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What Do Your International Buyers Want?
In writing an article about "What International Buyers Want" for tomorrow's EcommerceBytes Update ne ...
Thursday March 29, 2012
Do You Consider Feedback, DSRs, or TRS More as an eBay Buyer?
There was an interesting discussion on LinkedIn about whether we eBayers, when buying, look more a ...
Tuesday March 27, 2012
Offline Auction House 101
Have you ever participated in an offline auction? You know the kind, with a real live auctioneer, a ...
Monday March 26, 2012
Should eBay Give Sellers a Way to Contact Watchers?
The topic of eBayers "watching" an item came up recently on one of the forums where I hang out. Why ...
Thursday March 22, 2012
What's the Strangest Thing You Ever Sold?
Last Friday's challenge of "What Item You've Sold Had the Best Story Behind It?" brought for ...
Tuesday March 20, 2012
How to Pick Antiques Like the Pros: Picker's Bible
Recent TV shows like the History Channel's "American Pickers," where buddies Mike and Frank comb t ...
Monday March 19, 2012
What's the Best Way to Ship an Item Internationally? Pros & Cons
Lately I've seen a lot of discussion (and not a little hand-wringing) on the pros and cons of variou ...
Friday March 16, 2012
What Item You've Sold Had the Best Story Behind It?
"Just for fun" today, as a break from all the ups and downs of fees, changes, shipping, customer com ...
Thursday March 15, 2012
Amazon vs. eBay's Product Reviews and Guides
One thing that makes shopping so effective on Amazon.com is their huge database of user-generated ...
Wednesday March 14, 2012
eBay's New iPhone App 2.5.0: What Would You Like to See?
eBay recently announced they were coming out with a new version of their iPhone app, which will be t ...
Monday March 12, 2012
What Would You Tell the Head of eBay Marketplaces?
eBay's latest President of Global Marketplaces, Devin Wenig, is about six months into his job, and ...
Friday March 9, 2012
Steiff Bears and Toys: Q & A with Expert Rebekah Kaufman
Steiff Bears have been loved and collected by generations of children and grownups both. They ...
Thursday March 8, 2012
How Will the New iPad 3 Help Your Selling?
It's that time of year again, when all owners of the latest and greatest Apple products get to feel ...
Wednesday March 7, 2012
Have You Been Burned By Fakes (or VeRO) on eBay?
eBay has long had a problem with fakes and reproductions or counterfeits on the site. As such, they' ...
Monday March 5, 2012
Skip McGrath on Getting Exclusives to Sell Merchandise on Amazon
How do you branch out to selling merchandise other than books and media on Amazon. ...
Friday March 2, 2012
Will eBay's Changes Move You to a New Marketplace?
Longtime eBay sellers know that every year they are faced with new changes, and often there is grumb ...