Christopher Matthew Spencer - Start Your Own eBay Business

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Second Edition

YOUR STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO SUCCESS

The Staff of Entrepreneur Media, Inc. & Christopher Matthew Spencer

Entrepreneur Press

Publisher: Entrepreneur Press

Cover Design: Andrew Welyczko

Production and Composition: Eliot House Productions

2020 by Entrepreneur Media, Inc.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Spencer, Christopher Matthew, author.

Title: Start your own eBay business : your complete guide to success / by Christopher Matthew Spencer and the staff of Entrepreneur Media, Inc.

Description: Second edition. | [Irvine, CA] : Entrepreneur Press, [2020] | Series: Entrepreneur magazines startup | Includes index. | Summary: Start Your Own eBay Business, Second Edition, gives readers a nuts-and-bolts look at the ever-growing, ever-changing business of selling on eBay. What once began as a simple way to unload unwanted items online is now a booming business model for online retailers. Author Christopher Matthew Spencer, along with the staff of Entrepreneur Media, shows readers how to source products, create sales listings, establish an eBay storefront, create a loyal customer base, and make profitable sales on the eBay platform -- Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2020008131 (print) | LCCN 2020008132 (ebook) | ISBN 978-1-59918-670-2 (paperback) | ISBN 978-1-61308-427-4 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Internet auctions. | eBay (Firm)

Classification: LCC HF5478 .S643 2020 (print) | LCC HF5478 (ebook) | DDC 658.8/777--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020008131

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020008132

Printed in the United States of America

Contents

Foreword

I encourage you to read this book once thoroughly and then keep it close by as a reference guide. It will be instrumental in opening new doors and in closing big deals. The sage advice that you will uncover in these pages is evergreen, and while inflation may warrant adjusting a figureor perhaps a screenshot may look unusual in the future due to eBays evolutionevery concept, tip, and methodology presented will stand the test of time.

On August 5, 2019, my curiosity was piqued by a help-wanted ad on a quest for fact-checkers. It was for a book projectnot just an ebook, but a physical treasure made from ink and paper. Im a small-town suburban teenager from Kent, Washington. Needless to say, the opportunity to participate in something so useful to millions of entrepreneurs had me jumping out of my skin. I devour books with a laser-sharp focus on business and career improvement.

Christopher Matthew Spencer and I enjoyed an hours-long initial phone call, and I was one of only two individuals under consideration out of hundreds of applicants. Christopher Matthew and I became fast friends. He dispelled my misconceptions about business and about a teenagers ability to score big-time in the capitalist world. I was stunned to learn that Christopher Matthew incorporated his first business at the same age as me: 18 years old.

Being able to assist a published author is exhilarating. I never imagined that this opportunity would include mentorship power sessions. Christopher Matthews internship included the opportunity for such excellent mentorship in businessan opportunity for guidance that I seized instantly.

Christopher Matthew asserted that meaningful fact-checking also includes testing the techniques and theories. So thats exactly what I did: I started my own eBay business.

As I write these words, I am operating a successful eBay empire selling vintage video games and consoles. Ive become a local mogul, known as the resident revival doctor resurrecting the early video game movements. Christopher Matthew and I debated brand names to no end, and eventually we landed on PIXLBasket because retro video games display graphics that are relatively basic and pixelated.