chapter 5Selling Products with an eBay Store

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Over the past several years, online shopping has evolved from a novelty to a standard means of business. A vast number of traditional, brick and mortar stores have an online presence, and an incalculable number of businesses operate solely on the Web, forgoing any sort of physical store presence. A June 2, 2005, article by Shihoko Goto for United Press International expresses the importance of online commerce in today’s economy: “Online shopping is ‘here to stay, no matter what sector,’ said Dan Freeman, an assistant professor at the business department of the University of Delaware. ‘There’s really ...

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