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eBay Business the Smart Way: Maximize Your Profits on the Web's #1 Auction Site (Ebay Business the Smart Way)
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eBay Business the Smart Way: Maximize Your Profits on the Web's #1 Auction Site (Ebay Business the Smart Way) |
Author: Joseph T. Sinclair
Published: 2006-11-20 |
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Customer comments on this selection.
 Excellent for Beginners
I received this as a gift. Being that I've been an eBay PowerSeller on several different accounts, I honestly didn't think I'd learn much from this.
I might have simply put the book down after the first chapter, but one thing I can say about Joseph Sinclair is that he is very easy to read. I ended up reading nearly everything in there. And even though I already knew most of what's in there, I did end up learning quite a bit, and was able to take a new perspective on everything that I already knew.
Overall, I'd say this book is best for those new to selling on eBay, but even the most hardened eBay vets will be able to grab scraps of goodness from it.
eBay Business the Smart Way: Maximize Your Profits on the Web's #1 Auction Site
I learned quite a few tips from this book. I took his advice on photographs for auctions. I researched some of the close out web sites he listed. I am also doing some market research on my own right now. I am now what he calls a "picker". Learning as I grow my store. I took his advice on whether or not to start a website. Got my store going like he said. This is my new store. I have grossed over $300 in less than 2 weeks, and I am hoping to add a few zeros to that number.
Critics welcomed:
www.stores.ebay.com/NYC-Trend-Setters-Outlet
Wish me luck!
 Useless, Notthing Useful if you are a Serious Seller on eBay
Plain useless, nothing useful for those who are serious about selling on eBay. Take it from some one who is Power Seller in Gold Tier and is serious about listening to those who know anything about eBay. Lets see what this book does right and wrong.
Pros:
1. Author has captured lot of diverse ideas on what to do. Unfortunately most of these are common knowledge and appears to be captures from common discussion forums on eBay (in fact since the book has been written if you look you will find more ideas) and expanded simple one liner ideas into chapters for this book.
Cons:
1. There are no examples on how to implement different common sense ideas. This points to either lack of author's knowledge or reluctance to share his experience. Take a simple example - author states how to write CVS file and how important these files are in big words but there is no explanation of where these files are used or how! (ofcourse all pro knows how and you can search more it in discuss forums). Every chapter is full of such words with no examples.
2. Full of references to author's other books. Why do you write a book if you just want others to buy other books from you!
3. This book is at best collection of tactics with no attention to any strategic model for a business. In my opinion, eBay business can't run without a strategic business model. There is a book by Wingo which does a good job of presenting how an eBay business can be built around a few solid models. Unfortunately I doubt author of this book has any idea of what a business model means.
4. Author thinks he is an expert just because he knows a few tricks.
I feel like I wasted my money and time on this book. There are better books out there than this one. I have learnt my lesson. You should always read at least one or two sections of a book before buying it. There are plenty of folks out there who think they know a lot and would waste their and your time by writing a book.
 Don't book publishers have spellcheck?
I found the excessive number of typos, punctuation and grammatical errors in this book very distracting. I am astounded this book publisher has not even bothered to do the simplest of spell-checks before sending this book to print. There seemed to be an average of AT LEAST one grammatical or spelling error A PAGE. A simple software program would have caught the majority of these errors. Here are some actual examples: "managemenet, mangement, a advisor, an physically, lucreative, conscentrate" (the list goes on, and on, and on).
Maybe I'm being a bit too hard on the author and publisher, but these mistakes, combined with major content omissions and the amount of fluff found in this book, give me the impression that it was written in about a week and a half. As some of the other readers pointed out, I'm not even convinced this guy has REALLY sold on eBay. Something tells me he's just studied it.
What I found most helpful about this book were the numerous internet links Sinclair has included, as wells as many of his small business-related recommendations, such as his suggestion to hire an independent contractor, rather than an employee for tax & liability purposes. He did a good job filtering out the eBay basics that would have bored seasoned eBay retailers.
My thanks to Sinclair for reinforcing the idea of customer service. Far too many eBay sellers are seriously lacking in this department these days, making a bad impression that hurts the rest of us.
Only for full-time eBay sellers
A good book to read if you are going to run a full-time eBay business. It does not help much for the average seller or buyer. A lot of white space greatly expands the size of this book.
After reading the top eBay books, below are my recommendations:
---Beginner with eBay and computers---
1. The Official eBay Bible
---eBay Seller---
1. Sell it on eBay
2. eBay Hacks
---Full-Time eBay Business (not for the casual seller)---
1. eBay Strategies
2. eBay Business the Smart Way
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