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Best Day and Time to End an Auction? Survey
It's a question online sellers have pondered since the first broken laser pointer was li ...
Monday November 25, 2013
Retro Toys Hot this Season: FurReal?
I'm gonna write this blog and then I'm gonna kick myself. Why? Well, it seems "retro" toys are ...
Sunday November 24, 2013
Are Black Friday and Cyber Monday Still Real Concepts?
Thanksgiving won't be here for a few days, but you'd never know it from the songs on the radio, th ...
Thursday November 21, 2013
How Should Nazi-Era Discovered Art Stash Be Handled?
An amazing story in the world of art has been unfolding in Germany. Some 1,400 works of ...
Wednesday November 20, 2013
Competitor Sabotage? How Big a Problem are Bogus Complaints?
There's an interesting discussion thread on LinkedIn where eBay sellers are discussing how they ha ...
Monday November 18, 2013
Should eBay Bring Back Hot Items Icon?
eBay UK is apparently testing a "hot" item icon on its listing pages, which displays the number of w ...
Thursday November 14, 2013
The Mystery of Historical Prices on Amazon
'Tis the season to madly list items, getting as much inventory up there before Black F ...
Monday November 11, 2013
Will Amazon's Sunday Deliveries Be Popular?
Amazon.com will begin delivering packages on Sundays in two major U.S. cities, New York and Los ...
Sunday November 10, 2013
Reseller Girl on 3-Day eBay Auctions, Efficiency Tips
"Reseller Girl," aka Tiffany Nabors, has been the talk of the Facebook selling groups I hang o ...
Thursday November 7, 2013
What Did You Sell Before eBay?
This week we're going to take a look back; way way back before eBay. Were you a seller back th ...
Tuesday November 5, 2013
How Do You Get Repeat Customers? Etsy Boot Camp Tips
How do you encourage repeat customers? Etsy's 2013 Holiday Boot Camp took on this topic as par ...
Sunday November 3, 2013
When Buyer-Seller Communications Get Creepy
I've had to "turn the other cheek" plenty of times over the years when dealing with an unhapp ...