[...]... globe converge to conduct business Are you searching for a 10-cent card to complete a set? A $10,000 baseball signed by Babe Ruth? Rest assured you can pretty much find it on eBay On TEAM LinG - Live, Informative, Non-cost and Genuine ! Sports Collectibles and eBay Chapter 1 9 any given day, millions of items across thousands of categories are for sale on eBay, enabling you to trade on a local, national,...This page intentionally left blank TEAM LinG - Live, Informative, Non-cost and Genuine ! Contents at a Glance Introduction xvii PART 1 Warming Up 1 Chapter 1 Sports Collectibles and eBay: A Marriage Made in Heaven 3 Chapter 2 Pledge Allegiance to eBay 13 PART 2 Buying Sports Collectibles on eBay 37... Informative, Non-cost and Genuine ! xix Introduction Here’s the Lineup Each chapter of this book is designed to help you deal with different hurdles that a collector or seller must clear if he is going to be successful on eBay These include: Chapter 1 Sports Collectibles and eBay: A Marriage Made in Heaven ■ Why sports collectibles and eBay are a perfect match ■ How the advent of online auctions spelled... to one of his display cases, busily typing up eBay auction listings, sending off email invoices, or monitoring his day’s online sales Other sellers, on the other hand, have converted completely from physical storefronts to exclusive ecommerce stores and are loving it Less overhead means bigger profits Hopefully by now, you can see that mastering better ways to buy and sell sports collectibles on eBay. .. international basis People spend more time on eBay than any other online site, making it the most popular shopping destination on the Internet On an average day, millions of items are listed there Here are just some of the categories: ■ Art ■ Books ■ Cars ■ Clothing ■ Coins ■ Crafts ■ Electronics ■ Home furnishings ■ Pottery ■ Real estate ■ Stamps ■ Tickets Members from all over the world buy and sell on eBay. .. Monitor My Bids? 102 Getting to Know My eBay 106 eBay Toolbar 107 Look Out! There’s a Sniper! 107 Don’t Mix E-Commerce with E-motions 111 TEAM LinG - Live, Informative, Non-cost and Genuine ! xv Contents PART 3 Selling Sports Collectibles on. .. just one of many suggestions in the chapters to follow, you should save more than enough money in the long run to pay for this book Isn’t saving or making money the whole idea here? It is the wise eBay buyer and seller who studies history and learns from it It was baseball immortal Satchel Paige who once said, “Don’t look back—some- TEAM LinG - Live, Informative, Non-cost and Genuine ! Sports Collectibles. .. and the ones I want to help you sidestep Developing a Game Plan If you are just starting out on eBay, this book is for you But there also are entire sections pertaining to the buyer or seller who is looking for new ways to grow their collection or develop their business Pick out the section or sections that appeal to you, and you’ll be sure to learn something new The online auction phenomenon has taken... quick I won’t promise you a vacation home in the Caribbean, but this book will help guide you over some of the rough spots if you want to buy and sell sports memorabilia on eBay Information contained within is guaranteed to help you avoid some of the pitfalls that will come looking for you as you begin, or try to perfect, your online trading experience Those same pitfalls were the ones I personally experienced... baseball card shops that once were a collector’s main conduit to the hobby Chapter 2 Pledge Allegiance to eBay ■ How to register on eBay, with instructions taking you step-by-step through this process ■ How to sign up with PayPal, generally recognized as the preferred pay- ment vehicle for a majority of eBay auctions Chapter 3 Do Your Homework Before You Buy ■ How to search for an item on eBay ■ How to determine . h0" alt="" Buying & Selling Sports Collectibles on EBay ® TEAM LinG - Live, Informative, Non-cost and Genuine ! This page intentionally left blank TEAM LinG - Live, Informative, Non-cost and. successful on eBay. These include: Chapter 1 Sports Collectibles and eBay: A Marriage Made in Heaven ■ Why sports collectibles and eBay are a perfect match. ■ How the advent of online auctions spelled. Sports Collectibles and eBay: A Marriage Made in Heaven . . 3 Chapter 2 Pledge Allegiance to eBay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 PART 2 Buying Sports Collectibles on eBay