| You look at the salesletter and the price tag | | | | opportunity falls into my lap.Chapter 9 - Top |
| ($8.95 USD) for the e-book What $ells on eBay | | | | Sellers and Searches - is interesting, but |
| For What, and they look pretty unpretentious. | | | | out-of-date. (This book was last updated Feb. |
| In fact, I really wasn't expecting a whiz | | | | 2005.) No biggie. You can search for the |
| bang job for a mere $8.95. (What can I say... | | | | information contained here on eBay's |
| I'm one of those people who believes a higher | | | | Pulse.You'll find some gems in the Bonus |
| price equals better quality.)Well as the old | | | | section. "Big Lots vs. Small Lots" and "New |
| saying goes, "never judge a book by its | | | | Collectibles" definitely gave me some food |
| cover." Or in this case, never judge an | | | | for thought.The Appendix has a list of dozens |
| e-book by its low price.When I opened the PDF | | | | of commonly used eBay listing abbreviations. |
| I was pleasantly surprised to find a 230-page | | | | For example, CART - Cartridge (video game), |
| e-book. I'm NOT talking about a 230-page book | | | | FE - First Edition (books), GD - Good |
| with 18 point font, lots of white space, and | | | | Condition. This will come in handy when |
| loads of graphics. I mean solid, ceiling to | | | | creating your auction titles, where you have |
| floor content.The first few chapters give you | | | | a limited amount of space to describe your |
| ideas on what to sell on eBay, where to find | | | | product.Appendix II has a list of popular |
| merchandise (interesting ideas here), what | | | | clothing brand names. If you're not 'up' on |
| sells (interesting ideas here too), and how | | | | the latest street/pret-a-porter wear, carry |
| to create a listing. Much of this is beginner | | | | this one around when you're shopping to |
| to intermediate auction seller stuff.Chapter | | | | sell.The only thing I didn't like about this |
| 5 gives you an analysis of products that sell | | | | e-book is that there are no page numbers in |
| very well and moderately well in categories | | | | the table of contents. So you have to scroll |
| like: antiques, books, magazines, catalogues, | | | | through pages and pages to find what you're |
| software, price guides, clothing, music, | | | | looking for. This can be quite confusing at |
| toys, art/paintings, electronics, | | | | times when you're searching for specific |
| collectibles/coca cola, coins, and | | | | information.Other than that it's a great |
| Disneyana.A lot of detailed research went | | | | steal, with tons of well-researched |
| into compiling these sections. And the | | | | information.I recommend it for beginner to |
| information provides a wonderful guide as to | | | | advanced eBay sellers.Alexis Dawes runs the |
| what you should (and shouldn't) be looking | | | | Auction Seller Tool Review blog. Everyday |
| for when searching for merchandise to sell.I | | | | you'll find a new review for e-books, |
| know that I scribbled a few notes to carry | | | | software and resources especially for auction |
| around with me 'just in case' I'm out and | | | | sellers. |