his book is 57 pages long, includes the basics on tax
excluding the title and liabilities.
table of contents. It opens
with a brief description of eBay There are a number of sections
and its history, along with basic devoted to making life smoother
instructions on using eBay for for those already running
novices. Experienced users can auctions. There is a list of
skip ahead to page 9, where the merchandise that sells well on
real magic starts. Tips are eBay, along with thoughts on
listed for expanding your buying it cheaply and of course a
business: dealing with large list of items prohibited on eBay.
volumes of shipping, choosing a This is covered over several
user name that won't change, etc. pages, with tips on finding
There are step-by-step resellers and other less-common
instructions for the basic means of buying goods. The
processes of selling. This starts section on building a reputation
with writing a good description, is one of the more important ones
taking good photos (the camera, for sellers to consider; the
background, and so forth), and book's suggestions are
selecting an appropriate category straightforward good advice.
and auction format. Good titles, Finally, the Selling Techniques
for example, are key to drawing section has pages of hard-nosed
in buyers -- several pages are advice: if you're breaking these
devoted to descriptions and rules, you're probably driving
titles, with a list of things to away customers.
include that should probably be
taped to the side of your The list of salable merchandise
monitor. It concludes with rules is nearly three pages long, and
that apply to eBay sellers, includes examples and
trading offenses, and even instructions for each type. If
you're just starting your eBay important: you won't have
business, this will be the most experience in these areas, even
valuable part of the book, at if they're important for your
least on the first read, because business. The decision to create
it drives your core business: an eBay Store Front is a good
what sells and what won't. It example of such a topic; pros and
also covers shipping issues that cons are given, but mostly
might not be evident if you implementation tips. This gives
haven't sold the items before. you a more professional
appearance, better tools for
It's easy to sell through eBay, analyzing your sales, and better
but it can be all too easy to get marketing opportunities. Other
tripped up in some of their rules advanced topics covered are using
without even realizing that you the eBay Administrative Services
were breaking them. The and various toolkits (Baycheck,
Definitive Guide to Becoming an DeepAnalysis, Turbo Sniper,
eBay Powerseller guides you Bidnapper, and AuctionSleuth).
through the rules, giving lists
of prohibited items, behaviors, Overall, this book is an
and other landmines. It also has excellent resource for those who
information on the new user want to get serious with eBay.
agreement and its implications Even if it "only" makes you a few
for you. extra sales a month and stops you
from falling into "just" one of
Advanced information is covered the common pitfalls, won't it be
throughout the book, dealing with worth it?
topics most will rarely work
with. This is why a guide is most
About the Author:
The definitive guide to becoming an eBay powerseller by Mark Wilkins: http://www.powerebaysellers.info takes you by the hand and gives you the directions in which to take to become an eBay Powerseller.
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