The only comprehensive, official guide to buying and earning
money on e Bay Australia
Written by an e Bay insider with more than ten years of
experience with the company, The New e Bay guides you through
the very basics to the more complicated–from a brief history
of e Bay itself to simple site navigation to every complexity of
buying and selling. Whether you just want to earn a few dollars on
the side or turn your hobby into a full-time business, this book
explains it all.
Written in clear, user-friendly language backed by simple
step-by-step instructions and helpful screen grabs from the site,
the book covers everything first-timers need to know and all the
secrets experienced sellers wish they knew.
* The first complete official guide for e Bay Australia written by
a company insider
* Covers such topics as finding items and bidding on them,
pricing and listing items for sale, accepting payments, tracking
sales, logistics, customer service, and more
Perfect for every e Bay user, from part-timers to serious sellers
who want to build a profitable business, The New e Bay is the
ideal guide for anyone who wants to get the most out of the world’s
most popular shopping and selling site.
money on e Bay Australia
Written by an e Bay insider with more than ten years of
experience with the company, The New e Bay guides you through
the very basics to the more complicated–from a brief history
of e Bay itself to simple site navigation to every complexity of
buying and selling. Whether you just want to earn a few dollars on
the side or turn your hobby into a full-time business, this book
explains it all.
Written in clear, user-friendly language backed by simple
step-by-step instructions and helpful screen grabs from the site,
the book covers everything first-timers need to know and all the
secrets experienced sellers wish they knew.
* The first complete official guide for e Bay Australia written by
a company insider
* Covers such topics as finding items and bidding on them,
pricing and listing items for sale, accepting payments, tracking
sales, logistics, customer service, and more
Perfect for every e Bay user, from part-timers to serious sellers
who want to build a profitable business, The New e Bay is the
ideal guide for anyone who wants to get the most out of the world’s
most popular shopping and selling site.
Table of Content
About the author viiAcknowledgements ix
Introduction xi
Part I : Getting started 1
1 e Bay basics 3
Part II : Finding and buying products 19
2 Searching for products 21
3 The search results page 31
4 Browsing for products 37
5 The View item page 41
6 Bidding on and buying products 51
7 Paying for an item 59
8 Keeping track of purchases in My e Bay 69
9 Troubleshooting purchases 75
Buying TOP 10 79
Part III : Selling a product (Basic selling) 81
10 An introduction to selling 83
11 Registering as an e Bay seller 85
12 Listing an item for sale 87
13 Keeping track of listings using My e Bay 111
14 Accepting payments 119
15 Postage and handling tips 123
16 Customer service 127
17 e Bay’s selling fees 129
18 Troubleshooting for e Bay sellers 131
Basic selling TOP 10 134
Part IV : Planning your pro table e Bay business (Advanced
selling part I) 135
19 The foundations of a profi table business 139
20 Researching products, competitors and customers 143
21 Sourcing products to sell 147
22 Budgeting for profi t 153
23 Setting up your business operations 157
24 Your e Bay brand 163
25 Listing your products and managing inventory 167
26 Best match — visibility in e Bay search 191
27 Opening a store and marketing options 197
28 e Bay and Pay Pal fees 209
Planning a business TOP 10 216
Part V : Running a successful e Bay business (Advanced selling
part II) 219
29 Managing sales and customers 221
30 Accepting and tracking payments 237
31 Shipping and packaging 243
32 Reporting 253
33 Troubleshooting for e Bay businesses 257
Running a business TOP 10 261
Conclusion 263
Appendix: Creating a complete business plan 265
Index 273
About the author
Todd Alexander has been working for e Bay for over 10years and is currently the Director of Onsite Search. Through his
workshops and his best-selling pocket guides, he has trained tens
of thousands of people throughout the Asia-Pacific region to
get the most out of e Bay.
Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 336 ● ISBN 9781118588550 ● File size 58.8 MB ● Publisher John Wiley & Sons ● Published 2013 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2664697 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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