Most eBay sellers believe that Sunday nights are the best time to close their auctions – but it ain’ t necessarily so!! Millions of them think that the highest bid determines the final price, but they need to think again! Most of the eBay books on the market take the wrong approach: Some of them are too general and contain little that isn’ t found in the eBay help files. None of them bother to tell readers about potentially serious problems and how to avoid them. This groundbreaking book does! It’ s packed from cover to cover with previously unpublished secrets for eBay success, and will help readers gain a serious advantage over fellow eBayers who continue to be duped, misled, and underinformed by overly general “ rules.” With detailed, "proven insights and instructions explaining the real story behind each of the 199 myths, this book turns “ wisdom” on its head and shows how to turn these myths into money!

Eleven chapters provide 199 tips about bidding and buying on eBay, getting started as a seller, designing auctions, finding items to sell, feedback, PayPal, and photos. The author, who sells Atari consoles and electronic gadgets, advises placing one maximum bid late in an auction, shipping by priority mail to save money on boxes, keeping the auction listing short and simple, and buying a good digital camera.
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Everything you know about eBay is wrong

Well, perhaps not everything. But like an urban legend, conventional eBay wisdom has gained credibility simply by being retold so often. It has crystallized into a code perceived to be inviolable. At last, an eBay veteran who also understands marketing techniques explodes 199 of these myths and shows you how to use them to your advantage. You’ ll learn how each myth started, what the reality is, and most important, how you can use that knowledge to gain an edge over other eBayers who still slavishly serve the " myth" conceptions.

• Sunday night is NOT necessarily the best time to close an auction
• The highest bid is NOT automatically the winner
• It DOESN’ T necessarily cost more to ship to APO addresses
• Sellers are NOT required to ship within seven days of payment
• If eBay cancels your account, you should NOT try to create a new one
• It is NOT essential to register a credit card and bank account number to sell on eBay
• You CAN find bargains for resale on eBay
• Selling items for a penny is NOT a smart way to build feedback
• You CAN have multiple selling accounts, and maybe you should
• Sniping is NOT a sure way to win an auction

Pioneer eBay seller David Busch shows buyers how to find bargains through misspelled words, items that are incorrectly categorized, and other "hidden auctions." Packed with unpublished secrets for eBay success, this book provides the real story behind each myth and supplies proven success techniques.