7/30/2019 The amazing world of eBay- Pre-Intermediate
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The amazing world of eBay
Where can you buy a lock of Justin Biebers hair, or a pieceof a
meteorite from Mars? On eBay, of course --the worlds first global
online marketplace. eBay is a place whereanyone can sell and anyone
can buy. It is an auction. On eBay, the
person to give the highest price buys what he wanted, naming the
priceis called bidding.Justin Biebers hair sold for $40,000 and
someone paid $450,000for the meteorite. Every day on eBay, there
are 136 million
things for sale, and 500 million buyers and sellers. You can
buyeverything: stamps, jewelry, art, clothing, old cars, and
anything
strange and interesting. All you need is a computer and a little
time.Many strange things are sold on eBay. One time, a little girl
tried to sell
her grandmother. And people often sell other crazy things.
Forexample, one woman tried to sell a human hand in ajar. So
whateverit is you want to buy, from an iPhone to a $168 million
yacht- eBayis the website you should use.
Read the text again and answer these questions:1. Who can use
eBay?2.How much did Justin Biebers hair and the meteorite cost?3.
If two people want to buy one thing, who will buy it?4. What is
bidding?5. How many people use eBay every day? 6. What crazy things
can you buy on eBay?7. How much did the yacht cost?
