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What Amazon's Virtual Account Manager May Mean
Amazon recently emailed some sellers about a new program called Virtual Account Manager, ...
Sunday April 28, 2013
Testing Amazon's New Beta Shipping Flow Plan
I was getting a shipment ready to send to Amazon for FBA (Fulfillment By Amazon) the oth ...
Thursday April 25, 2013
A Million Dollar Comic: Heritage Auctions on Comic Art
Quick: who is the most popular superhero in the world of collectible comics? If you said Spi ...
Tuesday April 23, 2013
Ginormous Gekko the Shape of eBay's Ad Future?
I logged into eBay today, like so many other days, and I must say I was taken aback. There, ...
Monday April 22, 2013
Full-Time Etsy Sellers Share Secrets to Success
A recent article from an Etsy newsletter I receive gave tips from full-time Etsy sellers ab ...
Saturday April 20, 2013
How Can Online Sellers Harness Vine?
As you know if you read Mark O'Neill's piece about Vine , you know it's short video clips for ...
Thursday April 18, 2013
Lessons Learned from A&E's Storage Wars
It had been a while since I'd seen A&E's "Storage Wars," so after tuning in aga ...
Wednesday April 17, 2013
KiOui: Sell-Through Rate Important in eBay Cassini Search
In a world where "Cassini" is the latest search technology on eBay, how can you get your listings ...
Monday April 15, 2013
Does EveryDayYardSale Have Selling Legs?
I've been hearing tv ads for a site called EveryDayYardSale.com , and those of you who know m ...
Sunday April 14, 2013
How Are You Dealing with Postage Increases?
It's been a while now since the USPS rates have gone up, and I'm wondering how you sellers out t ...
Thursday April 11, 2013
New Funding and an Egon Schiele: Excitement at Auctionata
Online auction site Auctionata , which held "the first interactive art auction worldwide in the ...
Wednesday April 10, 2013
Could New Sizing Stations Help Your Sales?
It's no secret in the clothing world that sizes can be inconsistent; for example, high-end designe ...
Monday April 8, 2013
Will Etsy Forums Redesign Increase Participation?
I was glad to read the news that Etsy is working on redoing its Discussion Forums , currently s ...
Saturday April 6, 2013
Antique Shows Vs. Social Media Marketing
How much are antiques sellers still using the offline world of antiques shows, and how mu ...
Thursday April 4, 2013
James Julia on Civil War Market and Extraordinary Auction
There may have been some extraordinary items related to Lt. Colonel George A. Custer and the ...
Tuesday April 2, 2013
eBay Files Patent Application for Selling Collections
When selling your collection of comic books, Magic cards or figurines, the first question you will b ...
Monday April 1, 2013
Has Selling on eBay Become Too Complicated?
I've been holding back my deep thoughts on the eBay 2013 Spring Seller Update until I could ...