Overview
Expert advice helps seniors find bargains and make money on eBay
eBay is a great place to help seniors find bargains or supplement their income by selling items. This book offers the basics on buying or selling on eBay with confidence in a format that's ideal for the senior audience, including a larger print format than traditional For Dummies books.
Author Marsha Collier is the undisputed authority on eBay. Her advice has helped millions of eBay users navigate the popular shopping and selling site. This book explains how to
Get your computer ready to use eBay
Go to the eBay site, sign up, and browse
Spot good deals, buy items, and pay safely
Set up your own sale
Take pictures of your merchandise and get them online
Receive payment and ship items
Understand eBay's fees and rules
eBay can be fun and profitable. This book makes it easy to get started!
Synopsis
Making Everything Easier!
eBay® For Seniors for Dummies
Learn to:
- Get your own eBay account for buying and selling
- Shop for the best deals and avoid scams
- Bolster your income by selling items on eBay
- Pack items for safe shipping
Marsha Collier
Bestselling author of eBay For Dummies
Use the ideal marketplace for budget-beating bargains and making extra money!
If you've not begun using eBay, the world's #1 online site for finding bargains and selling your own stuff, there's no reason to keep waiting. This book, written by respected eBay expert Marsha Collier, gets you through the basics of getting online and browsing the Web. Soon you'll be into buying, selling, and enjoying all the benefits of being on eBay.
- Where to begin — register on eBay and PayPal and learn the rules for buying and selling
- Ready, set, shop! — discover how to find what you're looking for, how to win auctions, and when it's better to buy outright
- Such a deal — find out if it really is a bargain and understand add-ons such as shipping and insurance costs
- Stay out of cyber-alleys — learn how to rate sellers and buy only from reputable ones
- Turn clutter into cash — find items that are taking up space in your attic and sell them for a nice profit
- Feed me — discover why feedback is so important to the eBay community and how to get positives in your column
- Nurture your nest egg — supplement your income with your eBay sales
- It's a rule — understand eBay rules, regulations, fees, and services
Open the book and find:
- How to speak the eBay language
- The easy way to find the items you want
- Tips on bidding to win
- Steps for separating honest sellers from scam artists
- Instructions on selling your first item
- What PayPal is and how to use it
- The importance of getting and leaving feedback
- Advice for photographing items you're selling