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The 100 Best Things I've Sold on eBay: My Story--by The Queen of Auctions (The 100 Best Things I've Sold, 1) Paperback – December, 2003

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Product Details

  • Series: The 100 Best Things I've Sold, 1
  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: All Aboard, Inc.; 1 edition (December 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0967440467
  • ISBN-13: 978-0967440460
  • Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 5.5 x 8.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #676,547 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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About the Author

Lynn Dralle is a third-generation antiques dealer and an eBay power seller who has sold up to $20,000 a month through online auctions. She is an award-winning author who has lectured around the country on how to buy and sell on eBay and has appeared on national television. She lives in Southern California with her two children.

Customer Reviews

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I have a spare bedroom full of bargains I've found for the intent of posting.
T. M. Halbritter
This book is presented in such a unique format, with great pictures and design, story and heart--it's very easy and enjoyable to read.
Sherri Caldwell - The Rebel Housewife(tm)
Enjoyed each and everyone of the 100 stories and Cheryl's reminiscing about her grandmother.
J. Nelson

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Best Ebay Book Out There!
By Busy Mom on September 22, 2004
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This book is a must read for anyone who dabbles in Ebay. The book is highly entertaining and extremely informative. I've been a seller on Ebay for four years, and picked up a lot of helpful tips from this book. Lynne tells it the way it is, and she's not afraid to say when she's made mistakes on Ebay (haven't we all?). I've read her book cover to cover three times, and can't wait for the next installment.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Interesting but Grandma stories got old
By G. Pinkall on August 23, 2006
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I thought this book was interesting, but I wish there was more useable information and less talk about Grandma. I understand that Grandma played an important part but I was looking for more. I hope in future books the author could talk more about how she aquired items (not inherited) and how they did at auction. This author has great style and I stilled learned a lot from reading this.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
How to eBay Successfully--And So Much More!
By Sherri Caldwell - The Rebel Housewife(tm) on April 20, 2005
Format: Paperback
The 100 Best Things I've Sold on eBay is a fascinating case study of 100 of the author's auction experiences on eBay as she successfully transitioned her grandmother's antique business from a storefront in Bellingham, Washington, to the online marketplace. Lynn Dralle, The Queen of Auctions, tells her story, and her grandmother's, as she recounts each auction. She give a brief history of each item, how she came to acquire it, how she priced and listed the item on eBay, how it sold, and for how much, along with pictures.

This book is presented in such a unique format, with great pictures and design, story and heart--it's very easy and enjoyable to read. It is much more than a catalog-ish 100 Best, because Lynn Dralle is one heck of a writer and storyteller, and crafted this book into a wonderful story of family, history, relationships, travel, and ultimately, a single mother, taking up her legacy, following her passion, and building a business to support herself and her children.

100 Best Things is a great book to learn how to eBay. It is also an inspiring story for entrepreneurial women, a primer of hope for those who may be searching for a way to build a career and a business around life and responsibilities with children.

Sherri Caldwell, co-author, The Rebel Housewife Rules: To Heck With Domestic Bliss!
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Entertainment plus practical insight
By Phil R. Dunn on July 7, 2005
Format: Paperback
There are so many books out on eBay these days.. And a lot of them are pretty dry and pedantic.

Not this one. It combines humor, spice, nostalgia, entertainment, and some tugs at the heart strings with insight, practical tips, and tested collector strategies. I really enjoyed it and learned quite a bit in the process.
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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
A great eBay storyteller
By Amazon Customer on July 27, 2005
Format: Paperback
One of the most fun things about being an eBay seller for me is that every transaction has a story. Some stories are a lot more interesting than others, of course, but they are all part of the eBay phenomenon of people all over the world trading treasures.

I have my own collection of "eBay stories" that entertain my curious friends and family. Some people are ecstatic to have found something they have been searching for and want to share their excitement with me. I get touching emails about finding a long-lost childhood game or the final piece of a treasured collection.

I enjoy the excitement of watching the last-minute bidding frenzy on my auctions and marvel at the faraway places that become new homes for my excess stuff around the house. Even having to deal with difficult people and resolving disputes makes for interesting stories.

Lynn has done a wonderful job of capturing this fascinating side of the online auction business by sharing her stories; not only of the transactions themselves but of the history of the pieces she sells and memories of her grandmother who introduced her to the antiques & collectibles business. Those of us who sell on eBay will enjoy the familiar experiences and those who don't will get a better idea of why we find "eBaying" so much fun!
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Something for everyone!
By Judson Scott on January 14, 2004
Format: Paperback
I couldn't put this book down! Not the dry how-to book you might expect, "The 100 Best Things I've Sold on eBay" is a sort of one-person "Antiques Roadshow" with a personal-memoir flavor. Each chapter describes one item, its history, how the author ended up with it (which often involves the author's grandmother, an antiques dealer), and usually a few details about the auction and the buyer. It's all presented in a creative format with lots of pictures. The book's informal, personal tone make for a fun and easy read, but "The 100 Best Things" also packs in a lot of interesting facts about a wide spectrum of antiques and collectibles. Those readers who play the eBay game can also pick up some useful insights into how online auctions work. You don't have to be a eBayer or a collector to enjoy this book--I've loaned it to several friends and it's been a hit with everyone.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
The 100 Best Things I've Sold on eBay
By tt_Austin on March 10, 2012
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This book is great for those who have little, if any experience in the resale of anything that is old, obsolete, inherited, nor in the basic understanding of the potential value of resale items from all walks of life. This is not a guide of any kind or reference for those seeking to transition from in person buying & selling to online sales. There are good reference books for that.

On the other hand, it does give dozens of excellent examples of how every item - no matter how seemingly insignificant, needs to be treated as potential value until investigated and evaluated to some degree. One should never assume that something is of no value to anyone.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

Five Stars

This is a great book. Clear and concise instructions. I learned a lot!!

Published 29 days ago by SunnyCA
Three Stars

Helps give you an idea. Bit outdated, though.

Published 3 months ago by lpen
Great book.

Everything went well. Thank you! Great book.

Published 5 months ago by Melanie Gray
Not a how-to or business book and very outdated, but a cute self...

Cute anecdotal self-published stories and an easy read. It's fun to see what people can pick up for $1 and sell for $1,000, but that's not this book. Read more

Published 12 months ago by Sicilian
LOve this book!

Entertaining as well as informative to the eBay seller. If you have not read it, do so. It will show you ways to improve your listings, titles, and what will sell, for what... Read more

Published 24 months ago by Katie H
Great Ebay Book!

Excellent book to learn the way to buy and sell on Ebay. Not how to sign up for ebay but what and how to buy and sell. Thanks Lynn.

Published on February 6, 2013 by Jim Barnhard III
Surprisingly Great Read & Informative!

When I bought this book to learn more about selling on EBAY I certainly didn't expect it to be one that would be hard to put down. Read more

Published on March 26, 2011 by CincyCheryl
Stories about ME ME ME

When I purchased this book I had expectations that this would be a combination stories about the good, the bad, and the ugly. Read more

Published on March 28, 2010 by Evonne
What?

A total waste of a book.

Sorry, author- but most of us don't have rich relatives who give us weird and unusual things to sell on ebay. Read more

Published on June 8, 2008 by MJ
Queen of Auctions

Teaches about the etiquette and customer service of selling on ebay for beginners. Even if you don't enjoy all her personal stories you come away important tips.

Published on October 17, 2007 by Bonnie S.

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