XBIS 219 Week 3

Week Three

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Course Assignments

CheckPoint: Online Auction

Imagine you recently cleaned out and reorganized your garage and now find yourself with many items in good condition but no longer needed. You are thinking about trying to sell some items on eBay but do not know anything about online auctions.

Access the eBay Web site at to learn about their online auction system. Click on the Help tab in the upper right and choose Learning Center from the pull down menu. The site offers several tutorials to help prospective sellers and buyers learn about and use the auction system. The recommended tutorials are listed on the left. Most of the tutorials contain links to additional information.

Write a 200-word paper addressing the following: Briefly describe how eBay works. What advantages and disadvantages do you think eBay offers to small-scale sellers and large-scale sellers? There's a difference between large-scale and small-scale sellers. They don't have the same advantages and disadvantages. Based on what you have learned, if you wanted to start an electronic retail (e-tail) business, would you use eBay? Explain your reasoning.

Format your paragraph according to APA guidelines. Save it in a Microsoft Word document and attach it to the Assignments page to earn points.

Discussion Questions

Define e-business and e-commerce. How are they similar? How do they differ? Can the two terms be used interchangeably?

What are B2B, B2C, and G2C transactions? How do they differ? How does each type of transaction benefit from conducting business using the Internet?