eBay s International Marketplaces


eBay's International Marketplaces

To better participate in marketplaces outside the U.S., eBay has established separate sites for 26 foreign countries. Each of these sites lists items in the country's native language, using the local currency. (You can see this in Figure 28.1, which shows the eBay China site.)

Figure 28.1. One of eBay's many international sites: eBay China.


The list of eBay's international sites includes the following:

  • Argentina (www.mercadolibre.com.ar)

  • Australia (www.ebay.com.au)

  • Austria (www.ebay.at)

  • Belgium (www.ebay.be)

  • Brazil (www.mercadolivre.com.br)

  • Canada (www.ebay.ca)

  • China (www.ebay.com.cn)

  • France (www.ebay.fr)

  • Germany (www.ebay.de)

  • Hong Kong (www.ebay.com.hk)

  • India (www.baazee.com)

  • Ireland (pages.ebay.ie)

  • Italy (www.ebay.it)

  • Korea (www.auction.co.kr)

  • Malaysia (www.ebay.com.my)

  • Mexico (www.mercadolibre.com.mx)

  • Netherlands (www.ebay.nl)

  • New Zealand (www.ebay.com/nz/)

  • Philippines (www.ebay.ph)

  • Poland (www.ebay.pl)

  • Singapore (www.ebay.com.sg)

  • Spain (www.es.ebay.com)

  • Sweden (www.ebay.se)

  • Switzerland (www.ebay.ch)

  • Taiwan (www.tw.ebay.com)

  • United Kingdom (www.ebay.co.uk)

Although these sites were designed for trading within a specific country, there's nothing keeping you from searching them for items to buywhich will put you on the opposite side of the international buyer/seller argument!

The Absolute Minimum

Here are the key points to remember from this chapter:

  • When dealing with non-U.S. buyers, be sure to specify payment in U.S. fundsideally via PayPal or an international money order.

  • Shipping outside the U.S. requires the completion of customs forms (available at your local post office) and the use of special international shipping services.

  • eBay offers 26 country-specific online auction sites (in addition to the main U.S. site), for trading within each local region.





Absolute Beginner's Guide to eBay
Absolute Beginners Guide to eBay (4th Edition)
ISBN: 078973561X
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 204

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