Skip McGrath's eBay Book Store
There are dozens of books on eBay. Unfortunately, many of them are
written by people who may be good writers, but they have little or no
experience actually selling on eBay. Here is my recommended list of books,
including my own, that make good companions to my eBay instruction manuals.
All of them are written by people who are actually experienced at what they
do.
Click on Learn More or on the book image… to read a review and description of
each book.
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eBay Online Auction Photo Secrets. You'll be able to download
this valuable eBook immediately after your purchase.
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$24.95
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Tax Loopholes for eBay Sellers by Diane Kennedy and Janelle Elms
If you’re an online seller, take note: now you can reduce--or even
eliminate--the taxes you pay using the insider tips in Tax Loopholes for eBay
Sellers. You’ll discover hundreds of little-known, completely legal tax
deductions and reporting tips that are unique to eBay and designed to benefit
small business owners. Learn what the IRS is looking for when sorting out a
real business from a hobby and why it matters.
You’ll get step-by-step advice on everything from setting up your business and
getting a business license to creating a bookkeeping system. Use the power of
eBay and the tax strategies in this book to increase your wealth, protect your
assets--and lower your tax bill.
How much can you fit into your eBay tax loophole?
- Learn what the best tax-advantaged business structures are for your type
of eBay business
- Get the free “The 9 Steps to Business Test” to see if your business
measures up against IRS guidelines
- Identify and take advantage of hundreds of legal deductions for eBay
business owners
- Determine how often you will prepare a sales and use tax report based on
volume
- Set up a payroll system with the proper withholding deductions for all
employees including yourself
- Create an accounting system to pay bills, input transactions, record
sales, keep track of PayPal fees, and balance your business checkbook
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$24.95
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Titanium eBay: A Tactical Guide to Becoming a Millionaire PowerSeller
by Skip McGrathPeople who earn a living selling their
wares through eBay are identified on the site as “PowerSellers” and
awarded formal designations based on their monthly gross merchandise
sales. There’s Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum—and at the very top of
the food chain is the Titanium level, for those who generate gross
monthly sales of $150,000 or more.
Titanium eBay: A Tactical Guide to Becoming a Millionaire PowerSeller
is for everyone who aspires to reach the highest level of success within
eBay, whether they’ve been selling through eBay for years at the
Platinum level and want to learn how to grow their business, or they’re
just starting out with ambitious plans. With over 60 chapters, coverage
includes:
• Organization
• Product selection and pricing
• Advanced listing and selling strategies
• Auction management
• Brand building
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20 Questions to Ask Before Selling on eBay By Lissa McGrath
With over 80 million registered eBay users in the English speaking
countries, consumers are empowered to buy just about anything at a price
that's fair. And millions have used eBay to either sell some of the
stuff lying around the house, or they make a living utilizing this
unique online flea market. The two latest additions to the 20 Questions
series break the subject of "eBaying" down into two distinct books for
two distinct audiences: eBay buyers and eBay sellers. And if readers
were to buy both books, they'd have the complete information on how eBay
works and how they could make it work for them.
20 Questions To Ask Before Selling on eBay is designed to take anyone
through the steps to sell successfully and profitably. Beginning with
how to set up an eBay business and organizing it for success, the book
proceeds through how to choose the best products, how to design an
attractive and effective listing, getting paid, automating auctions,
customer service, and more.
Both 20 Questions eBay books take readers step-by-step through the
process, each chapter building on the information taught. The books are
written as a fresh and lively narrative, with plenty of bullets,
checklists and useful advice learned from the authors' experiences. It's
all the information both buyers and sellers need to not only get
started, but to do eBay their way!
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How to Sell Anything on Yahoo! . . . And Make a Fortune! by Skip McGrath
The book that puts online sellers in touch with Yahoo!’s 237 million
users
Yahoo! is the third most active shopping site on the Internet and this
hands-on guide makes it easy for anyone to start selling on Yahoo! in no
time. How to Sell Anything on Yahoo! . . . And Make a Fortune!
explains:
• What it takes to set up a Yahoo! Store that’s popular and
profitable
• How to take advantage of Yahoo! Web hosting, sponsored searches,
and affiliate programs
• Registration of domain names and how to use Yahoo!’s business
mail services
If you are an entrepreneur or small business owner looking to make
Yahoo! part of your online retail strategy, you need this book.
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$18.95
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to
eBay
Invaluable advice for new users, and professional buyers and sellers.
Millions of items—from homes to books to cars—are sold to millions of
buyers on eBay®. This high-profile, growing company continues to attract
new users daily, and you need a comprehensive introduction to the site
to explain how to set up an account; buy, sell, and bid; protect
transactions; find the best deals; make a profit; utilize search
results; and more.
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The Unofficial Guide to Making Money on eBay
by Lynn Dralle
The inside scoop...for when you want more than the official
line!
