Book description
Everything you need to know to start and run a successful eBay business
eBay now has 100 million active users and just keeps growing. And they have turned to For Dummies books and bestselling eBay author Marsha Collier to help guide them through buying and selling on eBay for over a decade. This nine-books-in-one guide has now been updated to cover all the newest eBay seller tools, new techniques to drive sales, new ways to enhance an eBay business using social media, and more. Marsha Collier covers the basics, essential tools, professional selling tips, where to find merchandise, how to showcase and promote your stuff, storage and shipping, advice for Power Sellers, and legal/office issues.
A complete update of the bestselling eBay business guide
Covers getting the necessary eBay selling tools, how to do product research and set up payment systems, and tips on setting prices, creating good listings, and organizing sales
Helps you find things to sell at prices that will make a profit, create listings that get attention, take great merchandise photos, and promote your items on social media sites
Offers advice on providing customer service, safely storing and shipping your merchandise, and handling necessary bookkeeping and tax chores
Includes how to analyze data and establish the needed resources to become a Power Seller
eBay Business All-in-One For Dummies, 3rd Edition is the soup-to-nuts guide for running a successful eBay business.
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents at a Glance
- Contents
- Introduction
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Book I: eBay Basics
- Contents at a Glance
- Chapter 1: Hooking Up with Online Technology
- Chapter 2: Navigating through eBay
- Chapter 3: Signing Up and Getting Started
- Chapter 4: Knowing eBay Sales
- Chapter 5: Checking Out the Seller and Leaving Feedback
- Chapter 6: Bidding to Win
- Chapter 7: Completing the Transaction
- Chapter 8: Participating in the Community
- Book II: Essential Tools
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Book III: Selling Like a Pro
- Contents at a Glance
- Chapter 1: Be Sure Your Listings Make Cents
- Chapter 2: Understanding the Finer Points of Selling
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Chapter 3: Listing Items for Sale
- Getting Ready to List Your Item
- Deciding on a Sales Format
- Getting Your Sales Specifics in Order
- Selecting a Category: The How and Why
- Creating the Perfect Item Title
- Creating Your Item Description
- Listing Multiples of an Item for Sale with Variations
- Setting Bids, Prices, and Reserves
- Timing Your Auction: Is It Everything?
- I Want to Be Alone: The Private Auction
- Adding Visuals to Highlight Your Item
- Listing the Payment Methods You'll Accept
- Where You Are and Where You'll Ship To
- Checking Your Work and Starting the Sale
- Making Midcourse Auction Corrections
- Chapter 4: Listing via eBay's Turbo Lister
- Chapter 5: Running Your Business on My eBay
- Book IV: Sourcing Merchandise
- Book V: Presenting Your Items
- Book VI: Extending Your Reach
- Book VII: Storing and Shipping
- Book VIII: Power Selling on eBay
- Book IX: Office and Legal
- Index
- About the Author
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Publisher's Acknowledgments
Product information
- Title: eBay Business All-in-One For Dummies, 3rd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2013
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9781118401668
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