eBay the Smart Way: Selling, Buying, and Profiting on the Web's #1 Auction Site, Second Edition [Paperback]

Joseph T. Sinclair (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0814471188 | ISBN-13: 978-0814471180 | Publication Date: March 15, 2001 | Edition: 2nd

This updated second edition covers all the basics, including how to: follow the steps and rules for offering a product for bid; plan and schedule auctions for maximum profits; prepare pages, text, links and photos that will work seamlessly in the digital marketplace; establish credibility - the heart and soul of success on-line; and create a responsive approach to customer service. "eBay the Smart Way" has expanded since the first edition, with more small businesses clamouring to make use of it as a highly effective marketing channel. The book covers the "selling" side as well as buying, and provides detailed information on many new features: eBayMotors.com; ID verify; auto trader; local auctions; business to business; Half.com; great collections; BillPoint and PayPal; square trade; eBay anywhere; and more.

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Chock full of information, strategy, and hot tips that are timely and effective. -- Small Business Opportunities Jan 2003

Book Description

The only thing easier than buying and selling on eBay is getting lumped in with more than 203 million other eBayers. With sales of over 150,000 copies, the eBay the Smart Way series has helped countless eBayers find the best deals and maximize profits on everything from collectibles to cars to real estate. Now in its fifth blockbuster edition, this priceless tool has changed with the times to cover the latest trends, including new site offerings such as eBay Express and Best Offer, and features expanded coverage of PayPal, Google’s new e-commerce features, and more.

eBay the Smart Way is the go-to resource for first-time sellers, with step-by-step instructions for listing products, creating attention-grabbing photos and descriptions, offering top-notch customer service, and maintaining high credibility. eBay buyers will also benefit from powerful strategies for finding the best products, bidding smarter, negotiating great deals, and more. For the most up-to-date and accessible information on how to make the most out of online auctions, "nothing explains it better than eBay the Smart Way." -- The Internet Marketing Bookshelf

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 17 and up
  
• Paperback: 592 pages
• Publisher: AMACOM; 2nd edition (March 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814471188
• ISBN-13: 978-0814471180
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 7 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,246,582 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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186 of 187 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Make Every e-Bay Experience a Satisfactory One, December 3, 1999

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W. C. Witting (Seattle, Washington) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: eBay the Smart Way: Selling, Buying, and Profiting on the Web's #1 Auction Site (Paperback)

Because I'd read another of his books, my expectations were high when I began reading Joseph Sinclair's latest book, "eBay the Smart Way: Selling, Buying, and Profiting on the Web's #1 Auction Site. I was not disappointed.

Particularly in the area of selling on e-Bay auctions, Sinclair answered ALL my questions ... great answers to questions about selling that hadn't even occurred to me to ask. Whether you expect that your e-Bay experience will be a one-shot deal or you are going into an on-line marketing business, this book will be a great resource.

While I'm just ramping up the sell side of my e-Bay activity, I've been active on the buy side for some time. I wish I'd had the information from Sinclair's chapters on buying on e-Bay about a year ago, ... my success rate would have been a lot higher.

This book is a must for e-Bay novice or veteran, buyer or seller. If you are into marketing on e-Bay in any serious way, you should not be without it.

70 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very fast and informative reading, December 15, 1999

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Michelle Tully (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: eBay the Smart Way: Selling, Buying, and Profiting on the Web's #1 Auction Site (Paperback)

I found this book very informative reading. I have been buying and selling on ebay for the past year and Mr. Sinclair gave good common sense ideas that I had never thought about. He has taught me how to use ebay more to my advantage both in acquiring merchandise and selling items.

For those new to ebay he will give you great simple and basic instructions. For those of you more familiar with how ebay works, he gives you great strategy. I highly recommend this book.

95 of 99 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not if you're serious about starting a business..., October 3, 2002

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Matthew T. McClellan "Kelly's Husband :)" (Fishers, IN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: eBay the Smart Way: Selling, Buying, and Profiting on the Web's #1 Auction Site, Second Edition (Paperback)

I ordered this book and 'Starting an eBay Business for Dummies' by Marsha Collier at the same time. I've already had some success with eBay auctions, and am seriously looking for some ideas to get an eBay business off the ground. While I found Marsha Collier's book to have a great deal of useful information, this book is more or less 550 pages of pretty useless information to someone already mildly savvy with the eBay process.

If you are new or just beginning with eBay, you might find this book useful, if you want to sit down and read about eBay at length. But the best way a new person will learn about eBay is to get out on the site and play around. Once you have bid and/or sold, I think you'll find that this book doesn't have a lot to offer you.

The only useful section of this book was the area that addressed buying/selling strategies. Not enough info for me to keep the book - it's currently on half.com... :)