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View and manage your bidding and buying from the Activity tab in My eBay.
Managing items you're watching
The Watching section in My eBay lets you to track up to 200 items that interest you before you bid or buy. You can add any active listing to your watch list.
To add an item to your watch list, click the Watch this item link in the listing.
To watch an item in a listing with variations, select the specific variation you want before you click the Watch this item link.
To manage items you're watching:Go to My eBay. You may be asked to sign in.
Click the Watch link in the left column.
Select from the following activities:
See groups of items: Select All, Active, or Ended from the View drop-down menu at the top of the list.
Delete an item from your watch list: Select the check box next to the listing title, then click the Delete button.
Add a note to an item: Select the check box next to the listing title, then click the Add note button. Type your note and click the Save button.
Managing items you're bidding on
In the Bidding section of My eBay you can view all the items you're currently bidding on, whether or not you're the current high bidder.
To manage items you're bidding on:Click the Active link in the left column.
Optionally, filter this list to see only the items you're winning or not winning by using the View drop-down menu at the top of this section.
After a listing ends, it automatically moves to the Won or Didn't Win sections. You can't delete an active item until the listing ends.
Buying items in listings with variations
Some listings have several variations to choose from, such as T-shirts that come in various sizes or colors. Select the variations and quantity you want before you click the Buy It Now button.
Managing your Best Offers and Second Chance Offers
The Best Offer option lets you offer to purchase a Buy it Now item at a price that you choose.
With a Second Chance Offer the seller can offer an item to any buyer who bid on the listing if:
the winning bidder doesn't pay the seller
the seller has duplicate items
the reserve price was not met in a reserve price auction
To manage Best Offers and Second Chance Offers:Click the Active link in the left column, and then scroll down to the Offers section.
If you make a Best Offer or receive a Second Chance Offer, we'll add a note to the item to let you know.
For a Best Offer, you'll see two prices in My eBay. One shows the highest bid the seller received. The other shows the amount of your offer.
Creating custom lists of items, searches, and sellers
You can create a custom list from items in different sections of My eBay and name the list whatever you'd like. For example, add items from your Watching, Bidding, and Won sections into a list and name it "Birthday gifts for mom." You also can save your searches and favorite sellers and stores to your list.
To create or edit a list, select Add to list from the drop-down menu next to any item.
When the listing is over
After the listing is over, and if you won the item, you'll need to pay for it and leave Feedback.
Use the Won section of the My eBay Buy page to view all your recent purchases and check whether you've paid for the items and left Feedback for the seller.
The Didn't Win section shows items that ended but were won by another member.
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Click the Won link on the left side of the page to:
Track where you are in the purchase and Feedback process Delete the item from My eBay
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Click the Didn't win link on the left side of the page to:
Click the Active link on the left side of the page to:
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Deleting and restoring items
You can delete items from the Buy section. For example, if you were watching two identical items and then bought one of them, you might want to delete the other item.
You can sort your deleted items using the Sort by drop-down menu. This option is useful if you've deleted many items and want to find and restore one or more of them.
To delete an item: Select the check box next to the items you want to delete.
Click the Delete button at the bottom of the section.
You can restore deleted items that you've bid on or received offers on. You can't restore deleted items that you were watching, but did not bid on. You have 60 days to restore deleted items.
To restore an item: Click the Deleted link under Buy in the left navigation menu to view the items you've deleted.
From the list of items, select the check box next to the items you want to restore.
Click the Undelete button at the bottom of the Deleted section.
Must use Buy It Now and PayPal.
