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The eBay Seller's Tax and Legal Answer Book: Everything You Need to Know to Keep the Government Off Your Back and Out of Your Wallet

Cliff Ennico

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

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Anyone running a wholesale or retail business must deal with legal and tax issues, and those who sell on eBay are no exception. Yet many eBay sellers remain ignorant of the consequences they may face if they disregard certain basic rules. Packed with stories of actual eBay sellers, this helpful guide takes readers through the most common eBay transactions, pointing out all the legal and tax issues they may encounter along the way. Readers will get practical advice on:

* whether their eBay selling qualifies as a "business"

* illegal practices to avoid

* what taxes must be paid and what they can and can’t deduct

* spelling out a refund and return policy

* knowing when a bid becomes legally binding

* resolving seller-buyer disputes

* protecting themselves when buying inventory and hiring employees

* trademarking a business name and web address

* customs, duties, and other considerations when selling internationally.

Complete with sample contracts, forms, checklists, and disclaimers, this is a book no eBay seller should be without.

Titanium eBay:: A Tactical Guide to Becoming a Millionaire PowerSeller

Skip McGrath

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Total reviews: 21 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Good information about selling on eBay 4 out of 5 stars.
6 of 6 people found this review helpful.

Skip is a very likeable writer who has obviously done well on eBay. I found this book to be well thought out easy to read. I met Skip at eBay Live last year and he was very helpful, which I appreciated. Unfortunately I also bought a book by Adam Ginsberg, only to find out through some news sites that he has been banned from eBay for shill bidding and failing to send multiple orders worth hundreds of thousands of dollars!

The only other comment I have about Skip's book is that I would have liked to have seen a few more real world examples of how his techniques can be applied. It's a small point though in a generally excellent book.

Editorial Review:

Take it to the next level.

People who earn a living selling their wares through eBay are identified on the site as "PowerSellers" and awarded formal designations based on their monthly gross merchandise sales. There’s Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum—and at the very top of the food chain is the Titanium level, for those who generate gross monthly sales of $150,000 or more.

Titanium eBay: A Tactical Guide to Becoming a Millionaire PowerSeller is for everyone who aspires to reach the highest level of success within eBay, whether they’ve been selling through eBay for years at the Platinum level and want to learn how to grow their business, or they’re just starting out with ambitious plans. With over 60 chapters, coverage includes:

• Organization
• Product selection and pricing
• Advanced listing and selling strategies
• Auction management
• Brand building

The Official eBay Bible, Third Edition: The Newly Revised and Updated Version of the Most Comprehensive eBay How-To Manual for Everyone from First-Time Users to eBay Experts

Jim Griffith

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

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Jim "Griff" Griffith, eBay’s official ambassador, presents the definitive sourcebook on all things eBay, for beginners to seasoned users alike.

Uncle Griff, Dean of eBay Education, brings us the latest on all things eBay with the only officially endorsed and authorized guide to this phenomenal auction site. The Official eBay Bible has sold more than 150,000 copies in previous editions and eBay today is bigger than ever, with 203 million registered users and 541,000 official eBay stores nationwide. The Official eBay Bible, Third Edition is fully revised and totally updated with all of the latest changes to the site, making all previous books on eBay obsolete.

Much more than a user’s guide, The Official eBay Bible, Third Edition includes the inspiring stories of real-life buyers and sellers, as well as tips and tricks on some of the powerful, but little-known aspects ofusing the site. This definitive sourcebook includes instructional plans for users of all levels, whether they’re running a small business through the site or simply enjoying it as a hobby. New features in the thirdedition include: a new streamlined organization, images of all the latest features and screens, and even more information for small-business owners. Packed with over seven hundred illustrations, The Official eBay Bible, Third Edition delivers the ultimate word on eBay, from an insider who has been there from the beginning.

eBay Income: How Anyone of Any Age, Location, and/or Background Can Build a Highly Profitable Online Business with eBay

Cheryl L. Russell

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Total reviews: 20 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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eBay has changed the way products and services are purchased all over the world. Daily over 1.5 million online customers and providers log on to bid and sell virtually anything that can be bought or purchased. In 2006 eBay sellers are estimated to post $22 billion in sales. There are businesses earning $1 million a year selling products on eBay today. It is estimated that more than half a million people make full-time incomes just with their eBay business. eBay also allows you to run a business that requires no advertising costs. This expertly written new book will show you how to take advantage of this business phenomenon and arm you with the proper knowledge and insider secrets. Filled with actual examples and antidotes from real eBay entrepreneurs, this book is as engaging as it is informational. eBay is a level playing field—it doesn’t matter how old you are, what nationality or income level, whether you own a business now or not, what your background is, or where you are located. Start making money on eBay today! The book starts with a complete overview of how eBay works. Then you are guided through the whole process of creating the auction and auction strategies, photography, writing copy, text and formatting, managing auctions, shipping, collecting payments, registering, About Me page, sources for merchandise, multiple sales, programming tricks, PayPal, accounting, creating marketing, merchandising, managing e-mail lists, advertising plans, taxes and sales tax, best time to list items and for how long, sniping programs, international customers, opening a storefront, electronic commerce, buy-it now pricing, keywords, Google marketing, and eBay secrets; everything you will ever need to get started making money on eBay!

eBay Timesaving Techniques for Dummies

Marsha Collier

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So, you’ve gotten started on eBay. You’ve made a few purchases and your first sale. You may have even built a moneymaking business. Now you’re looking for ways to ratchet things up. You’re looking for the insider tips and tricks for the easiest ways to take care of listing items, completing transactions, and keeping good records and you don't have the time to do all the research. eBay Timesaving Techniques For Dummies is the book for you.

