eBay For Dummies, 8th Edition

The leading guide for eBay buyers and sellers, updated to give you all the essentials for buying and selling on eBay

More than 112 million people regularly use eBay. To find the best deals and make the best profits, you need the guidance in this book from eBay expert Marsha Collier! With more than half a million copies sold in previous editions, it’s packed with solid advice to help you get started, navigate the site, make winning bids, and learn to list and sell your own items successfully.

This edition explores eBay in the context of sites like Amazon, Facebook, and Pinterest and adds in-depth information on managing multiple auctions, creating a store, knowing the market, marketing your sales, and more.

• Written by eBay expert Marsha Collier, a highly sought-after speaker and trainer on eBay and social media business topics
• eBay remains among the leading e-commerce sites with more than 112 million users
• This is the top-selling eBay reference and the perfect guide for beginners, covering everything you need to know to register, navigate the site, find bargains, make winning bids, and list and sell items
• Includes important tips about shooting and posting photos, communicating with bidders, shipping items, collecting payment, listing multiple items, knowing your market, and maintaining your privacy
• Also offers advice on troubleshooting, reporting abuses, joining the eBay community, and services that improve the eBay experience

eBay For Dummies, 8th Edition is the latest and greatest go-to guide for anyone interested in finding bargains and making money on eBay.

Table of Contents

Part I: Getting a Feel for eBay
Chapter 1: Why Being on eBay Is So Much Fun
Chapter 2: Ready, Set, Go! Signing Up on eBay
Chapter 3: Finding Your Way Around eBay
Chapter 4: Your Very Own, Private eBay

Part II: Buying Like an Expert
Chapter 5: Deal or No Deal? Buying Advice and Searching Tips
Chapter 6: Get the Deal: Shopping eBay
Chapter 7: Winning eBay Strategies
Chapter 8: Winner! Winner! Chicken Dinner?

Part III: Making Money the eBay Way
Chapter 9: Selling in Your Bunny Slippers for Fun and Profit
Chapter 10: Make It Sell: Completing the Cyber Paperwork
Chapter 11: Shopping or Selling with an eBay Store
Chapter 12: Closing the Deal and Shipping It Out
Chapter 13: Troubleshooting Transactions
Chapter 14: Increase Your Profits with Pictures and Other Strategies

Part IV: Even More of eBay’s Special Features
Chapter 15: Privacy: Protecting Yourself Online
Chapter 16: Staying Safe and Getting Help
Chapter 17: Social Media and the eBay Community
Chapter 18: Mobile eBay Apps and Fun Features

Part V: The Part of Tens
Chapter 19: Ten (or So) Golden Rules for eBay Buyers and Sellers
Chapter 20: Ten (or So) Services to Ease Your Way