eBay Timesaving Techniques for Dummies (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

Review

“…eBay sellers in particular may well find (this) worth the money…” (PC Utilities, October 2004)

Product Description

So, you’ve gotten started on eBay. You’ve made a few purchases and your first sale. You may have even built a moneymaking business. Now you’re looking for ways to ratchet things up. You’re looking for the insider tips and tricks for the easiest ways to take care of listing items, completing transactions, and keeping good records and you don't have the time to do all the research. eBay Timesaving Techniques For Dummies is the book for you.

Marsha Collier, an eBay University instructor and best selling author of eBay For Dummies and Starting an eBay Business For Dummies, has collected the fastest and most effective techniques for finding items to sell, setting up your sales pages, pricing items to move, getting the word out about your business, collecting payments, shipping your item, and taking care of all the paperwork. Time is money after all. So why waste time when you can be making money on eBay. This book contains over 60 step-by-step techniques proven to add efficiency to your eBay operation.

Includes coverage of:

• Finding sources for merchandise to sell on eBay
• Setting attractive prices and shipping costs
• Handling multiple sales without losing your cool
• Prettying up your auctions with digital photo and HTML tricks
• Tracking payments and shipments and keeping your customers happy
• Working with PayPal, both on and off of eBay
• Enhancing your status in the eBay community
• Simplifying your bookkeeping
• Creating marketing, merchandising, and advertising plans

Solving problems quickly when they occur

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Product Details

• Paperback: 409 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies (June 25, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764559915
• ISBN-13: 978-0764559914
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #63,520 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

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125 of 132 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beat Their Pants Off!, September 20, 2004

By	Larry Slater "The Frugal College Student" (Leo, IN) - See all my reviews

I originally thought about entitling this review "Don't Buy This Book1". Why? Because the last thing I need is more organized competition on eBay. This book takes you from the beginner's level to the pro level by giving you tips that would take you years to learn on your own. I know, you think that eBay is only a hobby. But do you like throwing away money? If you do get out of the business. Ebay is a business and you are in business to make money and this book shows you how to make money. No this isn't a "Get Rich Quick" book. It is comprised of over 60 timesaving tips that will do nothing more then save you time and make your bottom line much better. What more can you ask for from a book?

Just don't tell too many of your "competitors" about this book. After all, why should they benefit from your being smart enough to buy this book.

109 of 115 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BOOK BEARS GREAT HINTS, EVEN FOR A TITANIUM POWERSELLER, August 1, 2004

By	MUEDERJOE (AUSTRIA) - See all my reviews

BEING A TITANIUM POWERSELLER SINCE THE PROGRAM STARTED ON EBAY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, I WAS QUITE SURPRISED WHEN I READ THIS. BOOKS ABOUT EBAY NORMALLY DON'T BEAR SUCH AN AMOUNT OF DEDICATED AND PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH, AND THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT OF MUCH INTEREST TO ADVANCED EBAY SELLERS. THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT: I FOUND HINTS, TRICKS AND ADVICE COMPLETELY NEW TO ME. AND I HAVE BEEN SELLING ON EBAY FOR SEVEN YEARS!

52 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two Thumbs Up, July 16, 2004

By A Customer

I'm very impressed with this book. I've been selling on eBay for five years and thought I knew everything there was to know about selling on eBay. I stumbled across the book at Border's and said to myself, "there can't be anything in here I don't already know about...".

Wrong.

What an incredible resource. I've already used more than just a few of these tips. Not only is my business more efficient, I'm taking advantage of new things on eBay I didn't know about, and I have more time for myself!

While I don't consider myself a "Dummy", I sure learned a lot. I really like the detailed Table of Contents, the plentiful illustrations and clearly written and friendly style of the text. It reads very well, not like your usual "how to" or reference guide.

Two Thumbs Up.