The eBay Millionaire: Titanium PowerSeller Secrets for Building a Big Online Business

THE EBAY MILLIONAIRE

"If you want to succeed in your own online dream business, you need The eBay Millionaire. You always get better results when you learn from the best. Amy Joyner has done a masterful job of collecting the true–life experiences of eBay′s top elite. The stories and strategies of these ordinary people who accomplished the extraordinary will inspire you to reach for the top."
Scott D. Prock, Editor, The Powerseller Report

"A must–read for eBay sellers of all sizes. If you are curious about eBay′s top sellers, Amy Joyner is guaranteed to satisfy with her gift for storytelling. Along the way, you will learn a lot about what it takes to create a successful eBay business and the many paths to success."
Ina Steiner, Editor, AuctionBytes.com

"This is the first book ever to focus exclusively on the proven and tested strategies for building a highly profitable eBay business that are actually being used by some of the auction site′s top sellers those collectively conducting millions of dollars in sales each year. Every featured PowerSeller has enjoyed legendary and documented success, and most have built their online businesses from the ground up. It′s like gaining access to eighteen CEO role models who share their never–before–revealed business secrets learned from extensive experience. You′ll get real–life examples of how these highly profitable eBay businesses were built some literally starting at the kitchen table. My goal is for you to walk away with limitless ideas for potential businesses you can start, along with invaluable guidance from the best–of–the–best about what works (and what doesn′t) when it comes to selling goods on eBay."
From the Introduction

PART ONE Building an eBay Empire

Introduction 3

The Power of the Titanium Secrets 9

Getting Started 13

Sixteen Essential Steps to Launching Your eBay Business 17

PART TWO The Titanium PowerSellers

PROFILE 1 A City Discount 25

PROFILE 2 AuctionDrop 37

PROFILE 3 Carsyours 47

PROFILE 4 Cord Camera 59

PROFILE 5 Dealtree 71

PROFILE 6 Designer Athletic 81

PROFILE 7 eMoviePoster.com 93

PROFILE 8 eValueville 103

PROFILE 9 Glacier Bay DVD 115

PROFILE 10 Grapevine Hill 127

PROFILE 11 Hess Fine Art 139

PROFILE 12 Inventory Solutions 149

PROFILE 13 1StopAuctions 161

PROFILE 14 Pugster 171

PROFILE 15 Rock Bottom Golf 183

PROFILE 16 SCGaynor Auctions 193

PROFILE 17 Sell2All 205

PROFILE 18 zTradingPost 217

PART THREE Putting the PowerSeller Techniques to Work for You

Fifty Strategies for Successful eBay Selling 229

Resource List for Building Your eBay Business 235

Acknowledgments 239

Index 241

AMY JOYNER is an award–winning veteran business and technology reporter. She has won numerous awards for her writing from The Associated Press, North Carolina Press Association, and other organizations, as well as three Knight Center fellowships. Joyner is also the coauthor of Making Dough: The 12 Secret Ingredients of Krispy Kreme′s Sweet Success, published by Wiley.