Online Buying and Selling
Back before the internet became so popular, people would look through their local paper if they were looking for a car for sale, a house for rent or sale, or used furniture and appliances to try to get a deal; Now people just sign on to sites like EBay and Craig’s list to find people selling things that they are interested in purchasing. Although there are many benefits to using sites like those or even to be able to look into local sales online, but there are also some down sides to this type of buying and selling on the internet. In this paper, we are going to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of buying and selling online. There are many advantages to shopping online, whether it is through a used website like Craig’s List, a bidding website like EBay, or a retailer’s website like JCPenny. Customers have the convenience of ordering from home where they can take their time and review different websites to compare prices or just take their time to decide if they want to make their purchase. There is also the advantage of not having to deal with other rude customers or cranky sales representatives, who really just didn’t want to go to work that day. When shopping online customers don’t have to worry about how they are going to get things home. Customers can get online at anytime day or night and place their orders or submit their bids. Not only is it extremely easy to buy things online but it is also very easy to place things online for sale. Many sites offer free advertising for people trying to sell their valuables. Sellers can take a picture and post it online with a brief description of the condition that their product is in and the amount that they are asking for. This has become much more popular with the creation of sites like Craig’s list and EBay. With Craig’s list, sellers can list their sale items just as they would if they were putting an advertisement in the local newspaper, except there is a larger chance of being exposed to