eBay Rescue Profit Maker » (Bargain)

Kevin W. Boyd is an eBay® PowerSeller and president of both Preferred Discounts, LLC, and the eBay® auction training website Training U4 Auctions. He has been buying and selling on eBay® for more than seven years and has taught seminars and consulted with hundreds of eBay® buyers, sellers, and businesses. He serves on the customer steering committee council for Mpire (mpire. com), a Seattle-based auction management software development company for eBay® auctions, and he was recently profiled in Secrets of the eBay® Millionaires, How to Do Everything with Your eBay® Business,/I>, and eBay® PowerSeller Million Dollar Ideas.

Pump up your profits on eBay(r)!

When many eBay(r) sellers run out of items to sell, they often head straight to the outlet malls looking for super sales, or go to trade shows, or shop online liquidation sites looking for larger quantities of items, sometimes purchasing pallets of product. Only then do they discover their problem-the items they just purchased are selling on eBay(r) for less than what they paid! Now they no longer have to repeat this pattern with costly hit-or-miss results. In this guide, an eBay(r) PowerSeller shares the proprietary product selection and evaluation methodology he has developed based on seven years of professional eBay(r) selling, instructing, and consulting. In eBay(r) Rescue Profit Maker, readers learn how to:

*Determine what to sell
*Determine the reputable product suppliers
*Create enticing listings and use advanced listing Techniques
*"Spy" on their competition
*Provide superior customer service

• Expand and improve their customer base

Ch. 1 Where Are My Profits? 1

Ch. 2 A Positive Marketing Mindset 9

Ch. 3 The Product Analysis Methodology 25

Ch. 4 Product Idea Research 35

Ch. 5 Prospecting for Gold Nuggets 49

Ch. 6 Find Reputable Product Suppliers 75

Ch. 7 Listing Techniques and Strategies 91

Ch. 8 Provide Superior Customer Service 117

Ch. 9 Open Your eBay Store 127

Ch. 10 Drop Shipping 139

Ch. 11 Expand Your eBay Business 149

Ch. 12 Manage Your eBay Business 163

Appendix A How to Use Instant Market Research 177

Appendix B How to Use HammerTap 187

Appendix C Product Development Notebook 203

Appendix D Resources 211

Index 219