. ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁bid or bu y ▁introduced ▁the ▁buy ▁now ▁format ▁for ▁s elling ▁items ▁at ▁fixed ▁prices . ▁ ▁Class ified s . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁bid or bu y ▁introduced ▁a ▁class ified s ▁section ▁where ▁sell ers ▁can ▁display ▁items ▁that ▁may ▁not ▁l end ▁themselves ▁easily ▁for ▁sale ▁on ▁the ▁internet , ▁like ▁second - hand ▁cars , ▁property ▁and ▁services . ▁ ▁Bu y ▁Now ▁and ▁Au ctions ▁with ▁Make ▁an ▁Of fer . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁bid or bu y ▁introduced ▁a ▁Make ▁an ▁Of fer ▁functionality , ▁first ▁for ▁Bu y ▁Now ▁and ▁later ▁on ▁for ▁Au ctions , ▁which ▁allows ▁buy ers ▁and ▁sell ers ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁the ▁price . ▁▁▁ ▁Au ctions ▁with ▁Bu y ▁Now . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁bid or bu y ▁gave ▁sell ers ▁the ▁option ▁to ▁include ▁a ▁Bu y ▁Now ▁price ▁in ▁their ▁au ction ▁list ings . ▁ ▁Pay ment ▁Method s ▁b ob Pay - E FT ▁( intern et ▁transfer ) ▁was ▁developed ▁by ▁bid or bu y ▁to ▁enable ▁almost ▁instant aneous ▁internet ▁pay ments ▁across ▁the ▁four ▁big ▁South ▁African ▁banks : ▁Ab sa , ▁F NB , ▁Ned bank ▁and ▁Standard ▁Bank ▁( in ▁South ▁Africa , ▁a ▁two ▁or ▁three ▁day ▁del ays ▁are ▁a ▁norm ▁in ▁internet ▁bank ing ). ▁ ▁b ob Pay ▁Cred it ▁card ▁allows ▁the