Mari Frank Interviews Michael Ford, Author and Expert: Buying from Internet Sites

Michael Ford is a seven time author including the following recently published books and video programs: Don't Bid On It: Until I tell you How eBay really works ?2007, Publisher Elite Minds Inc. ISBN-13: 978-0977476015 You can find more information at www.DontBidOnIt.com Scams and Scoundrels: Protect yourself from the dark side of eBay and PayPal ?2007, Publisher Elite Minds Inc. ISBN-13: 978-0977476022 Don't Bid On It: Video Classroom ?2007, Publisher Elite Minds Inc. ISBN-13: 978-0977476039 Michael Ford began his eBay career in 1998 and first became an eBay Power Seller in 2001. His software business has expanded beyond eBay, but he still enjoys buying and selling on eBay as a collector of antique arcade games. Michael has authored a number of books on antique arcade games, game restoration, and computer security as well as two eBay books and an eBay video. He is a regular contributor to collector magazines and he is a well known business writer. Michael has always been an entrepreneur and eBay has helped develop those independent business drives into several full-fledged commercial ventures. Michael is known for 'telling it like it is' and has a no nonsense approach to business and writing. He focuses on details which led him to document and analyze eBay auctions in a hard hitting way in order to determine what works and what does not. Michael's continued his quest for knowledge by monitoring the unsavory side of eBay which resulted in protection measures that are commonly used to identify fraudulent buyers and sellers. Michael knows both the good and bad sides of eBay and has shared his experiences and techniques to help eBay members gain the most from eBay without losing their shirt to scammers. Michael is also a widely known collector of antique arcade games, mostly from the 1940's to the 1970's. He regularly uses eBay to fill out his collection and always looks for an opportunity to promote the arcade game restoration hobby. Michael has founded a number of companies including Elite Minds Inc, a software development firm specializing in educational and game software, an arcade game restoration company which has published a number of books on antique arcade games, produced specialized circuit boards and other restoration items, and he has created various other specialty companies.