How to Determine Whether You Won an Auction on eBay

eBay is a great place to find anything and everything you may be searching for. On eBay you can bid on items online. Once you have placed your bid, all you can do is wait. You will not know whether you won until the auction is closed. To determine whether you have won an auction on eBay, follow these steps:

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Internet access
• Computer

1. Know when the auction is over. When you are bidding, remember to look at the end date and time of the auction. You will not be able to determine whether you have won until the end of the auction.
2. Go to eBay and sign in. On your main account page, click on “Won” in the left column. This page will tell you what auctions you have won.
3. Go to the item page, and see who won the auction. The username of the winner should be named after the auction is closed.
4. Check your e-mail. There will be a notification e-mail telling you that you have won (this is if you selected that option when registering).
5. After you sign in to your account page, click on “My Messages” in the left column. This will take you to your message inbox, where you receive important alerts from eBay.
6. Click on “Didn’t Win” in the left column on your main page, This will take you to a page that shows the auctions you did not win. This is an option too, to check to see when you have won an auction.

Tips & Warnings

• If you have any problems or questions about doing things on eBay, consult the help pages on the site.
• If you are a new eBay user, go to the help page. Click on Learning Center in the left column. Go through all of the tutorials for new users. This will equip you to use eBay and make doing everything a lot easier.
• If you do not receive an item from an auction that you won, go to your account page on eBay. Click on the link, Report an item not received.