Internet auction　　　

Hinako Ishinabe

One of my recent hobbies is “Internet Auction”. It is so fun and useful. Once you join in it, you will be absorbed in it too!

Vast kind of goods are sold in internet auction. For example, clothes, books, bags, CDs, computers, what is more, cars are sold there too! First price of goods are decided by each seller. If you find the goods you want, you bid the highest price you can pay for it. But if only you bid for it until the closing time, you can buy the goods at first price! If many people want the same goods ,the price go up. Who bid the highest price can buy it.

I usually buy clothes and CDs there. I sometimes can buy them at only 100 yen! One day, I found the goods of my favorite musician there. I really wanted it. So I bid for it early. Since then, I had taken care it wouldn’t be gotten by others. Fortunately, It was only me who bid for it for six days. In case a rival appear suddenly, I had held the mouse of the PC from one hour before the closing time. However, at one second before the closing time, suddenly stranger bid for it at a little higher price than me! One second was too short to bid again. Finally, the goods was gotten by her. I cried with disappointment. Then, I realized that win and lose in auction depends on the timing. After that, I always try auction with keep in mind it.

Recently, I also exhibit the goods in internet auction. I exhibited clothes which became not fit me. Some of them were bought by someone. After the goods arrive at buyer, he or she has to evaluate the goods and politeness of seller on web page. So seller can know how did the buyer feel about the trade . When they are pleased at my goods and my consideration, I feel grateful that I could have relationship with them.

Recently, we hear that the crime which use the internet auction is increasing. Internet auction is so useful and easy to use. However, many not good and dangerous goods are sold there too. So we have to use it with having a power to evaluate the goods rightly and sense of responsibility. If everyone keep that, I think the internet auction will be more useful and popular. I want to take part in it from now on.