In this post, Tina will introduce three online shopping models:
- Mobile shopping
- Online auction shopping
- Classified shopping
1. Mobile-based shopping
Believe it or not, the increase of mobile phones in the world has influenced the growth of the people who use their mobile devices to shop online, and this will continue to grow in the future. Now, people are using their smartphones and tablets to visit many stores and to buy in webstores.
Mobile shopping is also boosted by social media networks, where people can share their positive and negative online experiences. Mobile shopping also offers applications to get direct access to online stores, so you can shop the same way you would using your computer.
Mobile-based shopping is effortless, and the steps to proceed are the same as on your computer.
According to the Statista website, the Mobile phone Internet was 52.7 % in 2016 and should be 63.4 % in 2017. That means the Mobile Internet is growing, and it will be the same for Mobile shopping.
2. Online Auction Shopping
In an auction shopping website, you can place a bid to get your item at a low price. A bid is a price you offer for an item until the sale expires. The bidder who offers the best price at the end of the bid wins it.
Online auction websites, like eBay and eBid, usually have fantastic deals where you can save money. You will need a PayPal account or a credit card to complete your payment.
There are several auction websites. Just do an online search, and you’ll find other interesting ones.
3. Classifieds shopping
A classified website is an online place where buyers and sellers are dealing to buy and sell used and new items (usually in good condition).In a classified internet site, you don’t pay online; you have to make an appointment and meet the seller.
1. Don’t pay online in advance (for example, by money order, PayPal, credit cards, etc. ). You may never get your item.
2. Don’t give your personal and financial information (full name, full address, credit card number, PayPal, etc.)
3. Pay in cash as much as possible.
4. Try to know the reason the person is selling his item and make sure it is not stolen.
5. For your safety, avoid unsafe places when you meet your seller and use public places like a mall, a restaurant, public parking, a mall parking, etc.
Thank you for your reading time!
Mark M.