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

The Power of the Titanium Secrets

How Just One Tip from This Book Propelled My Own eBay Business

“Oh my God,” I shouted downstairs to my husband. “That tablecloth is up to $31!”

“That’s more than we listed it for before,” he yelled back, running to the stairs. “That’s awesome!”

Halfway through writing this book, I decided to conduct a little experiment. I knew that the Titanium PowerSellers I had interviewed had successfully used certain sales technique secrets to generate big revenue through eBay. But would their methods really work for a much smaller eBayer like you and me?

My publisher, editor, and I certainly thought they would. In fact, that was the whole premise behind this book. But as a skeptical journalist, I knew I had to check some of the time-tested wisdom these Titanium PowerSellers graciously shared with me before actually making that claim to millions of other readers.

So, I decided to sell a few things on eBay, initially following just one key piece of advice that comes up in several chapters.

Some years back, way before the idea for this book was conceived, I approached my husband with a moneymaking scheme. In my newspaper reporting career, I’ve long covered technology and business, and have interviewed many people earning hundreds or even thousands of dollars in extra income selling on eBay. I also knew that some folks actually made full-time livings selling on the auction site.

We should give it a try as well, I told him. What did we have to lose? And maybe someday ...