How to Run a Successful Auction Website

Why?

The first question to occur when reading the title will probably be 'Why on earth would anyone put themselves through all that trouble when there are already auction websites out there?' ... or words to that effect.

Well, without being too specific, I wanted the challenge. It's a great opportunity to have a website which could potentially be populated by hundreds of people and it would be a great place to hang out.


OK, being slightly more specific, I have tried other auction websites and found some of them too draconian or demanding, and some of them too confusing! (How much do I pay exactly?) Without being too much of an auction junkie, I have tried to sell the odd thing in the past and with little items of low value, once you have worked out the listing fee, the final value fee, the hidden fee, the other hidden fee, the paypal fee and the Fee fee, you have either made pennies, or worse, you have ended up paying for the privilege. Then a few weeks later, there is nothing more demoralising than getting that dreaded 'Paypal has reversed your transaction'.

Now, the thing I didn't quite realise was exactly how much time it would take (has taken) because when you are a novice, you have no idea just how much there is that you don't know! (But more on that later).

So, I bought a template, bought a domain, paid for hosting and here I am, about to run a Successful Auction Website!

Wish me luck!

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