1000 Best eBay Success Secrets

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 352 pages
• Published by: Sourcebooks, Inc. November 1, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1402208057
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1402208058
• Book Dimensions: 7.9 x 4.5 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 11.2 ounces

From Booklist
Holden is an eBay pioneer, having joined the service back in 1997--ancient history in Internet time--and he has seen the site go through many changes. Increased fees, intense policing by site watchdogs, and complicated policies can make listing on eBay a landmine for inexperienced sellers. This stripped-down handbook provides answers to the questions that sellers new to eBay ask, starting with the biggest one of all: "What should I sell on eBay?" Although there is no definitive answer to that question, Holden provides tips on choosing a product that is right for you, and he offers suggestions on how to contact wholesalers, falling short of giving out any wholesale sources. He covers all the basics, like creating attractive listings, answering customer inquiries, dealing with the complexities of shipping internationally, and handling complaints and returns. Seasoned PowerSellers will appreciate his tips on purchasing keywords, working with an auction service provider, and migrating to one's own Web site. Although 1,000 tips is a lot for one sitting, this will make a decent addition to your eBay reference library. David Siegfried
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Book Description
According to an AC Nielsen study conducted in early 2005, as many as 724,000 Americans depend on eBay sales for all or part of their income. But it is becoming more difficult to run a profitable business on eBay, as its sales growth slows and fees increase. Sellers are being squeezed between these two factors.

In order to thrive in this unique marketplace, sellers need to spend their money wisely, buy goods that will sell at low prices, market those goods aggressively and develop a well-rounded business presence. 1000 Best eBay PowerSeller Secrets is packed full of insider secrets and strategies designed to help readers accomplish all this and more. Topics include:
--Researching items to maximize profitability
--Dealing with buyer questions
--Making the payment process run smoothly
--Confronting problems after the sale ends
--Boosting customer satisfaction through packing and shipping

1000 Best eBay PowerSeller Secrets provides tips, strategies and prescriptions for making any eBay business venture healthier, wealthier and wiser.

Reader Reviews
This was a wonderful book. I can't say enough positive things about it in this review. About a year ago I was asked to help put on a 2-hour seminar on eBay as a topic of interest to SCORE clients. I got a few publications and read a few books on the subject. Then I got myself a User ID for eBay and studied the site a bit. Everything I read, studied, and learned is in this little $13 book AND MORE! This book is comprised of 22 chapters split into four sections: 1. Before the sale 2. During the sale 3. After the sale 4. Opening eCommerce Stores Being an eBay seller can be so many different things. You could be someone who wants to sell things online rather than at a yard sale. You might be someone wanting to make some extra money by selling a small number of items for a reasonable profit considering the time you have to spend doing it. You might be a small business that has slow-moving or excess inventory you want to unload, but not through your storefront. Or you might be someone who wants to be a big retailer, but do it without a storefront. This book addresses all of those things - and it does it well. I recommend this book especially to the person who wants to better understand the eBay site. Get a User ID and password and start exploring the site. Then read this book and take notes of things that interest you. Then go back to the site and explore the ideas and concepts you took notes on from the book. Repeat the process and you will really become an expert on eBay. So much so that you can have it do anything you want it to do for you. This book was really a nice read. And the author definitely knows his stuff. It would be so nice if most of the other books on or about eBay were written with the amount of wisdom included herein. 5 stars! Comment | | (Report this)