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eBay Clothing Sellers Survey Highlights Return Problems
A recent survey that was apparently sent to some sellers in the Fashion category had many questions ...
Monday July 30, 2012
The Color Red, a Sales Booster? And Other Tricks of the Trade
We're in the traditional "summer slump" season for online sellers, where we wait out lackluster sale ...
Friday July 27, 2012
Antiques and Collectibles Survey: What Do You Sell?
It's "Antiques Friday" again at the AuctionByes Blog (hashtag #ABAntiquesFri on Twitter ). This Fri ...
Thursday July 26, 2012
What Do You Think of eBay Targeting Under-18 Set?
eBay may allow shoppers who are under 18 the ability to access the site with their own accounts, acc ...
Wednesday July 25, 2012
What Do You Think of Impending Online Sales Tax?
Online buyers may soon lose the advantage of not having to pay state sales taxes when purchasing ite ...
Monday July 23, 2012
Why I Ditched Netflix for Amazon Prime
Amazon Super Saver Shipping allows eligible orders (generally speaking, orders shipped or fulfille ...
Friday July 20, 2012
China and Dinnerware that Sells Well: Antiques Friday
Recently The Internet Antique Shop, TIAS , released its list of top selling categories of antiques ...
Wednesday July 18, 2012
Amazon's 'Match Low Price' Seller Listing Button
I was listing a textbook the other night when I came across a button that did not look familiar to m ...
Monday July 16, 2012
eBay's New 'Like Want Own' Buttons: Good or Bad for Sales?
Some people browsing eBay's Clothing, Shoes & Accessories categories around the middle of last w ...
Friday July 13, 2012
Can a Vacation Actually Boost Your eBay Sales?
It's summer, a time not only known among eBay sellers for a sales slump, but also a time they worry ...
Thursday July 12, 2012
eBay's Social Networking Plans
Is eBay planning to introduce social networking features? EcommerceBytes contributor Brian Cohen ex ...
Tuesday July 10, 2012
Is eBay's Orange Flag for 3+ Day Handling Times Too Much?
eBay announced Monday that starting in mid-September, handling times longer than 3 days "w ...
Monday July 9, 2012
How Do You Keep Track of Your Inventory?
There's been discussion lately on various forums about how sellers keep track of their inventor ...
Thursday July 5, 2012
What Do You Think of the Adidas Ban on eBay and Amazon?
Adidas announced it will ban its dealers from listing its products on marketplaces eBay and Amazon ...
Tuesday July 3, 2012
Wanelo: A Pinterest for Shopping Gets Updated
Wanelo has been described as a " Pinterest for Shopping" (thanks, Ina!), and that's stil ...
Monday July 2, 2012
Christmas in July and Beating the Summer Slump
The conventional wisdom in online-seller land is with the slow pace of summer comes slower sales. ...