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Top Barbie Seller on What's Hot, Not and Other Trends
What's up with the doll whose full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts? (Yep, you know her ...
Wednesday August 28, 2013
Sellers Wary of Store Changes as Holidays Near
If eBay were a patient getting advice from a counselor, it might be, "It's not what you do so ...
Monday August 26, 2013
Four Ways to Find Hot Sellers this Holiday Season
I got a phone call this morning from eBay informing me the 2013 Holiday Resources area is up ...
Sunday August 25, 2013
EBay Store Redesign Rumors - What Would You Change?
On some boards, there is recent talk of a new and different-looking eBay Storefront, and some se ...
Thursday August 22, 2013
What Are the Funniest Seller Photos You've Seen?
Let's just have some fun this weekend. I don't want to pick on anyone, but I went to list a new ...
Wednesday August 21, 2013
Selling Consigned Items: The Good, Bad and Ugly
With the recent announcement that eBay is shuttering the Trading Assistants program , some discus ...
Monday August 19, 2013
Tempted to Design a Product? Nicole Kelner Was
Have you ever thought about designing your own product? Look to the needs in your own life that ...
Sunday August 18, 2013
How Effective Are Discount, BOGO and Other Promotions?
Amazon recently announced that sellers in many media categories would be able to create several ...
Thursday August 15, 2013
Even Obscure Items Pose Amazon Repricing Challenge
I went to reprice my items on Amazon the other day (not least because the deadline was approaching ...
Wednesday August 14, 2013
Google Granted Tax Free Gifting Patent
Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in ...
Monday August 12, 2013
Back to School Best-Sellers
What are some of your best-selling back-to-school items? (Yes, the season is already upon us!) ...
Sunday August 11, 2013
Five Helpful Resources for Art Sellers
Now that Amazon is offering a Fine Art category, there will be more places to buy and sell art ...
Tuesday August 6, 2013
Amazon Sellers Speculate on Outage: What Would You Do?
What happened to Amazon Seller Central on Tuesday, August 6th? For several hours, sellers were p ...
Monday August 5, 2013
Censorship on the eBay Forums?
As of this afternoon East Coast time, the eBay Forums (now powered by Lithium instead of LiveWo ...
Sunday August 4, 2013
Will Pinterest Price Alerts Help Your Sales?
Pinterest, which in May added "More Useful Pins," including a way for users to see the ...
Friday August 2, 2013
Metal Detectors: A-OK or Declasse?
Someone I know recently bought a fancy metal detector, and now he spends his early mornings or ...
Thursday August 1, 2013
What Do You Think of Ruby Lane's New Upscale Design?
Ruby Lane unveiled a site redesign , currently in beta mode , as part of its 15-Year Anniversa ...