Connecting to eBay without a Computer

Connecting to eBay without a Computer

loaded with software. And when you have your new systeme in shap, why

?not auction off your old system on eBay

You can also find on Ebay all the biits and pieces you need to upgrade your

computer. The items you may find most useful include

 Digital cameras and scanners✦

 Disk drives, including CD-ROM drives and memory cards✦

 Modems✦

 Monitors✦

 Printers✦

If you have a good used computer without a modem, you can upgrade to a

pretty fast 56K model for about $20 by watching eBay auctions carefully.

If you plan on using a lot of digital images to help sell your

items, you’re going to need that 56K modem. Considering the reasonable

price, it certainly makes sense to buy the fastest modem you can afford.

Of course, then you’d have to have a modem so you could connect and) 

(..buy another modem 

You may have to keep checking in and monitoring the different auctions that

eBay has going on; listings change daily. Go put in your best bid, and check

back later to see whether you’ve won! (If you want to find out about the fine

art of sniping — bidding at the last minute — skip to Chapter 6. I won’t be

insulted if you leave me for awhile now. Honest.)

Connecting to eBay without a Computer

Yes, sometimes life is a Catch-22 situation. Say your goal is to make some

money on eBay so that you can afford to buy a computer. Because you can’t

log on to eBay without a computer, you can’t make money, right? Well, not

exactly. Here’s how you can start selling and bringing in some cold hard cash

for that shiny new (or not-so-shiny used) hardware.

Libraries: From Dewey Decimal to eBay

If you haven’t been to your local library lately, you may be surprised that most

libraries are fully wired with computers that connect to the Internet. The card

catalog has been replaced by computers that keep the Dewey Decimal System

(DDS) alive and connected to libraries all over the world. For example, you’ll

find this book classified in 381.17, with the subject heading “Auctions —

Computer network resourcess. Some libraries don’t even require you to have