Tricks of the eBay(R) Business Masters

• Cover Type: Paperback with 368 pages
• Published by: Que
• Edition: 1st Edition September 2, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0789736993
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0789736994
• Book Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Weighs: 1 pounds

What tricks or tips will you find in this book? Here’s a short list:

     •    Plan for a successful business

     •    Determine what kinds of products

           to sell

     •    Find suppliers for your inventory

     •    Manage your inventory levels

     •    Administer your day-to-day business

     •    Create more effective listings

     •    Set the right prices

     •    Handle customer payments

     •    Pack and ship your products

     •    Promote your business

     •    Sell items on consignment as a

          Trading Assistant

     •    Cut costs and increase profits

     •    Expand your business beyond eBay

Want to be your own boss? Want to make a decent living selling online? Want to start your own profitable eBay business? Then check out the 101 tips and tricks in Tricks of the eBay Business Masters–the best advice you can get for building a successful eBay business.

Everything you need to know about building an eBay business is in this book. From writing a business plan, to purchasing inventory, to choosing a shipping service, you’ll find pieces of advice that will better help you do what you need to do. These are the tips and tricks that the eBay business masters have used to grow their own eBay businesses.

Now you can learn from the most successful eBay business people. Learn how to increase your sales–and your profits–with the 101 tips in this book, Tricks of the eBay Business Masters.

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

1 Tricks for Managing Your eBay Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

2 Tricks for Deciding What to Sell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

3 Tricks for Purchasing and Managing Your Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

4 Tricks for Creating More Effective Listings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

5 Tricks for Setting Prices and Handling Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163

6 Tricks for Packing and Shipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195

7 Tricks for Promoting Your eBay Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .221

8 Tricks for Running a Successful

Trading Assistant Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251

9 Tricks for Cutting Costs–And Increasing Profits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269

10 Tricks for Expanding Your eBay Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .291

11 The Ultimate Trick for eBay Business Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .325

About The Author

Michael Miller has written more than 75 nonfiction titles over the past two decades, including Absolute Beginner’s Guide to eBay, Easy eBay, Tricks of the eBay Masters, Making a Living from Your eBay Business, and eBay Auction Templates Starter Kit. He has established a reputation for clearly explaining technical topics to nontechnical readers and offering useful real-world advice about complicated topics.

 

Reader Reviews
First off, I have a brick and mortar business, and I'm contemplating going online with it. I browsed several books on the subject of Ebay selling, and chose this one - I'm glad I did. Several books are about Ebay generally - how to buy AND sell. Most have general advise about business - bookkeeping, inventory. When you take those factors into consideration, some of them only have a quarter of the book about selling, and then it's too general, anyway. This one has meat - he gets down to the details of how to set it all up effectively. Setting up the actual site, promotion, some run down on the Ebay tools and features. He also has several featured sellers, and profiles of them and how they made it happen, and quite a few URLs of contacts for research and tools. The word "Tricks" is actually just a device to lay out major thoughts - he doesn't pretend they are tricks, just good practice. Good book....