Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 362 pages
- Published by: For Dummies
- Edition: 3rd Edition September 4, 2007
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0470149248
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0470149249
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
- Weighs: 1.2 pounds
Product Description
eBay is the world’s marketplace! If you’re ready to turn your hobby into an online business, Marsha Collier knows exactly how to help. Packed with proven techniques for boosting your business,
Starting an eBay Business For Dummies, 3rd Edition includes the steps to success that you’ll want to know.
More than a million people are earning regular income on eBay. Those who are earning the most know how to set up a business, find and manage inventory, use auction management
software to best advantage, get freebies on shipping, and run their businesses professionally. Marsha Collier was one of the first, and she shares all the secrets she’s learned. In this fun and easy guide to getting your online business off and running, you’ll discover how to:
- Attract more bidders to your auctions
- Set up a professional business
- Find out what sells and what doesn’t
- Increase bidder confidence with strong listings
- Price your items to sell
- Reduce your costs by shipping more efficiently
- Work with a PayPal account and collect your money
- Understand legal issues such as taxes and licenses
- Keep appropriate records
- Improve your image with outstanding customer service
Marsha Collier has been so successful with her home-based business that she educated her daughter on the profits and today is one of the stars of the eBay community. Along with plenty of solid information and time-and-money-saving tips, she’ll give you the confidence you need to become an eBay entrepreneur.
Back Cover Copy
An ideal way to launch your very own home-based business From listing to shipping, follow the pros' steps for eBay success! More than a million folks are earning regular income on eBay, and here's the fun and easy way to join them! The #1 eBay expert shows you how to set up your business, find and manage inventory, use auction management
software to your advantage, get freebies on shipping, and run your business like a pro.
- Attract more bidders to your auctions
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Set up a professional business -
Find out what sells and what doesn't -
Increase bidder confidence with strong listings -
Handle shipping efficiently
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Starting an eBay Business for Dummies (Paperback)
Trying to be positive, the best thing about this book is the exposure to some useful areas of concern and companies that I didn't know existed to serve eBay sellers (such as auction management sites and software, as well as the names of several payment service vendors). That, and the occasional nugget of useful information. When I bought this book, I thought that Marsha Collier was going to reveal some powerful secrets behind eBay business success. Instead what I found was a high level overview of the various aspects of starting a business and of the eBay site. Even though she states upfront that the book is for people who already are familiar with eBay, at least 50% of the book details eBay services and options -- nothing that you can't easily discover from eBay online help for free. Why didn't she just recommend her other book, "eBay for Dummies" for that stuff! Also, several of the "Tips" that she gave online were pretty much common sense. Coming from a marketing background, I had hoped that she would apply some serious marketing strategies to selling online and share useful marketing statistics. I guess that was asking too much from a book geared for "dummies." Even worse, I felt that Marsha was often trying to sell her secrets and promote her own website rather than really help readers. An example is the "Ebay Sellers Lighting Kit" which Marsha will be happy to sell you (don't waste your money -- build it yourself)! This reader definitely got tired of the self-promotion and commercial feel of the book.
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