The Unofficial Guide to eBay and Online Auctions [Paperback]

Dawn E. Reno (Author), Bobby Reno (Author)

Book Description

Series: Unofficial Guides | Publication Date: October 9, 2000

A one-stop guide to buying and selling on the Internet.
According to Fortune magazine, eBay reports having over 900,000 products for sale in 1,086 categories. The site receives 140 million hits a week! But starting out, either as a seller or a buyer, can be challenging. The Unofficial Guide to eBay & Online Auctions offers step-by-step guidance on everything from reistering and setting up an account, to bidding, to avoiding "auction fever." This book shows you how to maximize your online experience with advice on:

• The values and pitfalls of selling in online auctions
• How to choose the best online auction site
• The right and wrong ways of buying and selling at an online auction
• What to do if an item doesn't sell
• Online fraud--what to do if it happens and how to avoid it the next time

Editorial Reviews

Review

A well-organized and comprehensive source of information for those interested in knowing all the ins and outs of buying and selling on online. -- David J. Maloney, Jr., Maloney's Antiques & Collectibles Resource Directory

An excellent guide for those who are new to online auctions! This book will save you time and help you start bidding and selling with confidence. -- Erik Wheeler, co-founder CollectorOnline.com

From the Back Cover

The inside scoop… for when you want more than the official line! "An excellent guide for those who are new to online auctions! This book will save you time and help you start bidding and selling with confidence." —Erik Wheeler, co-founder CollectorOnline.com "The Unofficial Guide^™ to eBay^® and Online Auctions is a well-organized and comprehensive source of information for those interested in knowing all the ins and outs of buying and selling on eBay and other online auction services." —David J. Maloney Jr., Maloney's Antiques & Collectibles Resource Directory The top 10 ways The Unofficial Guide^™ to eBay^® and Online Auctions can help you score big and cash in!

1. Comprehensive coverage of all major—and many minor—online auction sites to help you come out a winner every time.
2. Insider strategies for uncovering the best bargains.
3. Advice to help you recognize "auction fever."
4. Proven online selling techniques.
5. Expert advice on avoiding fraud.
6. How to turn online auctioning into a business of your own.
7. Tips and techniques to successfully promote your wares.
8. Lessons on how to manage your auctions with ease.
9. Web navigating methods to quickly find the item(s) you want.
10. Easy-to-understand glossary that will have you talking like an auction pro in no time!

This guide is a completely independent evaluation of eBay^® and other online auction sites and has not been reviewed or approved by eBay^®. Visit us online at www.hungryminds.com

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Product Details

• Paperback: 402 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (October 9, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0028638662
• ISBN-13: 978-0028638669
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,917,560 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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74 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent--a must for anyone who bids or sells., November 25, 2000

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"mittstamp" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Unofficial Guide to eBay and Online Auctions (Paperback)

I'm not high-volume seller, but I run two dozen or so auctions per month on ebay and Amazon. This book is absolutely indispensable! It covers general info about auctions, how to handle problem customers, reviews of auction management software (this alone has made my business 100% better), pros and cons of the various sites, shipping methods, and pretty much everything else you needed to know. Whether you're a buyer or a seller, you need this book!

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book to help you sell, July 7, 2001

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Old Fisherman "Jim" (Orange, California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Unofficial Guide to eBay and Online Auctions (Paperback)

Like the other reviewer, I'm not a high-volume Ebay seller but I do run some auctions every month. This book covered a great deal of what I wanted to know about how to run my auctions and make them more profitable. It has a wealth of information on alternate auctions sites too.

Highly recommended for anyone who wants to get going on eBay.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like An Inexpensive Crash Course On Online Auctions, October 31, 2001

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bizconnect.com (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Unofficial Guide to eBay and Online Auctions (Paperback)

When I finished reading this book, I felt like an "auction expert"... even though I've never bid or sold items on an online auction before. It seems to have many good tips only experience can teach you. I felt I learned all I needed in this book to get a good start. It appears there are no loose ends or anything left out. Very complete with urls to web resources such as appraisers, automation and tracking software to making selling at auctions a business.