Getting Started In Internet Auctions

By Alan C. Elliott

Book Overview

Comprehensive Coverage Completely Up-to-Date Your complete guide to buying and selling at Internet auctions As millions of people worldwide have discovered, online auctions can be a fun, safe, and easy way to buy, sell, or trade virtually anything-from Pez dispensers to mobile homes, antiques to computers. But the world of Internet auctions is unlike any other marketplace, and finding and making the great deals you're hoping for can be a very tricky business, especially for newcomers. In this complete guide, expert Alan Elliott saves you the time and expense of learning the ins and outs of Internet auctions the hard way. He reviews all the best auction sites and, step-by-step, teaches you everything you need to know to safely and successfully participate both as a buyer and a seller. From finding an auction site to setting up and managing your own auctions, Elliott covers all the bases, including how to: * find the real online bargains * spot inferior merchandise * use safe, smart bidding practices * set limits and time your bids * conduct financial transactions online, safely and securely * avoid Internet scam artists * determine what is salable online and what isn't * find the best auction site for what you have to sell * correctly price your merchandise * successfully advertise and market your merchandise * make a living in Internet auctions For Internet auction updates and links to valuable auction resources, contact the Companion Web site at: www.alanelliott.com/auction.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B01NBZESZ3
• ISBN13: 9780471380870
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Good overview of the E-bay auctions

Well written and informative. Would recomend as a first book on auctions.Covers some hmtl commands.

Super-easy read will give reader confidence to jump right in

"Getting started in Internet Auctions" is a super-easy read that will give readers enough confidence to jump right into the electronic auction arena. Author Alan Elliott begins the book with an overview of the auction process, then moves into detailed step-by-step descriptions of both the bidding and selling process. Using the popular Ebay.com site for his example, Elliott tells what web addresses to enter into your browser,...

A Great Introduction to eBay and other Internet Auctions

This book is a good way to quickly learn about eBay and other internet auctions from the inside out. It is more than just a point here, click there type of book. It gives you the thinking behind strategies for both buying and selling. The stories in the chapter about how people make a living on eBay are quite interesting. Worth the read!