The eBay Price Guide: What Sells for What (in Every Category!) [Paperback]

Julia L. Wilkinson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2005

Every eBayer knows that setting prices and deciding how much to bid is a delicate art. While there are many guides to pricing for specific collectibles and the like, this is the first reference to help you determine how much to bid or how much to pay on eBay for a wide array of items.

The eBay Price Guide is filled with exhaustive lists of selling prices for items ranging from rare books and sports memorabilia to computer parts and video games, covering nearly every eBay niche and the most popular subcategories. Introductions to each category offer helpful tips and advice that you'll find invaluable on their own. But not only that, the version of the DeepAnalysis software included on the CD-ROM will have you sifting through even more pricing data from a vast amount of eBay auctions so that you can better evaluate the eBay market, predict how various items will sell, and find out where the deals are. You'll learn that you can sell Abbot & Costello's Frankenstein on 16 mm film or a hospital bottle from the Civil War for just over $700, but for about a buck you can get an amber glass medicine jar or The Bride of Frankenstein on 8 mm film.

If you're an eBay seller, The eBay Price Guide will help you to anticipate how much an item will sell for. If you're a buyer, you be able to see at a glance which categories tend to be overpriced, where to find the best bargains, and how to bid so that you're more likely to get what you want.

Whether you're selling cell phones, a pair of used Levi's, or grandma's ancient (and dusty) vase, you'll find this book and software kit indispensable in your quest to set or get the right price on eBay.

The companion CD contains a demo version of HammerTap's DeepAnalysis auction research software, which sorts through licensed eBay data and statistics for all eBay market sectors to reveal market trends so sellers can develop strategies for success. The CD also includes The eBay Appetizer, an eBooklet that describes how to get started on eBay, as well as The Seller's Guide and The Auction Accelerator, with lessons from a seasoned Internet business coach. Users will receive 20 percent off their first three months' subscription to DeepAnalysis as well.

Editorial Reviews

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What people are saying about The eBay Price Guide

"Author and veteran auctioneer Julia Wilkinson does a good job introducing each of the major categories she covers... It's good to have a knowledgeable companion by your side as you place a thousand-dollar bid on an antique." -- Boston Globe, July 10, 2006

"Takes the guesswork out of buying on eBay." Skip McGrath, Editor of Auction Seller's Resource and an eBay Powerseller

"Highlights the gems and duds of eBay in an entertaining style. From the very proper museum-quality item to the truly bizarre, Julia offers up real examples of what makes eBay so fascinating." Ina Steiner, Editor of AuctionBytes and author of Turn eBay Data into Dollars.

**The companion CD contains a demo version of HammerTap's DeepAnalysis auction research software**

Every eBayer knows that setting prices and deciding how to much to bid is a delicate art. While there are many guides to pricing for specific collectibles, this is the first reference to help you determine how much to bid or pay on eBay for a truly vast array of items.

The eBay Price Guide book and companion CD are filled with exhaustive lists of selling prices for items ranging from rare books and sports memorabilia to computer parts and video games, covering nearly every eBay niche and the most popular subcategories. Introductions to each category offer helpful tips and advice that you'll find invaluable on their own. And a special version of the DeepAnalysis software on the CD serves up pricing data from a huge number of eBay auctions so you can better size up the eBay market, predict how various items will sell, and find out where the deals are.

If you're a seller, The eBay Price Guide will help you gauge an item's going rate. If you're a buyer, you'll be able to see, at a glance, which categories tend to be overpriced, where to find bargains, and how to bid competitively. Whether you're selling cell phones, a pair of used Levi's, or a vase from grandma's attic, you'll find this book and software kit indispensable in your quest to set or get the right price on eBay.

The companion CD contains a demo version of HammerTap's DeepAnalysis auction research software, which sorts through licensed data and statistics for all eBay market sectors so sellers can develop strategies for success. The CD also includes The eBay Appetizer, an eBooklet that describes how to get started on eBay, as well as The Seller's Guide and The Auction Accelerator, with lessons from a seasoned Internet business coach. You'll also receive 20 percent off your first three months' subscription to DeepAnalysis.

About the Author

Julia Wilkinson (Alexandria, VA) is fortunate to have nice mail carriers, who put up with her many incoming and outgoing eBay packages. She is a writer with 15 years experience in online communities and Web content production. She worked for America Online (formerly Quantum Computer Services) from 1988– 1997, and was Director of Community for womenCONNECT.com from 1997– 1999. She is the author of "My Life at AOL," Best "Bang for Your Book" and several ebooks about the online auction business, including "What Sells on eBay for What." Her writing has appeared in various publications, including "Reader’ s Digest," "The Washington Post," "Virginia," and "AuctionBytes Update." Julia publishes her own monthly newsletter, Yard Salers and eBayers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 552 pages
• Publisher: No Starch Press; Book & CD edition (September 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593270550
• ISBN-13: 978-1593270551
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.9 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #577,250 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Hello all!

I've now written two books about eBay, the eBay Price Guide and eBay Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks. So as you can guess, I like to sell (and buy) on eBay. :)

I am a lover of books and love to review and discuss them as well. I had a long career in the Internet (long by 'Internet time'), and in fact wrote my own account of it called 'My Life at AOL' (which you can find right here on Amazon!).

I look forward to sharing views and reviews with everyone.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect For Heavy eBay Sellers, July 4, 2006

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Daniel McKinnon "Dan" (Tewksbury, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The eBay Price Guide: What Sells for What (in Every Category!) (Paperback)

'The eBay Price Guide: What Sells for What (in Every Category!)' by Julia Wilkinson is a 550+ page behemoth of a book that lists everything that eBay sells and how much you can expect to get for it. From electronics to baseball cards to cloths to whatever you can think of (as long as it is legal), if you are a heavy eBay seller and quickly want to get an idea of how much your trinket will sell for, or if you are in the midst of creating/maintaining an online store, this guide is a wonderful reference for you!!

This book is all about facts and figures. Not much content other than the items you are interested in and how much they will sell for. This is one of those 'niche' books that fits its use perfectly. If your 'use' is to find out how much to list your item on eBay for, you've come to the right place!!

**** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The eBay Price Guide Lives Next To My Computer, June 29, 2006

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Skip McGrath (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The eBay Price Guide: What Sells for What (in Every Category!) (Paperback)

I used to go online and spend time searching closed auctions on eBay to get an idea of prices --now I just pick up Julia's book. As an eBay trading assistant, I also use it to show consignors the expected value of an item.

It is also a handy guide to eBay categories. I can look them up in the table of contents instead of paging through the eBay files trying to figure out where to put something.

As a buyer it helps me figure out the best place to put my bid.

Whether you are a buyer or a seller you will find this book valuable.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great eBay Book!, November 12, 2006

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I. Steiner (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The eBay Price Guide: What Sells for What (in Every Category!) (Paperback)

Handy guide to eBay prices, with useful introductions to product categories to give you a good grounding. Keep a copy in your car when searching for inventory at yard-sales and auctions.