Three Weeks to eBay® Profits, Revised Edition Go from Beginner to Successful Seller in Less than a Month

by McGrath, Skip

• ISBN13: 9781402765704
• ISBN10: 1402765703
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-11-03
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

The essential guide to building an eBay business and making money in just twenty-one days-now with information on the company's new modified fee structures, feedback system, and other changes.

Author Biography

Skip McGrath is currently a Gold Level Power seller on eBay. (The Gold Level includes sellers who average sales between $10,000 and $25,000 per month over three months.) He has written seven books on eBay selling, including Titanium eBay (Penguin), How to Start and Run an eBay Consignment Business (McGraw-Hill), and The Complete Idiots Guide to eBay (Alpha). His Web site, www.skipmcgrath.com is one of the most visited eBay-related sites on the Net. Skip’s blog, Make Money on eBay (blog.skipmcgrath.com), receives about 500 unique visitors a day. Skip lives near Seattle, Washington.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Revised Edition	p. 1
Getting Ready to Sell	p. 5
Setting Up and Organizing Your Business	p. 7
Finding Your Way Around eBay	p. 21
What Sells on eBay?	p. 27
Product Research	p. 39
What Should You Sell?	p. 49
Product Acquisition	p. 53
Winning with Drop-Shipping	p. 67
Types of Auctions	p. 73
Launching Your First Auctions	p. 79
Listing and Pricing Strategies	p. 97
Building Great Feedback	p. 105
Writing Your Success Plan	p. 113
Putting your Auctions to Work	p. 119
Category Selection	p. 121
Writing Auction Titles and Descriptions That Sell	p. 125
Mastering Auction Photography	p. 135
Promoting Your Auctions	p. 143
Shipping, Handling, and Insurance	p. 151
Boosting Your Profits by Selling Internationally	p. 159
Monitoring and Revising Your Auctions for Success	p. 165
Getting Paid	p. 173
Building and Growing Your Business	p. 185
Cost Control	p. 187
Inventory Management	p. 197
Automating Your Auctions	p. 201
Third-Party Promotional Tools	p. 207
Upselling and E-mail Marketing to Your Customers	p. 215
Opening an eBay Store	p. 225
eBay Consignment Selling	p. 235
Beyond eBay	p. 241
Auction Checklist	p. 247
Popular Sources of Wholesale Merchandise	p. 249
Third-Party Resources for eBay Sellers	p. 253
Safety Tips for Buyers and Sellers	p. 259
Glossary and Guide to Common Abbreviations	p. 265
Index	p. 277
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