Three Weeks to eBay Profits, Revised Edition: Go from Beginner to Successful Seller in Less than a Month (Three Weeks to Ebay Profits: Go from Beginner to Successful) [Paperback]

Skip McGrath (Author)

Book Description

Series: Three Weeks to Ebay Profits: Go from Beginner to Successful | Publication Date: November 3, 2009

Solid gold information from a Gold-level seller! Veteran eBay expert and author Skip McGrath presents a completely updated guide to the new, drastically altered site.

Under its new management, eBay has instituted many important changes, and this revised edition addresses the company’s modified fee structures, new (and controversial) feedback system, and more, while guiding sellers through the steps of starting, expanding, and automating a successful eBay business. McGrath offers tips on what’s popular with eBay’s buyers, as well as on drop shipping, controlling costs, managing inventory, writing headlines and descriptions that sell, launching your first auctions, and more.

 

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About the Author

Skip McGrath is currently a Gold Level Power seller on eBay. (The Gold Level includes sellers who average sales between $10,000 and $25,000 per month over three months.) He has written seven books on eBay selling, including Titanium eBay (Penguin), How to Start and Run an eBay Consignment Business (McGraw-Hill), and The Complete Idiots Guide to eBay (Alpha). His Web site, www.skipmcgrath.com is one of the most visited eBay-related sites on the Net. Skip’s blog, Make Money on eBay (blog.skipmcgrath.com), receives about 500 unique visitors a day. Skip lives near Seattle, Washington.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Sterling; Revised edition (November 3, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402765703
• ISBN-13: 978-1402765704
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #56,194 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #20 in Books > Computers & Technology > Business & Culture > eBay
  • #64 in Books > Business & Investing > Industries & Professions > Retailing
  • #100 in Books > Business & Investing > Industries & Professions > E-commerce > Internet Marketing

More About the Author

Skip McGrath was born in Oakmont , PA right at the end of WW-II. He dropped out of high school in the tenth grade to join the US Navy, serving two tours in the Vietnam theater. After the Navy Skip found himself a job as a technical rep for an international company where he traveled and lived abroad in a number of countries for the next ten years. Later he worked his way into the marketing department, eventually ending up as a VP of International Marketing for a fortune 100 company.

In 1999, Skip decided to bag the corporate world, hanging up his three-piece suits for jeans and t-shirt when he and his wife, Karen, started an eBay business working out of their home. For the past 11 years Skip has run several successful businesses on eBay, Amazon and from four websites.

Skip wrote his first book in 2000, The eBay PowerSellers Manual (now out of print). Since then he has written several books including the best-selling Titanium eBay and Three Weeks to eBay profits. In 2009 he collaborated with his daughter-in-law Lissa McGrath to write The Complete Idiots Guide to eBay.

Skip still sells self-published books and training courses from his website under his name and still sells on eBay, Amazon and from his websites.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful book for eBay noobies, March 15, 2011

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This review is from: Three Weeks to eBay Profits, Revised Edition: Go from Beginner to Successful Seller in Less than a Month (Three Weeks to Ebay Profits: Go from Beginner to Successful) (Paperback)

Very easy to read book with step by step information showing you how to sign up and get started.
Great tips on how to wow your customer and receive positive feedback.
Some info is out of date but overall it has lots of relevant content.

14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The real deal Skip and Karen McGrath get this book!, February 11, 2010

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So you want to be an eBay seller do you? If that is the case, get this book it will take you step-by-step through the maze that is eBay. From how to get started to why you would want to get professional about everything you do and HOW to do it. The How-To is important and it's in there. Skip also gives a complete understanding of the new realities at eBay and teaches how to prosper in a changing environment on eBay. If you want to learn how to make money selling things on eBay get this book.
Three Weeks to eBay Profits, Revised Edition: Go from Beginner to Successful Seller in Less than a Month (Three Weeks to Ebay Profits: Go from Beginner to Successful)

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars three weeks to ebay, January 30, 2011

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This the best book I have read on this subject. It is packed with good advise and instruction. Mr. McGrath also provides coprehensive, usefull, free information through his websites and news letter. My only criticism is that three weeks to a full blown ebay business is a bit over-ambitious unless you are able to dedicate all your time and resourses to it. I have also ordered his Titanium ebay book.