eBay: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks, 3rd Edition

#1 Expand Your Search Depth.

#2 Perform an Advanced Search.

#3 Find Market Prices for Completed Items.

#4 View What Others Have Bought.

#5 Browse to Supplement Your Searches.

#6 Use Categories to Refine Your Search.

#7 Find Hot Items.

#8 Search While You Sleep.

#9 Find eBay’s Hidden Gems.

#10 Create Photo Albums of Search Results.

#11 Find It Fast with eBay’s Site Map.

2. Smart Shopping on eBay.

#12 Watch an Item You Want to Buy.

#13 Ask a Seller a Question.

#14 Save Time with Feedback Tools.

#15 Use Local Pickup to Save Shipping Fees.

#16 Buy Multiple Items to Save on Shipping.

#17 Find Unique Items in Other Countries.

#18 Receive Buying Alerts with the eBay Toolbar.

#19 Shop for Last-Minute Bargains.

#20 Use Picture Gallery to Quickly Shop.

#21 Factor In Hidden Costs.

3. Improving Your Bidding and Buying Strategies

#22 Use Proxy Bidding to Your Advantage.

#23 Snipe with Last-Second Bidding.

#24 Snipe While You Sleep.

#25 Out-Snipe Snipers with Advanced Techniques.

#26 Make Odd Numbers Work for You.

#27 Check Prices of Common Items.

#28 Get a Low Price with Dutch Auctions.

#29 Buy a Car with eBay Motors.

#30 Find Real Estate Bargains.

#31 Support a Good Cause.

#32 Join the Elite Fray of Live Auction Bidding.

4. Paying for Items Painlessly.

#33 Set Up a PayPal Account.

#34 Add PayPal Funds.

#35 Withdraw Funds from PayPal.

#36 Use Escrow to Buy Your Item.

#37 Troubleshoot After-Sale Problems.

#38 Resolve Payment Disputes with SquareTrade.

#39 Use Feedback to Build Goodwill.

5. Smart Selling on eBay

#40 Avoid Problems with Trademark Protection.

#41 Check that eBay Allows Your Item.

#42 Set an Auction Length.

#43 Determine When to Use Buy It Now.

#44 Create a Fixed-Price Listing.

#45 Sell in Bulk with Dutch Auctions.

#46 Protect Your Item with a Reserve.

#47 Save Money on Listing Fees.

#48 Give Your Listing a Background Color.

#49 Jazz Up Your Listing with Listing Designer Graphics.

#50 Save Time with Pre-Filled Information.

#51 Make a Second-Chance Offer.

6. Maximizing Your Efficiency with Seller Tools.

#52 Use Photoshop Elements to Edit a Picture.

#53 Copyright Your Auction Photographs.

#54 Track Listing Visits with a Free Counter.

#55 Start an Auction with the Scheduler.

#56 Determine the Best Auction Days.

#57 View eBay Seller Tips.

#58 Create Auction Listings with Turbo Lister.

#59 Research Auctions with DeepAnalysis.

7. Boosting Your Sales with Advanced Selling Techniques.

#60 Save Money with Image Hosting.

#61 Add Multiple Images in Slideshow Format.

#62 Use Statistics to Measure Sales.

#63 Get Organized with Selling Manager.

#64 Improve Your Listings with eBay’s Editor.

#65 Market Your Goods with an eBay Store.

#66 Cross-Promote Your eBay Store Items.

#67 Manage Cross-Promoted Items.

8. Maximizing Your Items’ Exposure.

#68 Use eBay Keywords to Attract Traffic.

#69 Emphasize Listings with Your About Me Page.

#70 Give Shoppers a Preview with Gallery.

#71 Place Your Item on eBay’s Home Page.

#72 Use Bold and Highlighting to Emphasize Auctions.

#73 Maximize Visibility with Featured Auctions.

#74 Call Attention to Your Other Auctions.

#75 Showcase Thumbnails of Related Auction Items.

#76 Appeal to Buyers with SquareTrade’s Seal of Approval.

#77 Boost All Auctions with a Strategic Item.

9. Smart Shipping.

#78 Create Good Terms of Sale.

#79 Retrieve Shipping Information.

#80 Place a Shipping Calculator in Your Listing.

#81 Save Time and Money with Flat Rates.

#82 Print Your Own Postage.

#83 Protect Yourself with Delivery Confirmation and Insurance.

#84 Use U-PIC to Insure Packages.

#85 Use eBay to Purchase Packing Supplies.

#86 Order Free Supplies.

#87 Send Large, Valuable, or Fragile Items.

10. Tapping into the eBay Community Gold Mine.

#88 Find a Home in the Discussion Boards.

#89 Browse the Discussion Boards.

#90 Get Answers with Live Chat.

#91 Get Answers with Discussion Boards.

#92 Use eBay University to Take Classes.

#93 Network with eBay Groups.

#94 Find Outside Auction Communities.

#95 Stay Informed with Industry Newsletters.

11. Taking Your eBay Business to the Next Level.

#96 Determine How Bidders Find Your Listing.

#97 Place Audio in Your Auctions.

#98 Analyze Your Competition with Terapeak.

#99 Increase Your Sales with Want It Now.

#100 Optimize Your Listings for Search Engines.

#101 Attract More Buyers with Listings Feeds/RSS.

#102 Create Fast, Fun Auction Templates with ListTrendy.

#103 Monitor Buyer Demand with Andale Research.

#104 Create and Edit in Bulk with Blackthorne.

#105 Manage Pictures and Inventory with Blackthorne.

#106 Find Suppliers with Andale.

#107 Automatically Extend Your Auction.

#108 Leave Feedback Automatically.

#109 Manage Consignments with Marketblast.

12. Getting Better Deals with Advanced Buyer Tools.

#110 Monitor Auctions Continuously from Your Desktop.

#111 Search Both eBay Stores and Auction Listings at Once.

#112 Search Multiple Auction Sites at Once.

#113 Get Exposure and Information with eBay Reviews and Guides.

#114 Compare Prices and Product Ratings with Shopping.com.

#115 Manage Your Payments with PayPal Buyer Credit.

13. Creating an Off-eBay Presence.

#116 Create an Off-eBay Presence with eBay’s ProStores.

#117 Boost Your Off-eBay Sales with Google AdWords.

#118 Expand Your Sales to Half.com.

#119 Create Your Own Store with Vendio.

#120 Create a Customer Mailing List.