From Power Sellers to first-timers, everybody wants an eBay edge With 125 million members, eBay is a huge, efficient marketplace that redefines low overhead. It appeals equally to full-time entrepreneurs who focus on a certain type of merchandise and occasional sellers with treasures in the attic they want to unload. Sellers have more options now, too; eBay auctions are still popular, but fixed-price [...]

This the very first scholarly collection on what has become a global social, cultural and economic phenomenon: eBay, the online auction website on which an item is sold every 1.7 seconds according to ”Publishers Weekly.” Unique in its focus on both the form and the content of eBay from a humanities and cultural studies perspective, and in its analysis of a contemporary and increasingly [...]

Starting a Business on eBay.co.uk For Dummies covers all the essentials an eBay user or budding entrepreneur needs to start a money-making venture by trading on eBay.co.uk. It features straight-talking advice on every aspect of starting and growing a successful business, including; setting-up shop, running successful auctions, delivering goods, keeping customers happy, and maximising profits. Share [...]