eBay Business All-in-One Desk Reference for Dummies (ISBN - 0764584383) PDF
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by Marsha Collier eBay ® Business A L L - I N - O N E D E S K R E F E R E N C E FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01_584383 ffirs.qxd 4/1/05 7:19 PM Page iii 01_584383 ffirs.qxd 4/1/05 7:19 PM Page ii eBay ® Business A L L - I N - O N E D E S K R E F E R E N C E FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01_584383 ffirs.qxd 4/1/05 7:19 PM Page i 01_584383 ffirs.qxd 4/1/05 7:19 PM Page ii by Marsha Collier eBay ® Business A L L - I N - O N E D E S K R E F E R E N C E FOR DUMmIES ‰ 01_584383 ffirs.qxd 4/1/05 7:19 PM Page iii eBay® Business All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies® Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River Street Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permit- ted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. 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Library of Congress Control Number: 2005923067 ISBN-13: 978-0-7645-8438-1 ISBN-10: 0-7645-8438-3 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 10/SQ/QU/QV/IN 01_584383 ffirs.qxd 4/1/05 7:19 PM Page iv About the Author Marsha Collier spends most of her time on something related to eBay. She’s a charter-member eBay PowerSeller as well as one of the original instructors for eBay University. As a columnist, an author of four best-selling books on eBay, a television and radio expert, and a lecturer, she shares her knowledge of eBay with millions of online shoppers. Thousands of eBay fans also visit her Web site, www.coolebaytools.com, to get Marsha’s latest insights on e-commerce. Out of college, Marsha worked in fashion advertising for the Miami Herald and then as special projects manager for the Los Angeles Daily News. She also founded a home-based advertising and marketing business. Her successful business, the Collier Company, Inc., was featured by Entrepreneur magazine in 1986, and in 1990, Marsha’s company received the Small Business of the Year award from her California State Assemblyman and the Northridge Chamber of Commerce. Bargains drew Marsha to eBay in 1996, but profitable sales keep her busy on the site now. Marsha applies her business acumen to eBay, and in this book, she shares that knowledge with you. In eBay Business All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies, Marsha combines her knowledge of business, mar- keting, and eBay savvy to help you make a smooth and quick transition from part-time seller to full-time moneymaker. 01_584383 ffirs.qxd 4/1/05 7:19 PM Page v 01_584383 ffirs.qxd 4/1/05 7:19 PM Page vi Dedication I dedicate this book to budding eBay entrepreneurs. This book will help you through the tough spots and, I hope, to a hugely successful eBay business. Author’s Acknowledgments My career on eBay is totally due to the kindness of others. I have met many fine people on eBay and I’d love to acknowledge them all (but my publisher won’t let me have the space). I’d like to thank the eBay education group: Susan Philips, Sharon Guldner, Mike Rudolf, and Tom Cotton. My goal is your goal; we’re in this education thing together. Thanks also to Marc Cohen and Mark Oleesky from the KABC Computer & Technology Show for letting me stand in for a missing host every now and then. I’ve learned a lot from you guys and it’s about time I thanked you publicly! And thanks to the Wiley crew, once again: Andy Cummings, for the access; Steven Hayes, for your creativity and humanity in a dog-eat-dog publishing business, and Susan Pink, for your continued work on my books — I’ll bet this will be the last one for a while! Patti Louise Ruby, my technical editor, is also my good friend. Thank you for your fine work on this challenging project. 01_584383 ffirs.qxd 4/1/05 7:19 PM Page vii Publisher’s Acknowledgments We’re proud of this book; please send us your comments through our online registration form located at www.dummies.com/register/. Some of the people who helped bring this book to market include the following: Acquisitions, Editorial, and Media Development Project Editor: Susan Pink Acquisitions Editor: Steve Hayes Technical Editor: Patti Louise Ruby Editorial Manager: Carol Sheehan Media Development Supervisor: Richard Graves Editorial Assistant: Amanda Foxworth Cartoons: Rich Tennant (www.the5thwave.com) Composition Services Project Coordinator: Adrienne Martinez Layout and Graphics: Andrea Dahl, Denny Hager, Stephanie D. Jumper, Lynsey Osborn, Melanee Prendergast, Heather Ryan, Julie Trippetti Proofreaders: Laura L. Bowman, John Greenough, Leeann Harney, Carl Pierce Indexer: Richard T. Evans Special Help: Laura L. Bowman Publishing and Editorial for Technology Dummies Richard Swadley, Vice President and Executive Group Publisher Andy Cummings, Vice President and Publisher Mary Bednarek, Executive Acquisitions Director Mary C. Corder, Editorial Director Publishing for Consumer Dummies Diane Graves Steele, Vice President and Publisher Joyce Pepple, Acquisitions Director Composition Services Gerry Fahey, Vice President of Production Services Debbie Stailey, Director of Composition Services 01_584383 ffirs.qxd 4/1/05 7:19 PM Page viii
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