Secrets of the eBay Millionaires: Inside Success Stories -- and Proven Money-Making Tips -- from eBay’s Greatest Sellers [Paperback]

Greg Holden (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 21, 2005

Secrets to high-volume, high-profit sales from the most successful sellers on eBay

Secrets of the eBay Millionaires reveals the inside stories behind eBay’s most successful sellers—including those in the Professional eBay Seller’s Association, who together make more than $1 billion annually on eBay. For the first time in one volume, aspiring PowerSellers will get hundreds of undocumented tips and tricks on building a strong eBay business and maximizing sales and profits. Readers will learn to develop a business plan, identify market need, promote their products, build a solid reputation, and more. The sellers profiled represent the major eBay categories, including computers and software, consumer electronics, books, movies, music, collectibles, jewelry, and B-to-B merchandise. Various business models are examined, such as hobbyist-turned- entrepreneur and brick-and-mortar businesses brought online. Readers are sure to find sellers with whom they can identify.

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From the Back Cover

How eBay’s top sellers made their millions--and you can too!

Find out how Phil went from penniless to PowerSeller, how Drew sells custom pens for $7,000 each, how Lisa uses her professional acting skills to woo customers, and how you too can make big money on the world’s greatest online marketplace. For the first time in one volume, you’ll get inside tips and learn from the inspiring success stories of dozens of eBay millionaires--including the members of the Professional eBay Seller’s Alliance (PeSA) who together make more than $1 billion annually.

Covering business models from lone entrepreneurs to warehouse distributors to drop-off stores and featuring for a wide range of categories--including computers, electronics, books/movies/music, collectibles, and more--Secrets of the eBay Millionaires is a goldmine of information for aspiring entrepreneurs. Whether you are just starting out or already an established seller, you’ll discover that eBay is a place where anyone can change their life and make a fortune--one sale at a time.

• Develop a mission statement for your business
• Reach a worldwide audience for merchandise that would ordinarily only be available locally
• Consider joining a franchise to offset startup costs and help with branding
• Encourage repeat purchases from customers by keeping in touch
• Build and maintain a good feedback rating and provide instant customer service
• Keep abreast of new sources for merchandise by attending trade shows
• Use outside suppliers for hard-to-find items

Greg Holden is the author of 16 books, including the bestselling How to Do Everything with Your eBay Business. He has written extensively about eBay, online auctions, and e-commerce.

About the Author

Greg Holden is the author of 16 books, including the best-selling How to Do Everything with Your eBay Business, which has sold more than 35,000 copies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 258 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (November 21, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072262524
• ISBN-13: 978-0072262520
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,331,036 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stories about the Big Guys on eBay, March 15, 2006

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John Matlock "Gunny" (Winnemucca, NV) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secrets of the eBay Millionaires: Inside Success Stories -- and Proven Money-Making Tips -- from eBay’s Greatest Sellers (Paperback)

This book is really a series of success stories as told by members of the Professional eBay Sellers Alliance who are the big sellers on eBay. Each of these sellers started rather small, and has grown their business to rather large size.

Most of these sellers have eBay stores. They use the auctions, of course, but they seem to concentrate on their stores where they can sell many of the same items. For instance if you had one widget to sell, you're use the auction. But if you had been lucky enough to buy a couple of hundred of them at a really great price you wouldn't want to sell them one auction per week.

After saying that, much of the book then talks about the mechanics of running a businees. After all, this is a business you're in. It's a mail order business, and this means a few unique differences from a store front. For instance, you'll pay a lot of attention to shipping and receiving goods. Make friends with the shipping people, they can help you. For instance, shipping companies have rules about how fast a package must be delivered or they get returned. I was on vacation for a month. My delivery guy signed for packages I got and kept them in his truck until I returned rather than have them sent back.

Quick summary, this is what the big guys are doing. You can learn things from them, but above all else, get started.

I've got to quit writing now, Lisa, my UPS delivery person just drove up.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This was not a big help for me..., April 17, 2009

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J. Hammer "Joy H" (Madison, WI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Secrets of the eBay Millionaires: Inside Success Stories -- and Proven Money-Making Tips -- from eBay’s Greatest Sellers (Paperback)

This was not a big help as this is more for the big money makers of Ebay, but it doesn't help the little guys out like myself trying to make it big. They need to down scale it - come down to earth with it. Maybe more people will be drawn to it and will buy it.

1 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars See below to see a better book and save you time and money...., February 26, 2006

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