eBay Bargain Shopping For Dummies (eBook)

Marsha Collier (Autor)

eBook Download: PDF

2003 | 1. Auflage
288 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-7645-5897-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Chances are you have friends who have been thrilled with deals theygot on eBay. Maybe you'd like to get in on the eBay action,but don't know where to start. Or maybe you've boughton eBay before, but want to get the inside scoop on scooping up thevery best deals. This book is for you. It helps you differentiatebetween the junk and the jewels and get the best buys on everythingfrom clothing, household goods, and electronics to businessequipment, new or used cars, and real estate!

Written by Marsha Collier, self-professed bargain shopper andbest selling author of eBay For Dummies, eBay Bargain ShoppingFor Dummies is packed with advice and anecdotes from otherexperts, some of whom make a living buying and selling on eBay. Ithelps you begin shopping on eBay quickly, safely, and successfully,with information on:
* Using the My eBay Page to keep up with your potentialdeals
* Using feedback about sellers and shopping safely
* Bidding, buying, and winning
* Things to look for and things to look out for
* Ways to pay, including PayPal
* Taking advantage of eBay's search functions and refiningyour searches to zero in on sought-after items
* Shopping eBay's Bargain Basement

Even successful eBay veterans will discover tips and tricks theydidn't know and bargain shopping secrets. Whether you want touse eBay to seek out and snap up hard-to-find collectibles, orsimply to save on everyday purchases, eBay Bargain Shopping ForDummies takes you step-by-step through the process. And to getyou started right, the book is a real bargain!

Autor

Marsha Collier has offered Internet shopping advice to readers ofThe New York Times and Reader's Digest as well as viewers ofNBC's Today Show and ABC's The View. She spends a good deal of time on eBay. She loves buying andselling (she's a Power Seller), as well as meeting eBay users fromaround the world. As a columnist, author of two best-selling bookson eBay, and guest lecturer at eBay University, Marsha shares herknowledge of eBay with millions of online shoppers. Out of college, Marsha worked in fashion advertising for theMiami Herald; then she worked as Special ProjectsCoordinator for the Los Angeles Daily News. Upon the birthof her daughter in 1984, she founded a home-based advertising andmarketing business. Her successful business, the Collier Company,Inc., was featured by Entrepreneur magazine in 1985, and in1990, Marsha's company received the Small Business of the Yearaward from her California State Assemblyman and the NorthridgeChamber of Commerce. More than anything, Marsha loves to get a greatdeal--that's what drew her to eBay in 1996--and that'swhat keeps her busy at the site now. She buys everything fromreplacement toothbrush heads to parts for pool equipment todesigner dresses. Marsha knows how to work eBay, and in thisbook she shares that knowledge with you.

Inhalt

Introduction.

Part I: Opening Up the Bargain-Filled World of eBay.

Chapter 1: Getting Started at eBay.

Chapter 2: Bidding, Buying, and Winning.

Chapter 3: Bargain Shopping Secrets Exposed!

Chapter 4: Discovering Your My eBay Page.

Part II: Staying Safe While Shopping at eBay.

Chapter 5: Feedback: The Heart of Safe Trading.

Chapter 6: Shopping Safely.

Chapter 7: Protecting Yourself from Having a BadTransaction.

Chapter 8: Ways to Pay for Your Stuff.

Part III: Searching eBay.

Chapter 9: Home: A Good Place to Start.

Chapter 10: Taking Advantage of eBay's SearchFunctions.

Chapter 11: Understanding eBay's Category Hierarchy.

Part IV: Shopping for Specific Items.

Chapter 12: One-Stop Shopping for Family Fun.

Chapter 13: Finding Home and Garden Bargains.

Chapter 14: Finding Digital and Industrial Bargains.

Part V: Specialty Shopping.

Chapter 15: Getting Particular with Specialty Sites.

Chapter 16: Shopping Close to Home.

Chapter 17: Shopping eBay's Bargain Basement.

Part VI: Going for the Gold.

Chapter 18: Driving a Deal at eBay Motors.

Chapter 19: Joining the eBay Land Rush.

Chapter 20: Getting Glitzy.

Part VII: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 21: Ten Things eBay Sellers Want You to Know.

Chapter 22: Ten Really Great Things About.

Shopping at eBay.

Index.

Rezensionen

"...grab this book before you bid..." (Teddy Bear Club Intl,November 2003)

[EBay Bargain Shopping For Dummies] "...Recommendedreading..." (Collect It, Jan 04)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.10.2003
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Web / Internet
• Schlagworte: Allg. Internet • Business & Management • Computer-Ratgeber • Consumer Behavior • ebay • End-User Computing • Hobbies & Crafts • Hobby u. Kunsthandwerk • Internet General • lifestyle • lifestyles • Verbraucherverhalten • Wirtschaft u. Management
• ISBN-10: 0-7645-5897-8 / 0764558978
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7645-5897-9 / 9780764558979