Publisher details
- Author
- Todd Alexander
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Genre
- Non Fiction
- Released
- 01 April, 2013
- ISBN
- 9781118588536
The New ebay: The Official Guide to Buying, Selling, Running a Profitable Business
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Synopsis
Written by an eBay insider with more than ten years of experience with the company, The New eBay guides you through the very basics to the more complicated—from a brief history of eBay itself to simple site navigation to every complexity of buying and selling. Whether you just want to earn a few dollars on the side or turn your hobby into a full-time business, this book explains it all.Written in clear, user-friendly language backed by simple step-by-step instructions and helpful screen grabs from the site, the book covers everything first-timers need to know and all the secrets experienced sellers wish they knew.
- The first complete official guide for eBay Australia written by a company insider
- Covers such topics as finding items and bidding on them, pricing and listing items for sale, accepting payments, tracking sales, logistics, customer service, and more
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