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.

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.

Chock full of information, strategy, and hot tips that are timely and effective. — Small Business Opportunities Jan 2003
–This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

The only thing easier than buying and selling on eBay is getting lumped in with more than 203 million other eBayers. With sales of over 150,000 copies, the eBay the Smart Way series has helped countless eBayers find the best deals and maximize profits on everything from collectibles to cars to real estate. Now in its fifth blockbuster edition, this priceless tool has changed with the times to cover the latest trends, including new site offerings such as eBay Express and Best Offer, and features expanded coverage of PayPal, Google’s new e-commerce features, and more.

eBay the Smart Way is the go-to resource for first-time sellers, with step-by-step instructions for listing products, creating attention-grabbing photos and descriptions, offering top-notch customer service, and maintaining high credibility. eBay buyers will also benefit from powerful strategies for finding the best products, bidding smarter, negotiating great deals, and more. For the most up-to-date and accessible information on how to make the most out of online auctions, “nothing explains it better than eBay the Smart Way.” — The Internet Marketing Bookshelf

No matter what you want to sell on eBay—auto parts or designer apparel…weird, unique wares or pricey antiques—the principles and basic rules for successful listings are the same. eBay Listings That Sell For Dummies follows the advice it gives you for your ads—it tells you what you need to know without bogging you down with lots of fluff and peripheral stuff. From the mechanics to descriptive ad copy to photography to getting it on eBay, this guide covers:

• eBay options that can boost the appeal of your listings, including Buy It Now (BIN), Subtitle, Bold Title, Highlight, Box border, Home Page Featured, Featured Plus!,  and Gallery Picture (a must)
• Constructing catchy listings with a title that sells and keywords that pay off
• eBay Acronyms you’ll need to know
• Tackling and completing eBay’s Sell Your Item form
• HTML formatting basics plus some free JavaScript scripts you can use to dress up your listing
• Embedding images, creating thumbnails, and adding bells and whistles (or not)
• Buying a digital camera for taking eBay photos and equipping your “studio”
• Lighting correctly, and using the Cloud Dome, light cubes, panels, and umbrellas
• Retrieving your images and uploading them to a server (your free ISP space, AOL, eBay, eBay’s Picture Manager, or others)
• Editing your photos, including cropping, enhancing, resizing, sharpening, and more
• A checklist of techniques for preparing elegant, fast-loading images for your ads
• Sprucing up your eBay store
• Posting your listing to other sites such as half.com, amazon.com, and overstock.com
• Automating with HTML Generators, including eBay’s Turbo Lister, or Third-Party HTML generators such as Mpire.com Launcher or the authors’ free tool from www.coolebaytools.com

Written by eBay pros Marsha Collier, a successful PowerSeller, and Patti Louise Ruby, a trainer at eBay University events and eBay Live, eBay Listings That Sell For Dummies is loaded with tricks of the trade. It’s complete with step-by-step instructions for many tasks, tables and checklists, lots of screen shots, and examples of good and bad ads. With this friendly guide, your merchandise will quickly be going…going…gone on eBay.

Discover the tricks top sellers use to grab attention

Create your own unique eBay selling pages with time-tested techniques

So you know your way around eBay, but you’re not getting the highest bids for your items? Maybe your listings need a makeover! Here are all the techie secrets for taking better merchandise photos, writing hot copy and formatting it in HTML, “branding” your eBay store, making your listings look great on anybody’s browser, and a whole lot more.

Discover how to

• Get all you can out of eBay’s tools
• Tweak HTML for eye-popping results
• Equip your own eBay photo studio
• Shoot product photos designed to impress
• Avoid rookie selling mistakes

Imagine opening a store…and more than 150 million people showing up.

That’s the power of selling on eBay.

More than 100,000 people have used the first edition of How to Sell Anything on eBay…and Make a Fortune! to make their fortunes. Now the fully revised second edition shows you how to navigate the new site design, revised fee structures, and most importantly, how to reach the increased number of registered users-from 50 million to 157 million!

You’ll learn about the newest ways to make it big, including:

• A list of current fee structures and tips on how to make the most money
• Updated “screen shots,” detailing how to navigate through eBay’s redesigned Web site
• Revised policies, and ways to dodge possible pitfalls
• Money-making ideas for your auction

Imagine having a garage sale or opening a store…and 50 million people show up.

That’s the power of selling on ebay.

Whether you want to supplement your income, extend a retail business, or create a fulltime job from home, How to Sell Anything on ebay . . . and Make a Fortune!  gives you everything you need to get wise, get started, and get rich.

Dennis Prince is an online auction expert who reveals the tricks to selling with great success. This easy-to-follow guide takes you step-by-step through every stage of the online selling process. Entrepreneurs receive proven strategies for landing high bids and making happy customers. Learn how to:

• Get registered and set up your About Me page
• Choose the best time of week for the strongest sales
• Phrase auction listings in enticing ways
• Pick the items that bring the biggest price
• Deal with people who don’t pay
• Understand shipping methods
• Push profits with sharper digital photos
• Deal with international customers
• Set up a storefront Website for customers to reference

“e-bay–#1 Rated Work At Home Business Opportunity!–PC Magazine

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If you are in business to sell consumer goods – or you want to be – you should be on Amazon.com. More than 90 million customers shop at Amazon. As its global business booms, Amazon is inviting all sorts of independent sellers – large and small businesses, individuals, and mom-and-pop shops – to sell their merchandise right on Amazon. Whether you’re just starting or already in business, you can boost your sales and profits by showing your wares on Amazon, the world’s biggest store. Everything you need to start converting your items into cash is in this book by Steve Weber, one of the most successful and highly rated sellers in Amazon history: – How to set up shop on Amazon and generate worldwide sales volume with no up-front cost, risk or advertising. – Run your Amazon store from home, a warehouse or a walk-in store-or outsource everything to Amazon’s fulfillment center. – Find bargain inventory; target niche markets for big profits. – Get tax deductions and write-offs for business use of your home. – Use Amazon as a stand-alone business or a lead generator for an existing business. – Pay lower sales commissions on Amazon. – Sell your inventions, crafts or intellectual property on Amazon. – Guard against scammers and rip-off artists. – Automate your business with easy-to-use tools.