|
 eBay
Enlightenment, August 2, 2004
By using the Bid Multiplier Method to list your items, on
average, you should get 30% more than an identical item sold on
eBay by someone who hasn't read this book. And on top of that,
you will sell almost every item you list, as opposed to one out
of every ten. ~Steven Ellis White
eBay has always been a bit mysterious to me and I've been
tentative about wandering around and tend to hang out at Amazon
where I feel very much at home. However, I have always been very
curious about how you sell items at eBay and definitely curious
about how people turn their hobbies into big-time cash. You hear
of women hunting down items at garage sales and selling them for
unbelievable prices.
Steven Ellis White has written a comprehensive guide that is
easy to navigate and contains all you need to know to get
started selling just about anything. Not only will you be able
to easily list items, Steven gives you the secrets for listing
items with good titles that will encourage faster sales.
The first section includes a checklist filled with items you
need before you start selling on eBay. Most computer users will
have all the items they need to get started. Steven then gives a
list of five things you must do before your first Bid Multiplier
auction. One of the items sounds quite enjoyable and there is
also a link to a tutorial of the basics of selling on eBay.
Next, there is an entire section on how to create auction
listings. There are tips for taking pictures, how to space the
text and how to write the perfect title. The author also
encourages you to stay away from various aspects that annoy
buyers. This will be very helpful for anyone new to listing
items at eBay.
Steven discusses how buyer think and then gives an example of
how a student used the Bid Multiplier Method to sell items he
thought must be worthless. They ended up selling for more than
he imagined.
Other tips and tricks:
How to e-mail your bidders
Auction winner e-mails and how to deal with non-paying bidders
How to deal with Trolls
How to create auction listings with FrontPage
So, are you ready to look through your house for items to sell?
The author also gives some excellent advice about where to find
items to sell and offers a free bonus report if you send him an
email. The information in this book is worth way more than the
selling price.
~The Rebecca Review
For Starting a Vending Business: Vending Business-In-A-Box : A step-by-step guide to starting a profitable vending business without getting burned [DOWNLOAD: PDF]
The
Secrets to Starting a Profitable Vending Business, August 2,
2004
Vending can be an insanely profitable business, but you need to
know what to look for. The challenge is figuring out what you
can believe and then turning that information into profit.
~Bryon Krug
Bryon Krug has created a well-organized guide for starting a
Vending Business. He discusses the hype and then explains how he
embarked on a mission to find out if it was all too good to be
true. He not only talked to people who had a profitable
business, he talked to people who had lost money. He then set up
22 machines while he was working full-time for a software
company. He ended up leaving his full-time job to go into the
vending machine business.
This guide is for three types of readers. Sprinters, Sunday
joggers and Marathoners. At the start of each chapter, there are
key points for those who want to get started fast, then there
are quick-start tips. There are notes that can speed you through
the book, like: Note to Sunday Joggers: You can skin ahead to
Worksheet 1. For the Marathoners, there are tips on how make
this guide work for you.
If you are wondering what type of vending machine to invest in,
the author explains the pros and cons of each machine. Do you
want a soda machine or a snack machine. Which has the least
amount of competition and the highest profit margins. The author
gives detailed lists of advantages and disadvantages of each
machine. He also advises readers to stay away from shrinking
markets, like pay phones. I was amazed that you could get some
machines for free and that sounds like a quick way to get
started with a minimal investment.
Other Tips and Secrets:
15 Ways to protect yourself from vending scams
Warning Sign Checklist
Finding the best storage facility for your needs
How to find a bank that accepts large quantities of unrolled
coins
Finding Locations for your Vending Machines
Goldmines: Forty-two great types of businesses to target
How to protect the contents of your bulk candy machines
How to hire a route driver
How to get the money you need for your business
Overall, I thought this was filled with excellent advice and if
you are starting a Vending Machine business, this is the guide
to read!
~The Rebecca Review
 
|