More than 430,000 people run full- or part-time businesses on eBay. Whether
you want to become a PowerSeller yourself, supplement an established
bricks-and-mortar business, or just make some extra money by cleaning out your
garage and attic, this guide will help you get your merchandise
going?going?gone! It tells you how to do everything from opening your seller's
account and listing your items to collecting the payments. Chockfull of tips,
techniques, and expert advice from "The Queen of Auctions," Lynn Dralle, it
includes:
• Vital Information for maximizing your sales, including the top
ten eBay categories
• Insider Secrets on acquiring merchandise, creating effective
listings, earning positive feedback, and more
• Money-Saving Techniques, including the best ways to ship
various types of merchandise
• Money-Making Techniques, such as selling collectibles
individually rather than as a set
• Time-Saving Tips, such as setting up efficient areas for
staging, storage, and shipping
• The Scoop on the latest trends, including Buy It Now sales and
eBay drop-off stores
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eBay Photos That Sell: Taking Great Product Shots for eBay and Beyond
By Dan Gookin, Robert Birnbach
Anyone can sell their stuff online. The challenge is to do it better than
the competition and get the best possible results, every time. If you're
attempting to sell your guitar on eBay, a photo of Aunt Pearl June
strumming it in the backyard isn't likely to cut it. Does that mean you
need to hire a professional photographer or invest in expensive
equipment? Not if you follow the ingenious advice in this book!
eBay Photos That Sell teaches home-spun entrepreneurs how
to create professional-quality product photos using a standard digital
camera and a few handy tricks and inexpensive techniques. With page
after page of inspiring examples and expert insights, you'll figure out
how to capture everything from hats to wineglasses to MP3 players.
You'll understand what makes one photo better than another and discover
how to create images that viewers connect with--ones that evoke the "I
must have this" feeling. Ultimately, it will help you attract customers
and make sales, without investing a lot of time or money.
Inside, you'll learn how to:
• Follow the basic rules for taking crisp, well-lit shots that
outshine the competition
• Set up shots quickly in your home or office
• Create props and accessories from inexpensive items found at
home or the local hardware store
• Know how and when to use your camera's features, bells, and
whistles to your advantage
• Take the time to set up your photograph properly so you don't
have to fix things later
• Use photo-editing software to make final adjustments
• Learn to size and format your photos effectively for the Web
• Know when a simple black background is the best way to make your
image pop
• Build a safe and organized place to store your pictures so you
can easily find them
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$27.95
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What to Sell on eBay and Where to Get It
By Chris Malta, Lisa SuttoraSell them exactly what they want to buy!
If you want to build a profitable--and consistent--eBay business, you
need to start with strategic product sourcing. What to Sell on
eBay and Where to Get It reveals the same techniques used by the
most successful e-commerce entrepreneurs and by major retail chains to
determine what products will sell well and which suppliers will deliver
those products for the best price.
Learn to generate product ideas, research your markets, diversify your
product line, and build a direct supply of inventory. Using the proven
strategies in this book, you’ll be able to find the products that will
fuel your business for the long term and skyrocket your sales!
• Find out how to spot trends and discover Idea Hotspots
• Document your product sourcing ideas
• Identify niche markets
• Research products to determine their profit potential
• Set your business apart from the competition using creative
product selection
• Up-sell products and offer value added items and bundles
• Locate and purchase products through legitimate wholesalers
• Spot and avoid middlemen and scammers
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How to Sell Antiques and Collectibles on eBay... And Make a Fortune!
By Dennis Prince, Lynn Dralle
Dennis Prince teams up with antique and collectible expert Lynn Dralle to
provide all the information necessary to reap the huge benefits of selling
antiques and collectibles on eBay. Written by an eBay Power Seller whose
earnings topped $20,000 a month, this book helps you:
• Research types--and eras--of antiques and collectibles
• Find the best merchandise
• Use language that gets buyers to pay the most for the seller's items
• Price strategically. . . and much more!
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eBay Hacks, 2nd Edition: Tips & Tools for Bidding, Buying, and Selling
By David A. Karp
Whatever you call it--an online auction house, the world's largest flea
market, or a vast social experiment--no metaphor completely describes the huge
trading community that is eBay. Underneath it all, eBay is also a computer
program and a complex socio-economic system, requiring experience, finesse,
and the right tools to master.
eBay Hacks, 2nd Edition has been completely revised and updated
to make use of an array of new tools and features, as well as to reflect the
changes in the eBay API, eBay's policies, and general practices of its
increasingly sophisticated users. In all, the new edition of eBay Hacks sports
30 brand-new hacks plus dozens of hacks that have been expanded, deepened, or
otherwise completely rewritten.
eBay Hacks shows you how to become a more efficient buyer and
seller with clever tricks and shortcuts that will surprise even the most
experienced eBayers. The book's wide range of topics covers all aspects of
using eBay, such as advanced searching techniques, sniping tools, selling
strategies, photography tips, and even research techniques for PowerSellers.
