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A clear, super quick, easy-to-understand guide for new eBay users
Fast access to instructions for every common task, plus reliable, concise answers to the most widely asked questions
Organized into lessons that distill the most crucial information on each eBay topic
Tips and cautions point out shortcuts, solutions, and help you avoid common pitfalls.
eBay is the number-one online marketplace for both buyers and sellers, in both the online auction and fixed-price formats. And just because eBay itself is a decade old doesn't mean that everyone is already familiar with it. Every day thousands of new buyers and sellers start using eBay -- and these new users need help and advice on how to buy and sell merchandise online. With more than 200,000 new users starting to buy and sell on eBay each month, eBay education continues to grow in importance. Sams Teach Yourself eBay in 10 Minutes offers straightforward, practical answers for fast results. By working through the 10-minute lessons, you will learn everything you need to know to quickly and easily master eBay. Step-by-step instructions walk you through the most common questions, issues, and tasks. Sams Teach Yourself eBay in 10 Minutes will provide beginner and experienced users with fast at a glance tips pointing out helpful shortcuts and solutions, cautions to help avoid common eBay pitfalls, and is written in a clear easy to understand format.
List of contents
1. Getting to Know the eBay Marketplace 2. Managing Your eBay Activity with My eBay 3. Creating Your Own eBay Identity 4. Researching eBay Sales 5. Browsing and Searching for Merchandise 6. Bidding in Online Auctions 7. Sniping to Win 8. Using Bidding Tools 9. Buying Fixed-Price Items 10. Paying for Your Purchase 11. Buying Safely 12. What to Do Before You Sell 13. Selling Items via Online Auction 14. Selling Items at a Fixed Price 15. Creating More Effective Item Listings 16. Using Pictures in Your Listings 17. Accepting PayPal Payments 18. After the Sale: Getting Paid 19. Packing and Shipping Your Items 20. Dealing with Non-Paying Buyers 21. Using Advanced Selling Tools 22. Selling Internationally 23. Using a Trading Assistant to Sell Your Items 24. Dealing with Feedback 25. Participating in the eBay Community 26. Reading and Writing Reviews and Guides
About the author
Michael Miller has written more than 100 nonfiction books over the past two decades, with more than one million copies sold worldwide. He has written several best-selling books about eBay and online selling, including Absolute Beginner's Guide to eBay, Easy eBay, Making a Living from Your eBay Business, Tricks of the eBay Masters, Tricks of the eBay Business Masters, eBay Auction Templates Starter Kit, Absolute Beginner's Guide to Starting an eBay Business, and Selling Online 2.0: Migrating from eBay to Amazon, craigslist, and Your Own E-Commerce Website. He also wrote Sams Teach Yourself YouTube in 10 Minutes, Sams Teach Yourself TweetDeck in 10 Minutes, Sams Teach Yourself Wikipedia in 10 Minutes, and Sams Teach Yourself Google Analytics in 10 Minutes, as well as Que's Absolute Beginners' Guide to Computer Basics. In addition, he created the Starting a Successful eBay Business LiveLessons DVD. Mr. Miller has established a reputation for practical advice, technical accuracy, and an unerring empathy for the needs of his readers. For more information about Mr. Miller and his writing, visit his website at www.molehillgroup.com or email him at tyebay@molehillgroup.com. You can follow him on Twitter as @molehillgroup.
