Site tour
From signing up to receiving the parcel — what happens, in order, and where to click.
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Register
An account is needed to bid or to list something — browsing is open to everyone. Registration takes an email address and a password.
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Find what you came for
Search by keyword, or narrow down through the categories. Every listing shows whether it is an auction or a fixed price, and how much time is left.
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Bid — and let the site do the work
You enter the most you are willing to pay, not the next increment. We bid on your behalf, one step at a time, only as far as needed. Your maximum stays secret, and you are told if somebody passes it.
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Or buy it immediately
A fixed-price listing is bought at the stated price with Buy Now — no waiting for an auction to end. Some auctions also offer Buy Now as a way to end them early.
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Sell something
Write the listing, add photos, choose the price or the starting bid and the deadline. Your listing goes through the same review as every other one before it appears in the catalogue.
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Agree with the other side
When a sale happens, both sides get a message on the listing and an email. Agree on the courier and the address in the conversation, so both of you can see what was agreed.
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Pay, ship, follow the parcel
The seller enters a tracking number, and the status of the shipment changes as it travels. You follow it from your own dashboard, and you are emailed when it moves.
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Rate each other
After the parcel arrives, leave a rating. Reputation is what makes a seller worth buying from, and it is built from these ratings alone.
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Still unsure about something?
The help centre explains proxy bidding in detail, with the exact bid increments. If the answer is not there, write to us.
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