The Unofficial Guide to eBay and Online Auctions (Paperback)

~ Dawn E. Reno (Author), Bobby Reno (Author) "Auctions have been around for many thousands of years..." (more)
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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

Product Description

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

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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 (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,511,459 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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75 of 77 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent--a must for anyone who bids or sells., November 26, 2000

By	"mittstamp" (Ithaca, New York) - See all my reviews

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

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

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.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like An Inexpensive Crash Course On Online Auctions, November 1, 2001

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

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.