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Summary: I Was Afraid...I Was Very Afraid!....
Review: This review refers to "ebay For Dummies" (4th Edition) by Marsha Collier....I did alot of "window" shopping over at eBay, but never actually got up the nerve to bid, buy or sell over there. I felt real safe here at Amazon. I saw so many items over there that I was interested in(you name it..they got it!), but was just afraid of jumping in. Was it safe? Would I wind up with something I really didn't want? How do you know when and what to bid? If your selling, how do you go about that? etc. etc... This book answered ALL those questions and much, much more. Even this book itself was intimidating to me when it first arrived. There was sooo much 'stuff' in it. Did I have to know ALL that before i could hang out at eBay? So I just started glancing through it and realized what a treasure chest of info it was. Pretty soon I was reading it chapter by chapter just because I found it all so interesting. "eBay for Dummies" covers it all. From the very basics...getting a feel for eBay, how to sign up,getting the "lay of the land", getting info on the seller, and bidding, to putting items up for sale, completeing cyber paperwork, shipping and dealing with buyers and sellers.There are chapters on rules and a safety program, bidding stategies, and there's even one on how to present the best pictures of your items if you are selling. Yes..I was afraid..I was very afraid..but there's no better feeling than going into something armed with knowledge, even if you are a newbie! And you don't need to read it cover to cover to get started. It's easy to look up and find answers to questions you have to get started, and it'll always be there as a refrence as you go along and become more comfortable.You'll be a biddin' and a buyin'(and maybe even a sellin')in no time at all. Be careful though..you may get hooked! Thanks Marsha Collier for this great fountain of new age shopping information for beginners. I'm not afraid anymore! Go For It...Laurie
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Summary: Great for Beginners
Review: This was a good book for beginners who would like more information on buying and selling on ebay. The only problem I had was the book was already out of date. Prices have changed and some websites that they quoted no longer exist. I would not recommend for someone who has been selling on ebay.
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Summary: An excellent book for one who has never used ebay !!
Review: Within two days after purchasing this book, I went online to the ebay site and posted an ISDN modem for sale that was gathering dust in my closet for over a year. Two days later, I was richer by $ 100 after it sold. Now I am searching the house to see what else I can sell. The book is totally thorough with simple instructions on all phases of using ebay. A great addition to the long line of great dummies books
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Summary: TOP OF THE LINE
Review: Without a doubt this is the most clearly written book in the "Dummies" series. Ms. Collier has captured the essence of Ebay and provided an easy route from Tenderfoot to Turbo-Ebayer in a quick and entertaining read. The section on accounting is particularly well written and I highly commend it to your attention. If you buy any book on Ebay, buy this one.
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