March 2006
Beginner to intermediate
176 pages
3h 47m
English
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Credits
Michele Filshie (editor) is the editor of four Personal Trainers (another O’Reilly series) and assistant editor for the Missing Manual series. Before turning to the world of computer-related books, Michele spent many happy years at Black Sparrow Press.
Drue Miller (technical reviewer) is a writer, designer, and avid collector of mid-century glassware, vintage clothing, and really bad clown art. Since 1998, Drue has bought and sold many items on eBay, both for herself and for others as an eBay “Trading Assistant.” Drue was also the Director of Research at AuctionDrop, the first nationwide eBay drop-off service, where she developed internal processes and trained staff on the art of selling on eBay. She is also the co-creator of “Who Would Buy That?”, a weblog of weird eBay auctions (http://www.whowouldbuythat.com). Drue lives in Pittsburgh with her husband.
David A. Karp(technical reviewer) has written 10 power-user books available in 9 languages, including the bestselling eBay Hacks: Tips & Tools for Bidding, Buying, and Selling. An eBay fanatic and a compulsive tinkerer, David served as the editor of PayPal Hacks, and has been spotted teaching classes at the last few eBay Live! conferences. Contact him at ebayhacks.com.
Acknowledgments
This book was written under the power of more 12-packs of Fresca than I can count, during many late nights with “The Daily Show” humming happily in the background (thank you, Jon Stewart). Frequent breaks were necessary to feed at least one of ...
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