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| Starting an eBay Business For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance)) | 
 enlarge | Author: Marsha Collier
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
List Price: $24.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (56 reviews)
Sales Rank: 11320
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 362
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0470149248
Dewey Decimal Number: 658.87
EAN: 9780470149249
ASIN: 0470149248
Publication Date: September 4, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Helpful info but not what I'm after... April 27, 2005
38 out of 43 found this review helpful
I bought this book hoping for some help in determining what to sell and how to acquire my inventory. I didn't expect the author to tell me "sell THIS" but I was hoping for some tips on finding a niche that might be interesting to me as well as profitable. Now that I've figured out the niche I want to concentrate on (by using my own crude methods), I need to learn how to get my inventory via importers, exporters, wholesalers, etc. This book just doesn't provide that type of information. The focus seems to be on "sell anything you can get your hands on and check out these possible sources like dollar stores and other american-based outlets" which is great if your niche is "everything" and you live in the US where all of these outlets are located.I'll be honest and admit that I didn't finished reading the entire book because it was clear that the specific info I needed just wasn't there but I wouldn't say this book is a waste of time. Once you've figured out what you want to sell and you need some help selling it and navigating around ebay, this book will likely be a helpful tool.
 Deceptive Title January 29, 2005
42 out of 60 found this review helpful
I apparently misinterpreted the intent of this book. If it had been entitled: "Start A Business Using Ebay" I would have understood. I noticed that many existing businesses have expanded into EBAY sales by opening stores there also. I needed to know exactly how that would work. This is NOT the book for you if you already have an Internet outlet and wish to expand into Ebay to increase sales. It doesn't cover what you would need to know and it covers what you already know.
THE BUBBLE BURST BUT YOU CAN STILL MAKE MONEY ON THE WEB July 12, 2004
41 out of 46 found this review helpful
Although the Internet bubble burst, that does not mean that money can not be made via the Internet. Discounting all those spam e-mails about Making Money Fast, Collier provides solid strategies on starting a business using eBay. One of the best well-written business books I've ever read! I definitely recommend this to anyone who either wants to take full advantage of eBay or even just sells the occassional item. Collier's book reminds me of Guerilla PR: Wired, which details strategies for low-cost, but effective public relations coverage. Both deal with how to maximize your business's efforts and reap the rewards.
 Gave me the tools I needed! June 28, 2004
45 out of 50 found this review helpful
There are lots of books on eBay, but this one really helped me get organized for setting up my ebay business. It's written in a friendly authoritative style - it made me feel like I was getting advice from a very knowledgable friend.I've heard Ms. Collier teach at ebay University, and this book really expands into everything I wanted to know about my business. Like where to get licenses, what to do about taxes, where I can buy merchandise without laying out hundreds of dollars (there will be plenty of time for that as my business on ebay grows). I reccommend this book to anyone who's been selling on ebay casually and is ready to take the next step.
Bad news Book June 6, 2004
29 out of 49 found this review helpful
I would rate this book lower than one star if there was an option for that. I cannot say this book is a complete loss, you may use it for a door stop. It has not one iota of what people want to know in a book of this type. It doesn't even address the subject, where to find things to sell. If you are looking for a book on starting and on line store forget this book.
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