In February an American Internet Service Provider listed its pricing offer on eBay as if consumers could actually bid for the service, offering their own price. It was, in effect, using the site for advertising and nothing more.
Online auctions can be a magical way of disposing of unwanted material for any company.
But the bottom line is that by all American based measures online auctions were the Number One source of all fraud complaints in 1988. Click a category below to view the list of suppliers.