Hour 20. Jazz Up Your eBay Auctions with HTML and CSSSince its inception in 1995, eBay has grown to become one of the most recognized and heavily trafficked web sites in existence. Serving as the ultimate online marketplace, eBay allows you to buy and sell just about anything short of alcohol, tobacco, and human organs. Entire towns have been sold on eBay, not to mention a Grumman Gulfstream II jet for a mere $4.9 million. Although there are certainly unusual items listed on eBay, the vast majority of items sold consist of popular mass-market products such as sporting goods and electronics. This hour shows you how to incorporate HTML and CSS into eBay auction listings, effectively spicing up an otherwise mundane sales pitch. You'll even learn how to create a slide show within an auction listing so that you can display multiple item photos without taking up too much screen space. Try It Yourself Before you can apply HTML and CSS to an auction listing, you need something to sell. It shouldn't be too difficult to rummage through your attic or closets and find something worth selling. Generally speaking, it's probably not worth the hassle if you can't get at least $5 or $10 for an item on eBay. It's a good idea to do your own "comparative market analysis" by searching eBay for products similar to what you're selling. That will help you gauge a starting price and a hoped-for closing price, not to mention possibly helping you figure out a shipping cost estimate. After you've found a suitable item to sell, follow these steps to get prepared for listing it on eBay:
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