Absolute Beginner's Guide to eBay - Softcover

Miller, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789729288 ISBN 13: 9780789729286

Publisher: QUE, 2003

Synopsis

On any given day there are more than 7 million items listed for auction at ebay (www.ebay.com), the world's largest online trading community. At the end of its last fiscal quarter, ebay had 49.7 million registered users, more than double the number of users just two years previous. It is estimated that $9.3 billion worth of merchandise, in more than 423 million individual auctions, was traded over eBay during the year 2002. To an absolute beginner, using eBay can be an intimidating experience. What do you need to do to participate? How do you place a bid? What do you do when the auction is over? Can you really trust the auction seller? Potential buyers and sellers need a book that takes them step-by-step through the eBay auction process and helps them become more successful over time. That book is this book: Absolute Beginner's Guide to ebay. Also included is information of value to ebay users wanting to make the jump to power-seller status.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Absolute Beginner’s Guide to eBay®

Fifth Edition

 

Michael Miller

 

No prior eBay experience necessary!

 

 

Absolute Beginner’s Guide to eBay will show you how to successfully bid and sell on eBay, the world’s largest online auction site. eBay expert Michael Miller walks you through the process of buying and selling any type of item on eBay. You’ll learn how to safely place bids, win auctions with last-minute snipes, buy fixed-priced items in eBay Stores and Half.com, and use My eBay to track all your auction activity. His eBay tips and tricks will also show you how to create great-looking item listings and safely collect credit card payments via PayPal. Absolute Beginner’s Guide to eBay reveals all the secrets necessary to become a thriving eBay user–whether you bid or auction one item a month or a thousand!

 

Who knew how simple eBay can be?

 

Absolute Beginner’s Guide to eBay will have you bidding and selling in online auctions in no time! Here’s a small sample of what you’ll find inside:

• Learn how to place a last-second “snipe” bid–and win the auction without paying too much
• Discover how to buy fixed-price items on eBay without bidding
• Find out how to create eye-catching auction listings, complete with pictures
• Learn how to use PayPal to accept credit card payments
• Discover how to pack different types of items–and ship them out cheaply and safely
• Learn how to design cool-looking listings with eBayTurbo Lister–and track all your auctions with
• eBay Selling Manager
• Find out how to find a Trading Assistant to sell your items for you
• Uncover the secrets of successful eBay buyers and sellers

 

Michael Miller is a top eBay seller and a successful and prolific author. He has a reputation for practical, real-world advice and an unerring empathy for the needs of his readers. Miller has written more than 75 nonfiction books over the past two decades, including Easy eBay, eBay Auction Templates Starter Kit, Tricks of the eBay Masters, and Making a Living from Your eBay Business. He has been interviewed about eBay by Family Circle magazine, Black Enterprise magazine, and numerous radio stations across the country. Miller’s eBay user ID is trapperjohn2000.

 

Category: Collectibles

Covers: eBay

User Level: Beginning

 

About the Author:

Michael Miller is a top eBay seller and a successful and prolific author. He has a reputation for practical, real-world advice and an unerring empathy for the needs of his readers.

Mr. Miller has written more than four dozen how-to and reference books since 1989, for Que and other major publishers. His books for Que include Absolute Beginner's Guide to Computer Basics, Special Edition Using the Internet and Web, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Auctions, and, with Jim Louderback, TechTV's Guide to Microsoft Windows XP for Home Users. He is known for his casual, easy-to-read writing style and his ability to explain a wide variety of complex topics to an everyday audience.

Mr. Miller is also president of The Molehill Group, a strategic consulting and authoring firm based in Carmel, Indiana. As a consultant, he specializes in providing strategic advice to and writing business plans for Internet- and technology-based businesses.

You can e-mail Mr. Miller directly at abg-ebay@molehillgroup.com. His Web site is located at www.molehillgroup.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: QUE
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0789729288
• ISBN 13: 9780789729286
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384