Marsha Collier, an eBay University instructor and best selling author of eBay For Dummies and Starting an eBay Business For Dummies, has collected the fastest and most effective techniques for finding items to sell, setting up your sales pages, pricing items to move, getting the word out about your business, collecting payments, shipping your item, and taking care of all the paperwork. Time is money after all. So why waste time when you can be making money on eBay. This book contains over 60 step-by-step techniques proven to add efficiency to your eBay operation.

Includes coverage of:

• Finding sources for merchandise to sell on eBay
• Setting attractive prices and shipping costs
• Handling multiple sales without losing your cool
• Prettying up your auctions with digital photo and HTML tricks
• Tracking payments and shipments and keeping your customers happy
• Working with PayPal, both on and off of eBay
• Enhancing your status in the eBay community
• Simplifying your bookkeeping
• Creating marketing, merchandising, and advertising plans

Solving problems quickly when they occur

eBay: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks (Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks)

Julia Wilkinson

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Total reviews: 10 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Great 5 out of 5 stars.
18 of 20 people found this review helpful.

If you sell on ebay, you should read this. It's a quick, easy read and one you should keep handy for a reference. Good for buyers too. One of the best for ebay sellers.

Excellant Tips & Tricks 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

Excellant Tips & Tricks even for the experienced seller

New to eBay? 3 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

This book is well-written and full of helpful hints for the person who is new to eBay or just getting started. The information is pretty basic, but you do find some "gems", too. This particular edition (2004) is only helpful to a point since eBay recently made some sweeping changes to its policies. For the right price, it's a good buy. But, if you want current information, buy the newer version.

Editorial Review:

You already know eBay basics. Now you'd like to go beyond with shortcuts, tricks, and tips that let you work smarter and faster. And because you learn more easily when someone shows you how, this is the book for you. Inside, you'll find clear, illustrated instructions for 120 tasks that reveal cool secrets, teach timesaving tricks, and explain great tips guaranteed to make your eBay experience more productive.

The PayPal Wars: Battles With Ebay, the Media, the Mafia, And the Rest of Planet Earth

Eric M. Jackson

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When Peter Thiel and Max Levchin launched an online payment website in 1999, they hoped their service could improve the lives of millions around the globe. But when their start-up, PayPal, survived the dot.com crash only to find itself besieged by unimaginable challenges, that dream threatened to become a nightmare. PayPal's history – as told by former insider Eric Jackson – is an engrossing study of human struggle and perseverance against overwhelming odds. The entrepreneurs that Thiel and Levchin recruited to overhaul world currency markets first had to face some of the greatest trials ever thrown at a Silicon Valley company before they could make internet history.

Business guru Tom Peters, author of "In Search of Excellence," called the hardcover edition of The PayPal Wars "a real page turner" that featured what he called "the best description of business strategy unfolding in a world changing at warp speed." This new paperback edition features updated material and even more insights on the state of internet commerce.

Internet 101 for Artists, Second Edition: With a Special Guide to Selling Art on eBay (Internet 101 for Artists)

Constance Smith, Susan F Greaves

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Good for Internet Beginners 5 out of 5 stars.
8 of 8 people found this review helpful.

This book was easy to read and definitely for beginners. The explanations for e-mail, surfing the web, etc, were simple and thorough. The chapters on designing your web site and selling art on Ebay were extremely good.

I'm not an internet newbie by any means but I've read (and liked) most books by ArtNetwork Press so I wanted to give this one a try. While most of the information was way too basic, I did pick up some good tips here and there. I also found that most of the information provided was very up to date with current trends. There were also a lot of helpful links to examples, information sites, etc.

This is definitely a must read for any artist that is not comfortable with their internet skills but want to tap into that marketing venue.

Editorial Review:

Educate yourself on all aspects of promoting your artwork online. This book includes a thirty-page chapter on the methods Susan F. Greaves, a California artist, has developed to successfully sell her work on eBay and make thousands of dollars per year. You'll also learn about: acquiring a URL, broadcasting for results, designing your homepage, meta tags, guerrilla tactics, search engines, tracking visitors, and more.

Constance Smith began her career as an art rep in California. She has been assisting artists nationwide for over twenty years. She is author of the popular book Art Marketing 101.

Susan F. Greaves is a practicing artist.

eBay PowerSeller Business Practices For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance))

Marsha Collier

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With over a million copies of her books in print, Marsha Collier is the leading eBay author in the world. Her books help eBay users get started, find bargains, make their first purchases, sell their first items, and start generating a steady income on eBay. This book, eBay PowerSeller Business Practices For Dummies, shares the techniques you need to know to either achieve the coveted PowerSeller status on eBay, make your PowerSeller-level business run more smoothly, or simply employ the tips the site's best sellers use every day. A PowerSeller herself, Marsha has done the research and developed tried and true techniques for boosting your sales and keeping them at high levels. Best of all, she breaks all the practices down into short, step-by-step tasks that don't require a lot of time to accomplish, leaving you more time to build your business!

The book breaks PowerSeller selling into:

• Powering Up: Understanding how to use eBay's tools and community to get sales up to PowerSeller levels
• Hitting Your Sales Targets: Establishing a strategy for choosing the items that work for you, buying items for resale on eBay, and creating a business plan that incorporates marketing, shipping, eBay Stores, and expanding into a separate Web site.
• Build Better Listings: Upgrading your HTML and photography skills to build sale pages that command buyer confidence
• Become a Model Seller: Enhancing your customer service skills from packing and shipping to insuring items to communicating with buyers
• Manage Your Business: A crash course in accounting, including the unique issues with operating an online store

The book also includes a CD-ROM that includes samples of Marsha's 5-DVD video training kit, "Your eBay Business Plan;" trial versions of helpful software from DAZzle, Fast Photos, and QuickBooks; and tools created by the author to help you better operate your business including a fee calculator and list of sources for wholesale merchandise.