Sites. Amazon: useful direct links

That's a list of direct links to quickly access some useful features at Amazon.com.

• Shopping Cart:
  https://www.amazon.com/gp/cart/view.html
• Short links to a specific item:
  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/ID
https://www.amazon.com/dp/ID
• Buying Choices (offer listing; lists price offers from all the sellers of a specific product):
  https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/ID
• Customer Questions & Answers (about a specific item):
  https://www.amazon.com/ask/questions/asin/ID
• Customer Reviews (of a specific item):
  https://www.amazon.com/product-reviews/ID
• Amazon Smile (donation project; it's free for buyers):
  https://smile.amazon.com/
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/cart/view.html
[etc.]

Note. By ID, I mean ASIN (Amazon Standard Identification Number), a 10-character alphanumeric Amazon product identifier (for books, it usually matches ISBN-10), e. g.:

• "B07DLPWYB7" is a Kindle E-reader,
• and "0345803485" is for the Fifty Shades of Grey (paperback book), sorry for NSFW ;-)

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Last updated: 2019-04-24

HOWTO: quickly check current bids & offers on eBay

You can quickly check the list of current bids & offers for a specific item on eBay.

• eBay USA:
  http://www.ebay.com/bfl/viewbids/ID
  http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=ID
  http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBidsLogin&Item=ID
  http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ManageBestOffers&itemid=ID
• eBay United Kingdom:
  http://www.ebay.co.uk/bfl/viewbids/ID
  http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=ID
  http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBidsLogin&Item=ID
  http://offer.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ManageBestOffers&itemid=ID
• eBay Germany:
  http://www.ebay.de/bfl/viewbids/ID
  http://offer.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=ID
  http://offer.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBidsLogin&Item=ID
  http://offer.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ManageBestOffers&itemid=ID
• etc.

Notes:

1. Obviously, ID is the eBay item number (usually, it consists of 12 digits, e. g., "123456789012").
2. Apparent meaning:
   
   1. "ViewBids" is for auction bids;
   2. "ViewBidsLogin" is for "Buy It Now" (including "Make Offer") sales;
   3. "ManageBestOffers" is to check your & seller's offers & counter-offers for "Make Offer" items.
3. Usually, you can check your item on any regional eBay site, not just the one it has been listed on.
4. Surprisingly, sometimes eBay UK lists more information (e. g., sometimes, when items end, it shows actually offered amounts for "Best Offer" items).
5. Sometimes some links work only for auctions or "fixed price" ("Buy It Now", but also "Make Offer") items.
6. Obviously, you need to be logged into eBay to view some info provided at some of those URLs.
7. Disclaimer: please, careful educational use only, no warranty and don't abuse eBay! ;-)

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Last updated: 2017-04-04

НБУ: незвичайні скорочення і терміни

Деякі скорочення (абревіатури) та терміни, що вживаються НБУ, можуть здатися дивними стороннім особам... Спробуємо розшифрувати деякі такі "жаргонізми".