How to Do Everything with Your eBay Business [Paperback]

Greg Holden (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072229489 | ISBN-13: 978-0072229486 | Publication Date: May 27, 2003 | Edition: 1

Here’s your chance to capitalize on the Internet economy by clearing out your basement or cashing in on your hobby. Teaches you the ins and outs of marketing online, improving graphics and text, and protecting yourself from fraud. Use chat rooms and Web pages to spread the word about your auctions. Use online payment services and build a dependable reputation. Author Greg Holden shows you step-by-step how to mine eBay’s 50 million registered users for profit—and possibly even a new career.

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From the Back Cover

Open an eBay business quickly and easily and start reaping huge profits! With more than 135 million members, eBay is the world’s largest online marketplace, and this step-by-step book shows you how to set up shop there. You’ll learn how to create a seller’s account, post persuasive auction listings, and establish yourself as a trusted eBay business owner. Once you’ve gotten your business off the ground, you’ll learn to streamline operations; locate new inventory; handle payments, shipping, and taxes; avoid pitfalls; and more. Whether you’re an existing small business owner looking to sell on eBay or a casual eBay seller who wants to ramp up, you’ll profit from the expert advice in this book.

• Set up your new eBay business with ease
• Promote your products with imaginative descriptions, clear photos, and well-presented listings
• Manage and schedule multiple auction listings
• Create a compelling eBay store or individual web site
• Accept various payment methods
• Pack and ship merchandise securely and follow up with feedback
• Increase sales possibilities with no reserve bidding, “Buy it Now” pricing, and live auctions
• Earn big profits by selling specialty items, including vehicles
• Protect yourself from fraud and resolve disputes
• Keep your eBay business legal and fulfill tax requirements

About the author: Greg Holden is the best-selling author of 30 books on computers and the Internet, including How to Do Everything with eBay and The Collector’s Guide to eBay, both from McGraw-Hill/Osborne.

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About the Author

Greg Holden (Chicago, IL) is the founder and owner of his own small business, Stylus Media, which specializes in creating Web pages for other small businesses. He has written extensively on eBay and online auctions as well as e-commerce, especially from the perspective of new business owners or entrepreneurs. Holden is the author of 16 books including Starting an Online Business for Dummies (over 100,000 copies sold), FrontPage Plain & Simple (27,000 copies sold), and Small Business Internet for Dummies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (May 27, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072229489
• ISBN-13: 978-0072229486
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,968,472 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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58 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Informative, December 9, 2003

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This review is from: How to Do Everything with Your eBay Business (Paperback)

I consider myself moderately tech savvy and although I had a few eBay transactions under my belt as a buyer and seller, I found this book very informative. I bought this and the dummy book and I found this one more helpful. I keep going back to this one to lookup for tips and tidbits. This book emphasis is on those who want to sell full time on eBay and it touches all the bases from taking pictures, equipment needed, helpful software, and more. It also offers great links to eBay and other sites to help you out. I really enjoyed that he profiles several successful full time eBay sellers and their stories. It's great to hear from those who are making it. If your trying to become a full time eBay seller like me this book should be on your desk!

38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EBAYer MUST HAVE, August 13, 2003

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"boomer1967" (Windsor, Ontario CANADA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Do Everything with Your eBay Business (Paperback)

This book is the best Ebay book I have read and trust me I have read them all. I am an experienced EBAY POWER seller myself. I have been doing so for over 4 years now and have sold over 3000 items. Actually I am in the book, but trust me when I say this is the ONLY book you will need to buy to get started, or improve your EBAY expierence. Whether it is buying or selling and you are a beginner or experienced it will help everyone. It is a very easy to read and understand book. Overall the book hands down is better than EBAY for Dummies.

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the Dummies Book, July 16, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: How to Do Everything with Your eBay Business (Paperback)

I had already purchased the Starting an eBay Business for Dummies book so I was very skeptical about purchasing this book. I decided to just read parts of it in the store. I ended up buying it because I liked the style of his writing, and chapter 4 on tips for serious sellers really hit home. He talks about not getting too wrapped up in each individual sale, that for a serious seller it is important to do a volume of business. He also puts importance on the professional design of your ads, a logo, business cards, etc. to let people know you are a serious professional. I haven't read the book cover to cover but a lot of his information is to the point, with great stories on established eBay sellers and their different approaches. This book is also more up to date than the Dummies book, and talks about PayPal and its pros and cons in detail. Overall, this is a very useful book with great information, and I might not have purchased the Dummies book if this had been out before.