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Poll: On What Channels Do You Sell?
"Multi-channel selling" is a phrase that's thrown around a lot in the online selling world these day ...
Thursday June 27, 2013
Summer Yard Sale Roundup: Beyond the World's Longest
Sure, you know all about the World's Longest Yard Sale, which challenges all who attempt to attend ...
Tuesday June 25, 2013
eBay to Divert Sales to Big Box Retailers?
In what's sure to be a controversial move if implemented, the United Stated Patent and Trademark Off ...
Monday June 24, 2013
Do You Prefer Men or Women Buyers?
This is probably going to be controversial, but let's do it anyway. Do you prefer men or women as bu ...
Sunday June 23, 2013
Why Sell on Multiple Channels?
Today we have a guest blog from Erika Jarvi at ShipStation. If you are a multi-channel seller, plea ...
Thursday June 20, 2013
Harry Rinker: Lessons from a Recovering Antiques Market
Need some good news? While it's not time to pop the champagne corks, Antiques and Collectibles Exper ...
Tuesday June 18, 2013
Avoiding the 10 Biggest Buyer Turnoffs
As online sellers, we deal with a myriad of hassles and wear many hats. But sometimes ...
Monday June 17, 2013
New Sites Freshen Art Online Selling World
Although much of the Internet-enabled world has become used to ...
Wednesday June 12, 2013
Auctionata Experts on Record-Setting Patek Philippe Watch
The bidding war was intense, and there is now one happy new owner of a very rare and s ...
Tuesday June 11, 2013
How Do You Respond to Negative Feedback?
There's a very interesting and illuminating discussion on the eBay Sellers LinkedIn group abou ...
Monday June 10, 2013
Amazon Sellers React to Deadline to Fix Missing Images
The fact that Amazon first mistakenly sent emails to media sellers saying they needed to fix any m ...
Thursday June 6, 2013
EBay's Hugh Williams on Succeeding with Cassini Search
EBay VP, Experience, Search, and Platforms Hugh Williams presented a webinar on Wednesd ...
Wednesday June 5, 2013
Used Vs. New and Auction Vs. Fixed-Price on eBay
According to CEO John Donahoe , eBay is testing a search experience where "a new user to eBay ...
Monday June 3, 2013
Demystifying the Marketplace Fairness Act
The Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, otherwise known as the "Internet Sales Tax," is still fe ...
Sunday June 2, 2013
How Important Is a Packing Slip with an Order?
There has been an interesting discussion on LinkedIn about whether or not sellers should inclu ...