The
phenomenal growth of eBay as "The World's Online Marketplace®"
is one of the remarkable stories of our time. In only 13 years
the worldwide registration has now exceeded 276 million
people and continues to grow at a staggering pace. Here
are a few additional fun facts:
- More
than 1.3 million people (32,000 of which are
Canadian) claim that eBay is either their sole or a significant
part-time source of income (AC Nielsen International Research,
June 2006).
-
On any given day more than 7.1 million new items are added to
the site.
- Gross merchandise volume exceeds 62 billion US dollars over the last four reported quarters.
- With
every tick of the clock, more than US $2,039 of merchandise
and services trades on eBay's worldwide sites.
- Canadians
make up a very significant portion of the throng - each month
we make more than 11 million visits to shop and sell and have
spent more than US $1 billion shopping on eBay sites in the
last 12 months alone. That represents almost 25% of the total
dollars Canadians spend online.
New markets continue to develop and millions more are joining
this dynamic venue. As more and more buyers register, the
demand for vendors continues to grow. With in excess of 50,000
categories of products
and services, there is little that cannot be bought or sold
to this huge audience. No other small business opportunity
exists with such instant potential.
Unfortunately,
many who have given thought to selling on eBay hesitate because
they feel the site is too overwhelming and that the learning
curve is too steep. Now you can avoid costly "newbie"
mistakes and get started fast - by learning from Canada's leading eBay Education Specialist!
My
name is Bill Summers and I am a Kitchener, ON based active
eBay powerseller with more than 10,000 transactions on the
site in the last eight years. I am also the co-author of two
best-selling eBay books and
Canada's leading eBay Education Specialist.
I
offer both introductory and advanced selling classes as well
as tailored personal and small business one-on-one instruction.
My class curriculums include material supplied directly from eBay and from my years of personal buying and selling experiences on the site. They
are lively, easy to follow and informal - always with an added
touch of humour. You will find that learning how to buy or sell on eBay can be easy and fun!
In
addition to eBay specific classes and instruction, I can offer
tutoring on digital photography, image manuipulation, HTML,
sourcing and branding. Please visit my Classes page for more
details about one-on-one training.
Whether
you are new to eBay and just want to sell some of your accumulated
“treasures” or you are looking to start your
own business and become a high-volume eBay PowerSeller,
you will find that I can deliver powerful eBay instruction
that will help you achieve your goals.