But eBay Hacks doesn't just cover the basics; you'll learn how to write
scripts to automate tedious tasks, take better photos, and tap into the eBay
API to develop your own custom tools. Unlike any other book, eBay Hacks, 2nd
Edition also provides insight into the social aspects of the eBay community,
with diplomatic tools to help to get what you want with the least hassle and
risk of negative feedback.
This bestseller supplies you with the tools you need to master eBay, whether
as a buyer or seller, casual surfer or serious collector, novice or seasoned
expert. With this guide, you will become a savvy power user who trades smarter
and safer, makes more money, enjoys successes, and has fun doing it.
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Turn eBay Data into Dollars
By Ina SteinerYou already have the answer to boosting your eBay sales and
profits...
You just have to know where to look. Turn eBay Data into Dollars
shows you how to use the powerful tools available on eBay to sell
smarter and make more money on every sale. Learn to mine sales data from
tools such as Andale Research Tools, Terapeak, and DeepAnalysis.
Generate sales and traffic reports using eBay and Sellathon ViewTracker
so you can easily analyze your data and make informed business
decisions.
You’ll learn to apply the results of your research to your eBay listing
and marketing strategies. Then, you can better determine what to sell,
how much to charge, how to improve traffic, and how to stay ahead of the
competition.
• Measure and analyze your sales performance to increase profit
margins
• Discover what eBay data can--and can’t--tell you
• Apply data to fundamental listing strategies
• Learn the basics of data mining and analysis
• Find the most effective keywords for your listing titles
• Make better inventory acquisition decisions
• Market your business like a PowerSeller
• Improve traffic and conversion rates
• Use competitive intelligence techniques to get a leg up on the
competition
• Learn how PowerSellers are increasing revenue through data
analysis
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Launching a Successful eBay Store
By Ron Mansfield
Disregard the recent grumbling over recent eBay Store fee hikes. A well-run
eBay Store is worth every penny, and can add considerably to your
profitability! Recent enhancements to eBay's Store features make running a
Store an essential part of successful eBay selling. Stores give you so many
new ways to cross-promote your eBay items that running a Store gives you an
almost unfair advantage over sellers without one.
When shoppers enter your eBay Store they visit your own private eBay. They see
only your items, organized in a way that suites what you sell; and when they
use your Store's search feature only your items appear.
Stores can actually reduce your Final Values fees by 75% in some cases. Stores
let you organize, showcase, cross-promote and catalog all of your items,
(including auctions) in ways that make it easier for shoppers to find and
purchase your items.
eBay Stores have come a very long way in the past few years, and when
augmented with tools like eBay Express, Selling Manager Pro and Blackthorne,
(all discussed in this book), they are poised for astronomical growth. If you
are not onboard yet, it's time to get moving. You need a Store, and this book
will help you launch and run a great one or bring your existing Store
up-to-date.
Launching a Successful eBay Store offers eBay sellers tips,
techniques, best practices and resources necessary to have their items gain
high visibility on and off of eBay. You'll find out how to set up a new store,
choose what to sell in the store, perform store bookkeeping, manage store
inventory, promote the store on and off eBay, purchase eBay keywords and more.
It will also show you how to take your selling to the next level, while saving
money in the process.
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The Official eBay Bible Second Edition: The Newly Revised and Updated Version of the Most Comprehensive eBay How-To Manual for Everyone from First-Time Users to eBay Experts
By Jim Griffith
America's official eBay Ambassador shares his humor, know-how, and
matchless eBay expertise in this newly revised edition of the
authoritative guide geared to both the beginning bidder and seller, as
well as the professional entrepreneur.
Whether it's just a desire to make some extra money, buy the latest set
of golf clubs, or start a new business, people around the world “do it
eBay.” With a community of more than one hundred five million people
around the world every day, eBay is the World's Online Marketplace.
In this definitive resource, ultimate eBay insider Jim Griffith—A.K.A.
Griff—tells you everything you need to know to become a successful
buyers and seller and to navigate the changes and improvements being
introduced to the eBay website in 2004-2005. In this indispensable
manual—authorized by eBay and featuring the very latest formats, screen
shots, protocols, and etiquette—the eBay Guru of online auctions
provides a comprehensive blueprint for:
• Navigating the Web site and new eBay features
• Placing a bid
• Putting items up for sale
• Starting and running your own successful eBay business
Plus:
• Changes and additions to eBay procedures and policies
• Tricks of the trade from successful eBay buyers and sellers
• Strategies for safe, secure, hassle-free eBay buying and selling
• Tips and shortcuts for even the most technologically challenged
• Case studies and success stories of people whose lives have been
changed by eBay
Whether you're a first-time user or an online pro, The Official eBay ®
Bible is the only guide you need to shop and sell with the best of them.
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