EBay the smart way : selling, buying, and profiting on the Web's #1 auction site / Joseph T. Sinclair.

ISBN:

9780814427705

Title:

Author:

Sinclair, Joseph T.

Personal Author:

Sinclair, Joseph T.

Edition:

3rd ed.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 526 pages) : illustrations

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""I Introducing eBay""; ""1 Introduction to eBay""; ""2 Opportunities for Buyers""; ""3 Opportunities for Sellers""; ""II Learning to Use eBay""; ""4 How eBay Works""; ""5 Bidding""; ""6 Selling""; ""7 Reputation""; ""8 Reporting and Recourse""; ""III Bidding Strategies""; ""9 Timely Bidding""; ""IV Selling Strategies""; ""10 Customer Service""; ""11 Handling Images""; ""12 Creating Your eBay Auction Ad""; ""13 Conducting Auctions""; ""14 Handling Multiple Auctions""; ""15 Taking Payment""; ""16 PayPal""; ""17 Auction Management Services""

""V Useful Aids to Selling on eBay""""18 Using Web Authoring Software""; ""19 Using Image Software""; ""VI Advanced eBay for Sellers""; ""20 Using eBay for Marketing""; ""21 Building a Website""; ""22 Sources of Inventory""; ""VII Specialty Auctions""; ""23 Local Auctions""; ""24 eBay Stores""; ""25 eBay Motors""; ""26 Business Marketplace""; ""27 Half. com and Live Auctions""; ""28 Elance""; ""29 eBay International""; ""Appendix I Top 10 Tips""; ""Appendix II Top 9 Tips""; ""Appendix III Top 8 Tips""; ""Appendix IV HTML Tutorial""; ""Appendix V Two-System Marketplace""; ""Index""

Local Note:

eBooks on EBSCOhost

Corporate Subject:

eBay (Firm)

Subject Term:

Internet auctions.

Auctions -- Computer network resources.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2004

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Summary

With more than 50 million registered users and almost $15 billion in annual merchandise sales, the only thing easier than selling and buying on eBay is getting lumped in with all the other sellers and buyers. You may think you're the only one looking to sell (or buy) a remote control Zamboni, but you're not. If you want to exponentially increase your visibility and success, read and heed eBay the Smart Way, the definitive guide to smarter eBay tactics. Thoroughly updated for the third edition, this priceless tool is keeping pace with the dynamic universe of online auctions. It's packed with strategies for mastering the latest trends. Whether you're just getting started or are a seasoned eBay veteran, you'll find the step-by-step instructions and savvy techniques in this book are the key to standing out and cashing in on the world's biggest marketplace. Book jacket.

Author Notes

Joseph T. Sinclair (Vallejo, CA) is an expert in text-based multimedia authoring and a contributing editor and reviewer for the Multimedia Reporter. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books on software, including Creating Cool Web Databases, Intranet v. Lotus Notes, Java Web magic, Developing Web Pages with TV HTML, and Typography on the Web. In addition, he established the first gourmet food store on the Web.

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Acknowledgments	p. xvii
I. Introducing eBay	p. 1
1. Introduction to eBay	p. 3
2. Opportunities for Buyers	p. 17
3. Opportunities for Sellers	p. 25
II. Learning to Use eBay	p. 37
4. How eBay Works	p. 39
5. Bidding	p. 81
6. Selling	p. 101
7. Reputation	p. 123
8. Reporting and Recourse	p. 145
III. Bidding Strategies	p. 167
9. Timely Bidding	p. 169
IV. Selling Strategies	p. 197
10. Customer Service	p. 199
11. Handling Images	p. 225
12. Creating Your eBay Auction Ad	p. 243
13. Conducting Auctions	p. 279
14. Handling Multiple Auctions	p. 299
15. Taking Payment	p. 309
16. PayPal	p. 317
17. Auction Management Services	p. 327
V. Useful Aids to Selling on eBay	p. 341
18. Using Web Authoring Software	p. 343
19. Using Image Software	p. 351
VI. Advanced eBay for Sellers	p. 361
20. Using eBay for Marketing	p. 363
21. Building a Website	p. 375
22. Sources of Inventory	p. 391
VII. Specialty Auctions	p. 403
23. Local Auctions	p. 405
24. eBay Stores	p. 411
25. eBay Motors	p. 419
26. Business Marketplace	p. 439
27. Half.com and Live Auctions	p. 451
28. Elance	p. 461
29. eBay International	p. 469
Appendix I Top 10 Tips	p. 479
Appendix II Top 9 Tips	p. 483
Appendix III Top 8 Tips	p. 487
Appendix IV HTML Tutorial	p. 491
Appendix V Two-System Marketplace	p. 509
Index	p. 515

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