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Etsy and Outside Manufacturing: A Touchy Subject
Etsy recently held a Town Meeting, at which it highlighted several accomplishments for 2013 an ...
Wednesday January 29, 2014
Is eBay Switch to New Profile from About Me a Good Thing?
Those of us who consider ourselves eBay "old-timers" (like me) will have to get used to on ...
Monday January 27, 2014
Will eBay Follow Bonanza and Etsy in Allowing Digital Downloads?
Bonanza recently announced on its blog that Real-time Digital Downloads are now available ...
Sunday January 26, 2014
Will This Small Change Boost Your Facebook Page Views?
I don't really think of Facebook as the most effective way to promote anything I do. It is fun t ...
Thursday January 23, 2014
A Chat with 'Auction Kings' Appraiser Dr. Lori
We asked you to nominate the antiques and collectibles experts you'd like to see intervi ...
Monday January 20, 2014
Shipping and Holidays: Avoid Getting Dinged
It's Martin Luther King Day today, a time to reflect on that great man, and also for many workers a ...
Sunday January 19, 2014
Cool or Creepy? Potential Amazon Anticipatory Shipping
Amazon apparently wants to make fast delivery potentially even more efficient by something they ca ...
Thursday January 16, 2014
Report Says eBay to Launch Retail Mall The Plaza
EBay is reportedly taking another stab at a retail area on their site, where goods from brands ...
Monday January 13, 2014
Are Collectible Markets Really Dying Off?
Are members of the "younger generation" (or "generations," plural, depending on how old yo ...
Sunday January 12, 2014
Nominate Your Favorite Collectibles Experts for Interviews
We heard from a reader the other day that he'd like us to write more about antiques and collectibl ...
Thursday January 9, 2014
Is PayPal Digital Wallet a Solution without a Problem?
The New York Times Magazine recently ran a piece about "EBay's Strategy for T ...
Monday January 6, 2014
The eBay Brain Trust
After reporting on an Indiana man who allegedly stole preserved brain tissue from a local muse ...
Sunday January 5, 2014
Good Vs. Bad Attention in Social Media Today
If you're being a good little online seller, you're tweeting, Facebooking, Pinning, and doing othe ...
Thursday January 2, 2014
How Protected from Bad Buyers Do You Feel?
eBay recently emailed sellers, saying it was stepping up efforts and technology to protec ...