eBay Quicksteps

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 224 pages
• Published by: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
• Edition: 1st Edition April 4, 2004
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0072255064
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0072255065
• Book Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.8 x 0.5 inches
• Weighs: 1.4 pounds

Product Description
Brace youself, because here comes QuickSteps: The fast, easy, accessible information on eBay in a full-color cookbook-style format. Provides answers to all of your How-do-I questions in a concise and meaningful way. Lengthwise page layout allows for easy page viewing. Useful tips and cautions are displayed in the margins so that they don’t break the flow of the quick steps themselves.

Back Cover Copy


Learn instantly from step-by-step graphics!

We know a picture is worth a thousand words--so we went heavy on pictures and light on words in this easy-to-use guide. Color screenshots and brief instructions show you how to buy and sell on eBay in no time. Follow along and learn to bid at eBay auctions, find bargains and unusual objects, sell all kinds of items, make your products stand out, find out about other buyers and sellers, and much more. Each chapter’s “How to” list and color-coded thumb tabs make it easy to flip straight to the tasks you need to do. Get the book that gets you started using eBay right away.

In each chapter:

• Shortcuts for accomplishing common tasks
• Need-to-know facts in concise narrative
• Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing things
• Bonus information related to the topic being covered
• Errors and pitfalls to avoid
• Screenshots with callouts show and explain exactly what you’ll see on your computer screen while you’re doing a task
  
  Carole Matthews has more than thirty years of computing experience. She has written more than sixty books, including Photoshop CS QuickSteps, Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 QuickSteps, and FrontPage 2003, The Complete Reference. She and her husband Marty have been using eBay since 1998. John Cronan has over 25 years of computer experience and has been writing and editing computer-related books for over ten years. His recent books include, Microsoft Office Excel 2003 QuickSteps, Microsoft Office Access 2003 QuickSteps, and Windows Server 2003: A Beginner’s Guide. He and his wife Faye have been eBay users since 1999.
  
  Reader Reviews
  eBay Quick Steps A book review by Frank Dobrowolski May 12, 2005 by Carole Matthews & John Cronan Published by McGraw-Hill/Osborne ISBN 0-07-225506-4 2004 240 pages List price: $16.99 On Amazon: $11.55 +S/H This is a short book, with wide margins and many vivid color illustrations and tables. As a result it is a quick read - per its title. It has a simple, direct approach which works well for eBay beginners and novices. It also contains some information that likely would help advanced users. I like the illustrated, annotated Walk through of an eBay Transaction 1. Prospective seller registers to sell an item on eBay 2. Takes photos of object to sell and writes a description of it 3. Enters the description, photos, payment terms, shipping information, and other supporting material into eBay's auction selling form 4. Track the item as buyers start bidding on it 5. The buyer registers to participate in the auction 6. Buyer finds the item and bids on it 7. Buyer wins the auction and connects with seller to verify the details and the buyer pays the seller 8. Seller sends the package per the shipping terms specified 9. Buyer receives the item 10. Buyer and Seller provide feedback about each other in this transaction. The Find Your Way around eBay chapter begins with a page-filling illustration that is typical of this book. The eBay home page is shown and eight areas are picked with aon each. The chapter continues with more large figures and sidebar "Tips" and "notes". One page is filled with a table that lists the type of auction, gives a description and notes requirements. For example: * Auction - Buy It Now [Fixed Price] * Description - Offers the item for a given price and there is no auction * Requirement - Seller must have a feedback rating of at least thirty and be a registered user for at least 14 days of be ID Verified. The guidance on ID Verified contains 11 steps and one figure, one Note and one Tip. The following chapters are similarly presented in easy to follow text with numerous colorful illustration, tables and sidebars. Chapter 9 presents information I have not seen this in other books on eBay and it is done well here. The Chapter has sections entitled * Detect and Report Account theft * Use Buyer Fraud-Protection Measures * File a Fraud Alert * Set up a Bidder Alert * Block Bidders or Buyers * Report Unwelcome Buyers * Use Additional Resources a. Security Center b. Law Enforcement & Other Resources This may be the best book on eBay I have seen for beginners and novices in using eBay. Advanced users probably would find some information that they could use.