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Antiques Friday: CollectorsQuest and Plenty of Eye-Candy
Did you know which presidential campaign gave us political buttons as we know them today? It was the ...
Thursday August 30, 2012
Does 'Art' T-Shirt Show Sales Potential of Twitter?
It was the botched Spanish fresco restoration that made headlines around the world and was reminis ...
Wednesday August 29, 2012
What Discount Would Make You Buy Online vs. In-Store?
There's been a lot of talk about this concept of "showrooming" lately -- the practice of consumers c ...
Tuesday August 28, 2012
What's the Best Free Item You've Scored Online or Off?
I recently drove past a bunch of stuff sitting on a curb in our neighborhood that had been cleared o ...
Sunday August 26, 2012
LQQK Goes from eBay Title to Streets of New York City
Taking a cue from eBay sellers, New York City Department of Transportation has begun painting LQQK s ...
Friday August 24, 2012
Antiques Friday: Top Appraiser Shares 37 Years of Stories
For today's Antiques Friday (hashtag #ABAntiquesFri on Twitter) , I'm excited to bring you stories ...
Wednesday August 22, 2012
Could Facebook's Answer Be Mini-eBays?
A recent piece in The Washington Post cautioned, " Facebook is free, and Wall Street is wary " -- mo ...
Tuesday August 21, 2012
Could eBid's Growth Remind eBay to KISS? (Keep It Simple)
Auction site eBid.net has hit 6 million listings as of June, up 20% from 6 months prior. In today ...
Monday August 20, 2012
Amazon's 'Image' Problem and Duplicate Listings
We've heard about the "Amazonification of eBay." But what about an "eBayification" of Amazon? As m ...
Saturday August 18, 2012
Online Food Buying and Selling: What Icky Things Concern You?
At a barbeque some years ago, I was talking to a neighbor as she popped one of the brownies I brough ...
Friday August 17, 2012
Antiques Friday: Warman's on What to Sell Now and Echo Boomers
TGIAF! Thank God It's Antiques Friday again (hashtag #ABAntiquesFri on Twitter ). The topics on mos ...
Wednesday August 15, 2012
Bad Apples: Is eBay's Upcoming Early Auction Ending Fee Fair?
Nestled in the 2012 eBay Fall Seller Update was news about a new fee eBay will charge sellers who ...
Monday August 13, 2012
Auctiva Turns 14 with iPad Giveaway: What Was Your First Tool?
Can you believe Auctiva is turning 14? They're celebrating the anniversary with a 3rd generation ...
Friday August 10, 2012
Antiques Friday: Survey Results on What You Sell
A couple Fridays ago we ran a survey to find out more about you and what you sell, so we could bette ...
Wednesday August 8, 2012
World's Longest Yard Sale 2: Finding Valuable Vinyl Records
We continue our series about this year's World's Longest Yard Sale on Highway 127 with Part Two: ...
Tuesday August 7, 2012
Deals and Surprises at the World's Longest Yard Sale
Didn't make it to The World's Longest Yard Sale on Highway 127 this year? Fear not. AuctionByte ...
Monday August 6, 2012
Rakuten's Global Shopping Data: Mondays Best Day to List?
Worldwide ecommerce company Rakuten, which owns Play.com (UK), Buy.com (US), and Priceminister, as w ...
Friday August 3, 2012
Antiques Friday: Q and A with Porcelain Expert Maria Sabat
Last Friday AuctionBytes Blog surveyed you , the readers, about what types of antiques and co ...
Thursday August 2, 2012
How Do You Handle Online Selling While on Vacation?
As I'm on vacation this week (yeah, really!), I had to take steps to prepare for being away while mi ...