eBay 0596006446, 9780596552404, 9780596517526, 0596517521
It's the undisputed king of Internet auction sites. It's a global bazaar offering a range of goods from Antiqu
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English Pages 463 pages Year 2007;2009
Table of contents :
Table of Contents
The Missing Credits
Introduction
A Little eBay History
Why It Works
eBay Now
About This Book
About the Outline
The Very Basics
About These Arrows
About MissingManuals.com
Safari® Enabled
Ready, Set, Shop!
Get Registered and Get Going
Step One: Who Are You?
Step Two: Who Do You Want to Be (on eBay, Anyway)?
Step Three: Check Your Email
How to Find What You're Looking For
Just Browsing, Thanks
Searching
Reading your search results
Better Searching
Matching Categories
Finder
Picture Gallery
Searching within a category
Advanced Search. Deciphering Auction PagesAuction Types
Timed Auctions
Reserve Auctions
Buy It Now
Best Offer
Private Auctions
Mature Audiences
Preapproved Bidder Auctions
Dutch Auctions
Live Auctions
My eBay--Your Shopping HQ
My Summary
All Buying
Start Selling!
My Messages
All Favorites
My Account
Bidding, Paying, and?Following Up
Is This Seller Trustworthy? How?to?Read Feedback
Tips for Interpreting Feedback
Bidding on eBay
Placing a Bid
When to Bid Again
After the Auction
Paying the Price
Paying with PayPal
Other payment methods
Where's My Stuff? Communicating with the Seller. From buyer to seller: what to sayFrom seller to buyer: what to expect if you're the buyer
Having Your Say: How and When to Leave Feedback
How to leave feedback
How to rate a transaction
Leaving feedback comments
Responding to feedback
Agreeing to disagree: mutual feedback withdrawal
Buyers' Woes and What to Do About?Them
The Seller Cancels Your Bid on Your Very First Auction
You Made a Mistake in Your Bid
You Don't Hear from the Seller After the Auction
When to contact the seller
When to report the seller
You Bought It Now when You Meant to Bid
You Were Outbid--But Then You Won. You Bid Against YourselfFinding--and Getting--
Bargains
Tips and Tricks for Serious Searchers
Speak the Search Engine's Language
Search for Items by Bidder
Search for Items by Seller
Have Searches Find You
Search Within a Price Range
Think Globally, Search Locally
Find What Other Shoppers Miss
Going, Going, Gone!
Buy It First, Buy It Now
Watch the Clock--and the Calendar
List It Again, Sam
Have Sellers Search for You
The eBay Toolbar
Go Wireless
Searching with Anywhere Wireless
Receiving email notifications from Anywhere Wireless
Offsite Searching
What's It Worth? Do Your ResearchComparison Shopping
Bidding Wars
Bid to Win
How to Win by Two Cents
For example
The moral of the story
Swoop in and Snipe
Snipe it manually
Snipe it automatically
Other Proxy Bidding Strategies
How to Win Dutch Auctions
More Ways to Get a Good Deal
About Me
eBay Anything Points
Earning Anything Points
Redeeming Anything Points
Power Buying Strategies
Tools for Power Buyers
Price-Analysis Tools
Feedback-Analysis Tools
Tools for Collectors
Hey, Big Spender
Smart Shopping for Big Spenders
Jewelry
eBay Motors
Run a vehicle history report
Get an inspection.
