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Summary: Try Overstock.com Auctions!
Review: Anyone with the least bit of PC knowledge and customer service skills can sell on any on-line venue. Most have it set up to walk you through step by step. Besides, eBay raised their fees so high as of 2/18/05 that many sellers are flocking to other venues like www.overstock.com/auctions!
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Summary: Don't expect a creative work
Review: I've always been a bit of a procrastinator, and the "30 pages or less" part of this title sucked me in as a quick fix for something I've been meaning to do for a long time. So, while it seemed wasteful to buy another book on this topic (I bought Ebay for Dummies a while back but haven't read it yet) I gave this one a try.I agree with the other review that most of the information in this book you can get out of eBay's own help files, but I found this was a much more pared down and easy to follow version of it. EBay's help is good for specific issues but I don't think I'd ever get around to going over everything on their site. The writing style can be a bit dry at times, but the whole package is so concise I got through it without putting it down. The end result? Although I haven't tried selling yet, since reading this book I've registered and purchased some things on ebay to get a feedback record started (important for selling). (...)P>Overall I'd say this book is a good value for the price.
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Summary: use free ebay instead of buying this book
Review: If I had not gone on ebays free and comprehensive and easy to understand audio and written sites, I would have thought this was good, even though rather terse. Ebay is a better way to go for free and is MUCH more detailed and MUCH more comprehensive.
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Summary: Saves Time
Review: If you are not very interested in reading information about eBay online, then this book is perfect to keep by your computer for your trips to eBay. It is sometimes frustrating to have to go look up info while online when you are in the middle of selling items or trying to figure out PayPal. The contents are quite helpful and include:
Introduction: The eBay story, Fun facts and statistics, international site URLs.
Getting Started: How to Navigate and Register.
Finding What You're Looking For: Browsing tips, Searching, Item Description Pages.
Before You Bid: Typs of Auctions, Pre-bid Checklists, Placing Your bid, Proxy Bidding.
Using "My eBay"
Making the Purchase
Selling: Becoming a Seller, Listing Items, During the Auction, Selling Fees and Listing Upgrades and Fees.
Etiquette: Communications, Bid Retractions, Feedback and Payment.
Tips and Tricks
Fraud: An important chapter about avoiding fraud and what to do if it happens.
When you start reading a ton of books, a tiny book that can be read in under 20 minutes is quite refreshing. They also have books out for eBay Selling (more detail), PayPal (more details) and Google.
Sure, you could read some of this information online, but who would want to when you can read in a comfy couch. This book is great to keep on hand at the computer for when you are surfing around eBay. This is not a novel, but it is novel, short and to the point. Definately a time saver.
~TheRebeccaReview.com
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Summary: Short and sweet
Review: This book told me everything I needed to know to get started buying and selling on eBay. The section on etiquette, and the tips and tricks section were especially helpful. I love the writing style, it really cuts to the chase when it comes to covering the material. In its short 29 pages I went from being pretty much of a newbie to being a confident buyer and seller, armed with some useful tips that usually only experience would bring. It should however be noted that this guide is more for the casual user, if you're looking to start a business selling on ebay, you might want to pick up a book that focuses a bit more on selling.
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