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How to place a bid on eBay
Suppose you'd like to purchase a guitar on eBay. You've found a guitar
you like, and you've loaded the item page in your Web browser. The first part looks something like this:
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| BEAUTIFUL CLASSICAL GUITAR |
| Item #1231194 |
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Music:Musical Instruments:Guitar:Acoustic
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Currently | |
$127.50 |
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Quantity | |
1 |
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Time left | |
6 days, 21 hours + |
The actual page you see may look slightly different, depending on whether
the "Buy It Now" option is offered, whether a reserve price is specified,
and other factors.
The first part of the auction description presents a summary of the auction.
Among the things in the summary are:
- The item's title, "Beautiful Classical Guitar" in this case.
- The item number, a unique number that identifies this auction.
- The current high bid, shown here as $127.50.
- The quantity of items being offered.
- The time left until the auction closes.
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