Monday, October 27, 2008

Knowing How To Purchase Office Furniture On Ebay Is Half The Battle

Writen by Amy Lieberfarb

Trying to decipher through some online shopping sites can be confusing to the non-internet shopper, but with only a few tips and things to look for, it can be simple to purchase your office supplies, furniture and chairs online through eBay for your home or business. Knowing which things to watch for and how to search for the correct item and buy from the right seller is only half the battle, the rest is picking that perfect chair for you.

There are really two different ways to buy your office chair through eBay. Auction style listings with a 1-10 day fixed time limit going to the highest bidder are how eBay started out drawing their members. Now, after upgrades and advancement, they have many different ways to purchase. Buying office chairs and furniture through fixed price listings and through eBay Store listings seems to be the quickest and offers the best possible pricing.

In order to see the items that are listed under the auction style price category, simply enter the keyword term into the search box and see what listings appear. The listings directly below the box are the auction style ads with a fixed time frame of start and end that appears with each listing and current bidding price as well as photo, if available and a shipping cost.

With eBay Stores, you get the same display but with auctions at a set price and easy to compare statistics, you can arrange these lists by price, ending time or newly listed to help you in your search. This can be helpful if you know your price range to search for chairs in your budget. eBay Stores can make it easy to price shop since the items are usually available with a Set Price and Buy it Now option for immediate purchase, you don't have to wait until the end of auction to purchase, saving you time.

Including photos and up to 25 listings per page, it is better to narrow down your search to a more specific type of chair in order to find the right one quicker. In example, you could use the key terms like mesh, leather, executive, button tufted, big and tall or ergonomic. This small step in adding keywords can help save you time and better find what you are looking for.

With easy to search listings, custom order products and purchase now, pay now options, the eBay Store sites can even have the look and feel of any online shopping site outside of eBay. The more advanced the eBay seller and things such as eBay store design, Powerseller status, FAQ categories, store policies pages and positive feedback comments, the more desired the item should be to purchase with the guarantee of satisfaction.

Most sellers of a high end item such as office chairs should feature a return policy and money back guarantee in order for your security that you are receiving a quality product from a reputable seller. Once you have learned the art of negotiating through the eBay website and looking through the eBay stores, you are halway done and the rest of the battle is simply finding the right chair for you.


Amy Lieberfarb has been in the office furniture and interior sales industry for 11 years and currently runs two online websites dedicated to Office Chairs and Furniture. Providing information on how to pick the right ergonomic chair and featuring hundreds of different chairs, the site is very informative.
http://stores.ebay.com/liebswholesale
Specializing in Office Furniture and Ergonomic Chairs.
http://www.liebswholesale.com
She is an expert in most things office chairs and is an eBay Powerseller with years of experience and great positive feedback from all of her loyal customer base.

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