I've been working my way through the finance books at my local library and thought I'd write a review of this one
Find a Fortune is written by Lorne Spicer, a television presenter who fronted "Cash in the Attic" and "Car Boot Challenge" and has been buying and selling things for 25 years.
Her book takes you through the details of how to buy and sell on Ebay and in car boot sales. She starts off with how to clear your house out, how to organise car boot sales, how to value the items and how to spot collectibles. Her chapter on collectibles is the most interesting in the book. For instance I had no idea that for most limited editions, there is about 10% overproduction, which is destroyed by the manufacturer, to preserve the integrity of the "limited" nature of the item - but sometimes these survive and turn up at sales.
She also goes through how to value the items and how to sell on Ebay. The chapters on Ebay are good on the legal stuff, covering such things as VAT and import duty and the perils of selling or buying anything that has not been reported under the Treasure Act 1996. However, when it comes to the actual thrills, mechanics and difficulties of Ebay trading, I've read more vivid and informative accounts on blogs on the net written by actual traders.
That said, this is a useful book, and worth reading if you are thinking of Ebay trading, just to check there isn't any information you've missed. I'd recommend borrowing it up from the library or buying it cheap second-hand rather than new, as it is not one of those must have "keeper" books.