eBay For Dummies [NOOK Book]

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The unparalleled guide to successfully buying and selling on eBay, fully revised and updated

eBay is the world's #1 shopping and selling site, where millions find bargains and make money with their own sales. Marsha Collier is the #1 eBay expert and bestselling author, with more than a million copies of her books in print. And eBay For Dummies has been the bestselling book on eBay since the original edition in 1999. Thoroughly updated to cover all the changes in the eBay site, ...

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eBay For Dummies

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Overview

The unparalleled guide to successfully buying and selling on eBay, fully revised and updated

eBay is the world's #1 shopping and selling site, where millions find bargains and make money with their own sales. Marsha Collier is the #1 eBay expert and bestselling author, with more than a million copies of her books in print. And eBay For Dummies has been the bestselling book on eBay since the original edition in 1999. Thoroughly updated to cover all the changes in the eBay site, eBay For Dummies, 7th Edition is an easy-to-follow path for new users to get from registration through making purchases to making sales.

Ultimate eBay authority Marsha Collier gets you started with information about signing up, navigating the site, and using the My eBay page to track you activity. She then shows you how to find the best bargains, make a winning bid, and complete your purchase securely. While she guides you into becoming a successful eBay seller, she also shows you how you can pick up extra money in a tight economy with eBay sales.

  • Walks you through listing an item, shoot and post a photo, communicate with bidders, safely ship a sold item, and securely collect your money
  • Shows you how to set up a seller account, list items, offer customer service, ship merchandise, and receive payment securely
  • Highlights expanded guidance on selling on eBay, which is the process that sparks the most demand for outside help
  • Explores eBay's special features, showing you how to work within the rules, use the community, and even set up a charity auction
  • Shares tips for managing multiple auctions, creating a store, troubleshooting, maintaining privacy, and reporting abuses

eBay For Dummies, 7th Edition prepares you to save money on your purchases and make money on your sales, all from the comfort of your home.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781118199312
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 12/9/2011
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Edition number: 7
  • Pages: 408
  • Sales rank: 85,950
  • File size: 18 MB
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Meet the Author

Marsha Collier is the undisputed empress of eBay, with more than a million copies of her books in print. She is cohost of the Computer & Technology Radio Show heard online at wsradio.com and an in-demand educator for all things online-business-related. Marsha was one of eBay's original PowerSellers.
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Getting a Feel for eBay 7

Chapter 1: Why Being on eBay Is So Much Fun 9

Chapter 2: Ready, Set, Go! Signing Up on eBay 19

Chapter 3: Finding Your Way Around eBay! 31

Chapter 4: Your Very Own, Private eBay 47

Part II: Buying Like an Expert 75

Chapter 5: Deal or No Deal? Search Tricks and More 77

Chapter 6: Get the Deal: Shopping eBay 101

Chapter 7: Auction-Winning Strategies 125

Chapter 8: Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner? 139

Part III: Making Money the eBay Way 151

Chapter 9: Selling in Your Bunny Slippers for Fun and Profit 153

Chapter 10: Make It Sell: Completing the Cyber Paperwork 181

Chapter 11: Shopping or Selling with an eBay Store 209

Chapter 12: Closing the Deal and Shipping It Out 215

Chapter 13: Troubleshooting Transactions 239

Chapter 14: Increase Your Profits with Pictures and Other Strategies 257

Part IV: Even More of eBay's Special Features 277

Chapter 15: Privacy: Protecting Yourself Online 279

Chapter 16: Staying Safe and Sane 295

Chapter 17: Social Media and the eBay Community 317

Chapter 18: Mobile eBay Apps and Fun Features 333

Part V: The Part of Tens 341

Chapter 19: Ten (Or So) Golden Rules for eBay Buyers and Sellers 343

Chapter 20: Ten Services to Ease Your Way 349

Appendix: Finding Stuff to Sell 363

Index 371

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  • Anonymous

    Posted March 3, 2012

    Invaluable information

    I bought this book so that I could learn how to sell on eBay. It has provided me with much more information that the eBay site has, and I now have the confidence to get started as a seller.

    4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

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  • Posted May 11, 2011

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    Learned a great deal

    I have been using ebay for years and there was much I did not know. Book is very easy to read

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 31, 2003

    A good starter

    eBay is a lot of fun and this book makes learning about eBay a lot of fun as well. Docked one star simply because I knew most of the basics before reading the book. Nonetheless, Marsha's tips and insight did help me win some auctions and get better prices on things I was selling.

    3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 1, 2002

    The Best Book on eBay

    But that's not saying a lot. In my opinion all the books about eBay are poor, and this one is only a little better. In the first place, it seemed to me too expensive for a pulp-paper book with no color, not to mention few useful illustrations. And I found its off-handedness and humor distracting. And it seemed the author, or authors, were more intent on raving enthusiastically about eBay than in trying to inform the reader about how to use it. I just wanted some basic, how-to information, but it didn't seem to want to tell me that kind of thing. And I noticed it didn't tell me how to negotiate the eBay signing-up process without inadvertently inviting eBay and others to besiege me with promotional email and phone calls. (Don't get me wrong; I think eBay is great. But like a lot of oufits out there, you gotta watch 'em.) I tried to give the book a chance--tried to get it to just tell me how to buy something and how to sell something--but it frustrated me so much that I quit and--threw it away. (Well, maybe I am a dummy.) So while I'm waiting for a better book to come along, I'm learning how to use eBay from my wife and eBay's Help screens. But I should admit something: I don't like any of those Dummies books. I don't think they're 'for the rest of us'; I think they're just chummily written in order to look that way. And while I may indeed be a dummy about some things, I resent a book flat-out calling me one, and in garish black and yellow at that. I was a dummy to buy this book. But that's me; others may find this book to be the best thing they've ever stumbled across, and it is the most recent book on eBay, which is a plus.

    2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 8, 2013

    eBay for Dummies Marsha Collier

    So straight forward. Started with 2006 edition got a little side tracked & returning to brush. Plus one for small business too.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 2, 2004

    Excellent - Buy this Book Even If You have Sold on eBay

    This book gave me several interesting tips. Did you know that you can search completed auctions? An ebay store will allow you to pay listing fees of only $0.02 This book is a gold mine for eBay entrepeneurs.

    1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 17, 2013

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    Great book for understanding how to buy and sell on ebay. Ideal

    Great book for understanding how to buy and sell on ebay. Ideal for newbies and experienced users alike. 

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  • Posted December 29, 2008

    Really good if you don't know anything

    These dummy books are OK for those who know absolutely nothing but most of what they teach is pretty commonsense anyway.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 21, 2007

    i am so glad i read this book, it changed my life

    i read this book and i learned a lot about ebay. after i read the book i sold my whole house and everything in it. i made three dollars!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it is such a good book. if you don't own it go to your local bookstore and purchese it. it changed my life and it can change yours

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