Chapter 21. Researching eBay Sales

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Search eBay’s Completed Auctions

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Use eBay’s Hot Categories Report

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Search eBay’s Marketplace Research Database

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Take eBay’s Pulse

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Discover the Most Popular Searches

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Use Third-Party Research Tools

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Whether you’re buying or selling, it pays to do your research. If you’re a buyer, you need to know the going price for the items you’re looking for so that you don’t overpay. And if you’re a seller, you need to know what’s selling and for how much so that you can better decide what to sell and how to price it.

Fortunately, there’s a lot ...

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