How To Sell On Ebay and Other On-Line Auctions [Paperback]

Annette Graf (Author), Annette E Graf (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 9, 1999

Completely updated and revised for 2000!

How would you like to go to your mailbox each day and find checks waiting there for you instead of all that junk mail and bills? Have you ever wanted to start your own business, but don't know where to begin?

If you answered yes to any of these questions then this book could be your answer to making the additional income you desire. It will provide you with the information you need to get started. Or if you are already a registered user, how to move forward and sell more!

Learn: Tips on running successful auctions. What and where to buy your items. Wholesale web sites. How to add pictures, auction management software, basic html. Establishing a merchant account, accepting credit cards for your auctions. How to get started on other on-line auctions. Using photos to sell items. Creating the perfect Ad title. Other on-line auctions and helpful Internet sites. Tips on Shipping. Free Internet Access. Tips on managing several auctions at one time and so much more information about creating the perfect ad and selling to make a profit packed inside this one book.

Chapters include: How to set up an account, Reserve Auctions, Options eBay provides, Following and ending auctions, Tips and advice for sellers, Setting up a Merchant Account, How To find items to Sell (wholesale Web Sites), The secrets of Ebay advertising rules, Decide what to sell, Creating the perfect ad title that gets you noitced, How to handle customers, Using photos to sell your items, Information for bidders, turning selling into your business, Free Internet access and it's price tag. Plus advice on connecting/creating your Web site to your auctions.

There is so much valuable information packed into this one book you will be ready to get started on your Internet business immediately. With Great advice from one of eBay's top sellers you can't go wrong!

If you have always wanted to start your own business but don't know where to begin then here's your chance. Selling on Ebay and other on-line auctions is very profitable and nows the time to get started selling. What are you waiting for?

Editorial Reviews

Review

An excellent and informative journey into the world of online auctions. Inside you will explore the most detailed Internet marketing book to date! Takes a thorough journey into all aspects of selling on eBay and other online auctions. -- Christopher Hayre, On-Line Seller

For advice on selling my item, I phoned Annette Graf, an online seller since early 1998 whose many successes promted her to write and publish a book called "How To Sell on Ebay and Other online Auctions." Critiquing my listing, Ms. Graf offered these tips: "Relist the item in the middle of the day, when most people are online, becuase it will go to the top of the chronological list in the catergory. Also, give it a good description so people will want to buy it. And you might want to list it in a more general category, where more people will see it." "I made the changes, This time, I got a bid and sold my wonderful fired on Deco Vase. I went down to the kitchen and dug out a rusty sifter. I am an eBay addict. And I am not alone. -- New York Times - January 13, 2000 -

Graf's book covers all aspects of Internet auctions, setting up accounts, writing catchy advertisement and how to deal with customers. Graf covers it all, from finding the best sites to making sure the money is collected at the end of a sale. -- South Milwaukee Voice Graphic - October 1999

About the Author

Annette is a successful seller on on-line auctions such as Amazon and eBay. While also working full time as a Customer Service Representative and Writing articles, fiction and non-fiction in her extra time.

Living with her husband and teenage son she is in the process of writing several other creative books on the subjects of crocheting, weddings and self-improvement.

Being in customer service gives Annette the experience needed to help others by providing information and research on several topics. Also writing her own newsletter and teaching others how to crochet in her spare time.

Look for more wonderful and informative books from Annette in the future!

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Graf Pub; 1 edition (September 9, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967438209
• ISBN-13: 978-0967438207
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,077,271 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Annette enjoys writing about a variety of subjects including crafts, writing skills, going green and how to information. She has been featured in several magazine articles and writes content for blogs and Web site.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pathetic!, November 6, 2001

By 

Richard Taglieri (Rochester, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How To Sell On Ebay and Other On-Line Auctions (Paperback)

From almost any point of view this book is very poorly written from the bizarre layout to the frequent grammatical errors. If you have any experience with e-bay at all you will soon realize that there is nothing new here with the possible exception of some websites that you could have found on your own. If you have no experience with e-bay, you won't learn much either since the explanations are not clear or thorough. For example, the "chapter" on Accounting which consists of one page essentially suggests that you get a spreadsheet program or an accountant. You don't need a book for this kind of advice!

Terms are often introduced without definition, although they are sometimes defined later in the book. Examples are "Dutch Auction" and "Reserve Price."

Here is an example of the writing style: "I have discovered that several people would like to start their own business at home." Was this book written for only several people? I don't think I am one of them! And a spelling/grammar example: "You're own your way . . ."

In summary, this is not a useful book. I am "own my way" to a book store where I can see what I am getting!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars homemade book, November 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: How To Sell On Ebay and Other On-Line Auctions (Paperback)

If you like small books that nearly require a magnifying glass to read this is for you. Small print on a small page with more white space than print. Home made appearance. Decent information horribly presented. Better books are out there. If you can only afford one or two - this is not one of them.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Information to get you started selling, February 9, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: How To Sell On Ebay and Other On-Line Auctions (Paperback)

Would recommended this book for those extra tips. Great for someone just starting out!