EBay for dummies

Introduction

Getting a feel for eBay

Buying like an expert

Making money the eBay way

Even more of eBay's special features

The part of tens

Index.

Introduction

Getting a feel for eBay. Why being on eBay is crazy fun ; Let's do it! Signing up on eBay ; Finding your way around eBay ; Ground central, your private, my eBay

Buying like an expert. Deal or no deal? Buying hacks and searching tips ; Get a deal: shopping eBay ; Winning eBay strategies ; Winner! Winner! Chicken dinner?

Making money the eBay way. Selling in your slippers for fun and profit ; Time to sell: making your listing irresistible ; Shopping or selling with an eBay store ; Closing the deal and shipping it out ; Troubleshooting transactions ; Increasing profits with photography and other strategies

Even more of eBay's special features. Security: protecting yourself online ; Understanding the rules and getting help ; Marketing sales with social media and the community ; eBay bucks, charitable buying and selling, and going mobile

The part of tens. Ten (or so) golden rules to succeed on eBay ; Ten (or so) services to ease your way

Appendix: Finding stuff to sell and catching trends.

Introduction

PART I: FORGET THE BRICKS AND MORTER: GETTING A FEEL FOR EBAY: Why eBay is a terrific place to buy and sell

The bucks start here: signing up at eBay

There's no place like the home page

My own private eBay

PART II: ARE YOU BUYING WHAT THEY'RE SELLING? : Seek and you shall find: research

Shopping eBay: the basics

Power-bidding strategies

After you win the item

PART III: ARE YOU SELLING WHAT THEY'RE BUYING? : Selling in your fuzzy slippers for fun and profit

Time to sell: completing the cyber paperwork

Forget the car, drive your mouse to an eBay store

Closing the deal and shipping it out

Troubleshooting your transaction

Using pictures and strategies to increase your profits

PART IV: OY VAY, MORE EBAY! SPECIAL FEATURES: Privacy: to protect and to serve

eBay's trust & safety program

The eBay community: joining in with other eBay members

Fun stuff and features

PART V: THE PART OF TENS: Ten (or so) golden rules for eBay buyers and sellers

Ten (or so) programs and services to ease your way on eBay.

Getting a feel for eBay

Buying like an expert

Making money the eBay way

Even more of eBay's special features.