Everything you need to know to start and run a successful eBay business
eBay now has 100 million active users and just keeps growing. And they have turned to For Dummies books and bestselling eBay author Marsha Collier to help guide them through buying and selling on eBay for over a decade. This nine-books-in-one guide has now been updated to cover all the newest eBay seller tools, new techniques to drive sales, new ways to enhance an eBay business using social media, and more. Marsha Collier covers the basics, essential tools, professional selling tips, where to find merchandise, how to showcase and promote your stuff, storage and shipping, advice for Power Sellers, and legal/office issues.
A complete update of the bestselling eBay business guide
Covers getting the necessary eBay selling tools, how to do product research and set up payment systems, and tips on setting prices, creating good listings, and organizing sales
Helps you find things to sell at prices that will make a profit, create listings that get attention, take great merchandise photos, and promote your items on social media sites
Offers advice on providing customer service, safely storing and shipping your merchandise, and handling necessary bookkeeping and tax chores
Includes how to analyze data and establish the needed resources to become a Power Seller
eBay Business All-in-One For Dummies, 3rd Edition is the soup-to-nuts guide for running a successful eBay business.
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From the Inside Flap
9 books in 1
eBay Basics
Essential Tools
Selling Like a Pro
Sourcing Merchandise
Presenting Your Items
Extending Your Reach
Storing and Shipping
Power Selling on eBay
Office and Legal
Your one-stop reference for launching and managing your own eBay business
Billions of dollars flow from buyers to sellers through eBay, and this book’s complete guidance shows you how to get your share! eBay and social commerce expert Marsha Collier lets you in on proven strategies used by successful eBay sellers. Learn how to create attractive listings, manage bookkeeping chores, market with social media, and more.
Learn your way around tour the eBay site, set up an account, and see how it all works
Choose your tools explore eBay tools that help you manage your business and improve customer service
Sales 101 brush up on basic sales skills, create irresistible listings, and use My eBay to manage sales
Where’d you find that? discover great places to find deals on merchandise and learn which ones to be wary of
Show off your stuff design a killer website and showcase your merchandise with professional-looking photos
How to survive shipping tips on organizing, packing, shipping, and insuring what you’ve sold
Feel the power see how to attain PowerSeller and Top Rated Seller status
Keep it legal with records that make business and tax reporting easier
Open the book and find:
Benefits of being involved in the eBay community
How PayPal helps you
Sneaky fees you should know about
Online merchandising and marketing tips
What should go in your photo studio
Social media marketing advice
PowerSeller secrets
Some great security suggestions
From the Back Cover
9 books in 1
eBay Basics
Essential Tools
Selling Like a Pro
Sourcing Merchandise
Presenting Your Items
Extending Your Reach
Storing and Shipping
Power Selling on eBay
Office and Legal
Your one-stop reference for launching and managing your own eBay business
Billions of dollars flow from buyers to sellers through eBay, and this book’s complete guidance shows you how to get your share! eBay and social commerce expert Marsha Collier lets you in on proven strategies used by successful eBay sellers. Learn how to create attractive listings, manage bookkeeping chores, market with social media, and more.
Learn your way around tour the eBay site, set up an account, and see how it all works
Choose your tools explore eBay tools that help you manage your business and improve customer service
Sales 101 brush up on basic sales skills, create irresistible listings, and use My eBay to manage sales
Where’d you find that? discover great places to find deals on merchandise and learn which ones to be wary of
Show off your stuff design a killer website and showcase your merchandise with professional-looking photos
How to survive shipping tips on organizing, packing, shipping, and insuring what you’ve sold
Feel the power see how to attain PowerSeller and Top Rated Seller status
Keep it legal with records that make business and tax reporting easier
Open the book and find:
Benefits of being involved in the eBay community
How PayPal helps you
Sneaky fees you should know about
Online merchandising and marketing tips
What should go in your photo studio
Social media marketing advice
PowerSeller secrets
Some great security suggestions
About the Author
Marsha Collier is a social commerce and marketing expert. Her eBay books in the For Dummies series have combined to sell over one million copies. She has been named to the “Top 20 Women Social Media Influencers” list at forbes.com. Marsha hosts a weekly customer service chat on Twitter at #custserv.
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