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Starting an eBay business for dummies
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9780470149249
9780764579257
9781118004678
9780764569241
9780764515477
9780764579257
9781118004678
9780764569241
9780764515477
Table of Contents
From the Book - Third edition.
Introduction -- About this book -- What you're not to read -- Foolish assumptions -- How this book is organized -- Icons used in this book -- Where to go from here -- 1. Launching your business on eBay -- Getting down to bidness (er, business) -- Deciding what to sell -- Getting what it takes to sell -- Making your auctions run more smoothly -- 2. The finer points of eBay selling -- Finding where to sell your stuff -- Fixed-price sales on eBay -- Types of eBay auctions -- Running your auction -- Listing violations -- 3. Cool eBay tools -- My eBay -- The about me page -- eBay seller services -- 4. Safe selling equals profitable sales -- Is what you want to sell legal? -- Trading violations -- Taking action : what to do when someone breaks the rules -- 5. Expanding sales with an eBay store -- Online stores galore -- Your eBay store name -- Setting up shop -- Running your store -- Dressing up your listings -- Making a sale -- pt. II. Setting up shop -- 6. Finding merchandise to up your profits -- Dollar stores -- Discount club stores -- Garage sales -- Going-out-of-business sales -- Auctions -- Goodwill, Salvation Army, and resale shops -- Freebies -- Salvage : liquidation items, unclaimed freight, and returns -- True wholesale merchandise -- Resale items on eBay -- Consignment selling -- 7. Pricing your items to sell -- The easy way : eBay search -- Useful publications -- Online sources of information -- Authentication services -- 8. Establishing a base of operations : your Web site -- Free Web space, a good place to start -- Paying for your Web space -- What's in a Web site name : naming your baby -- Registering your domain name (before someone else takes it) -- Marketing your Web site (more visitors = more business) --
pt. III. Business is business, time to get serious -- 9. Software built for online auctions -- Considering tasks for automation -- Managing your business with online resources and software -- 10. Dollars and sense : budgeting and marketing your sales -- Listing your items -- eBay's optional listing features -- eBay's cut of the action -- 11. Setting up listings that sell -- Writing winning text -- Your eBay photo studio -- Taking good pictures -- Using a scanner -- Image-editing software -- A home for your images -- HTML and you -- 12. Providing excellent customer service -- Meeting your customers -- Communicating with your customers -- 13. Working your PayPal account and collecting your money -- It doesn't get any simpler : money orders -- Pay me when you get this : cash on delivery -- The check's in the mail : personal checks -- Hold this for me : escrow service -- I take plastic : credit cards -- 14. Shipping your items : sending them fast and saving money -- Finding the perfect shipping carrier : the big four -- Protecting packages with Universal Parcel Insurance Coverage -- pt. IV. Your eBay back office -- 15. Getting legal : understanding taxes and licenses -- Types of businesses -- Taking care of regulatory details -- 16. Savvy record keeping, keeping the tax man at bay -- Keeping the books : basics that get you started -- Records Uncle Sam may want to see -- Bookkeeping software -- QuickBooks : making bookkeeping uncomplicated -- 17. Building an eBay back office -- The warehouse : organizing your space -- Inventory : keeping track of what you have and where you keep it -- The shipping department : packin' it up -- The mail room : sendin' it out --
pt. V. The parts of tens
18. Ten (or so) sellers who've made the jump from hobby to profits
Beachcombers!
Bubblefast
Dans Train Depot
EvanP
GalleryNow
Magic-By-Mail
MaryJoRoz_Aroma_Galaxy
McMahanPhoto
Melrose_Stamp
Perpetual-Vogue
SallyJo
19. Ten other places to move your merchandise
Donate to charitable organizations
Have a garage sale
Rent a table at the local flea market
Consign merchandise to local antique mall
Take a booth at a community event
Resell to sellers on eBay
Visit a local auctioneer
Find specialty auction sites
Run a classified liquidation ad
Sell everything on eBay for a $.99 opening bid
pt. VI. Appendixes
Appendix A. Glossary
Appendix B. The hows and whys of a home network
Variations of a home network.
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