Three Weeks to eBay Profits: Go from Beginner to Successful Seller in Less than a Month [Paperback]

Skip McGrath (Author)

Book Description

Series: Three Weeks to Ebay Profits: Go from Beginner to Successful | Publication Date: July 28, 2006

Over one million people list an item for sale on eBay every day—and 600,000 of these are professional full-time sellers. Now anyone with ambition and a dream can realize financial success on eBay. Whether readers are looking to be their own boss or launch a part-time business, eBay guru Skip McGrath walks them through a series of easy steps designed to generate income in less than a month. This practical guide reveals how to find products to sell, successfully compete in the crowded eBay marketplace, and optimize and grow one’s business. Three Weeks to eBay Profits offers instant answers to anyone who dreams of running this or her own business and realizing financial freedom.

 

Skip McGrath is currently a Gold Level Power Seller on eBay. He has written seven books on eBay selling, including The eBay Power Seller’s Manual and The Complete eBay Marketing System. His Web site, www.auction-sellers-resource.com, is one of the most visited eBay-related sites on the Net.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Sterling (July 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402732813
• ISBN-13: 978-1402732812
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #379,634 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #87 in Books > Computers & Technology > Business & Culture > eBay

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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

79 of 84 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must for New EBay Sellers!, December 19, 2006

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Adam Morris (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Three Weeks to eBay Profits: Go from Beginner to Successful Seller in Less than a Month (Paperback)

I'm Adam from Sell Center, a company that helps businesses enter online marketplaces and improve businesses' existing e-commerce operations.

I was extremely impressed by how this book gets you into the basics of real eBay selling, and can still teach the power moves that the pros like us use. As Skip goes through each section, he gives advice on how to set up your eBay operation, makes suggestions on what equipment and tools you will need, and points out some power moves that can help you exploit eBay's strenghts and not fall prey to its weaknesses.

I was very surprised that Skip threw in many of the "trade secrets" that takes years of experience to realize, AND he made them easy enough to understand for a beginner.

We plan on using this book to help train all of our new employees for our eBay operations. You should probably pick yourself up a copy if you want to compete!

50 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource, November 9, 2006

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

This book is very detailed, and gives excellent resources for selling on eBay. Some of the eBay selling books I have read are very general and give little nitty gritty details. They are very generalized. This book, however, gets morein-depth than most and is a great, practical reference for getting started on eBay.

32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another one of Skip's fine books, June 13, 2007

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Jimmy Stewart "RadioComputerSupply.com" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Three Weeks to eBay Profits: Go from Beginner to Successful Seller in Less than a Month (Paperback)

The author speaks from experience when he writes about eBay and you can tell when you read his books. I have every one of Skip's books near my desk as a reference. The author also publishes a blog that continues to keep you updated.

Book well worth the money and time to read if you are in a rush to get on eBay. The experienced eBay seller will want to skip thru the first couple chapters as they mainly are for the beginner. If you are a beginner... this is the book for you to excell.