I received an email saying that I won my first item on ebay. What does that mean??

[sharong.11]

I received an email saying that I had won my first item on ebay.  What does that mean??

[karl*katz]

That is eBay's way of saying you have bought your first item.

In a real auction who ever bids the most is called the "Winner"

It is a poor choice of terminology as "Won" has more than one definition.