The Unofficial Guide to Making Money on eBay

Product Description

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
Product Details

* Amazon Sales Rank: #76196 in Books
* Published on: 2006-01-31
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 370 pages Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover
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

About the Author
LYNN DRALLE is an antique dealer and an eBay PowerSeller who has earned up to $20,000 a month through online auctions. An award-winning author and popular lecturer on buying and selling on eBay, she has written The 100 Best Things I've Sold on eBay and co-authored How to Sell Antiques and Collectibles on eBay...and Make a Fortune, and has appeared on national television.
Customer Reviews

If you believe the best way to make money is to exploit people buy her books1
In the books of this author, she makes a point that for items under 100 dollars she will bargain the original seller at garage sales down to nothing. Then she turns around and sells them for 10 times as much. She claims that is the only way to make money. Well, you can make money with Ebay and not exploit people like this. There are different ways to do this, but you do not have to exploit people to do this, even with the new Ebay rules, which seem to be somewhat randomly enforced.

She says any item over 100 dollars should be sold for 100 dollars more. Do the math!! What is the profit of 100 dollars on a sale of 100 dollars compared to 100 dollars on a sale of 900 dollars. It is not equivalent.

Capitalism does NOT have to mean exploitation of the weakest--it can also mean fair trade. There are much better books by Marsha Collier, Skip McGrath, and many others. Avoid this book if you like to treat people fairly.

I am excited to get started!4
This book is very well set-up and easy to follow. She seems to cover every aspect of ebay...and went over things that I would never have thought of. It would take a long time to learn all of this on your own.

This Book Has Me Motivated !5
I have read several books about Ebay & enjoyed them all. When I started Lynn Dralle's "Unofficial Guide" I could not put that book down! I started pulling out those little sticky marker flags and plastered up my book for my future reference. The book is well written & is very motivating. It has me ready to begin a new career of selling on Ebay. The book is GREAT! Thank you.
J. Hinds Oklahoma City, OK

The Unofficial Guide to Making Money on eBay

Product Description

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
Product Details

* Amazon Sales Rank: #178320 in Books
* Published on: 2006-01-31
* Original language: English
* Number of items: 1
* Binding: Paperback
* 370 pages

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover
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

About the Author
LYNN DRALLE is an antique dealer and an eBay PowerSeller who has earned up to $20,000 a month through online auctions. An award-winning author and popular lecturer on buying and selling on eBay, she has written The 100 Best Things I've Sold on eBay and co-authored How to Sell Antiques and Collectibles on eBay...and Make a Fortune, and has appeared on national television.
Customer Reviews

I am excited to get started!4
This book is very well set-up and easy to follow. She seems to cover every aspect of ebay...and went over things that I would never have thought of. It would take a long time to learn all of this on your own.

This Book Has Me Motivated !5
I have read several books about Ebay & enjoyed them all. When I started Lynn Dralle's "Unofficial Guide" I could not put that book down! I started pulling out those little sticky marker flags and plastered up my book for my future reference. The book is well written & is very motivating. It has me ready to begin a new career of selling on Ebay. The book is GREAT! Thank you.
J. Hinds Oklahoma City, OK

Best guide ever!!5
I read this book cover to cover TWICE before starting my eBay sales. It was priceless! When I made my first listing I literally used this book to guide me through the process step by step. It was fantastic. I have since bought ALL of Lynn's books. She is a marvelous mentor! You don't need anything else!