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Julia's Rare Dodge Rifles Auction Shows Firearms Market Strength
Two rare John Dodge guns recently sold for a total of $477,250 in a March 11th and 12th J ...
Wednesday March 27, 2013
eBay Yanks Empty Tiffany Box Listings
Ebay may be a good place to find a good deal on a piece of Tiffany jewelry, but if you jus ...
Monday March 25, 2013
How PayPal Almost Liberated Cyprus
If you think PayPal holds are a real bummer, just imagine how the people of Cyprus must fe ...
Sunday March 24, 2013
eBay TurboLister: A Chronic Duplicate Listing Problem?
EcommerceBytes has been receiving letters from readers for the past few years about ...
Thursday March 21, 2013
Not Just Semantics: Amazon Coin Is Not a Coin
Recently, I was surprised to read a MarketWatch headline "With Amazon minting currency, Fed at ris ...
Wednesday March 20, 2013
Opinion: Fees Not the Only Consideration When Selling on Amazon
A recent Reuters article suggests that a growing dissatisfaction among Amazon sellers over fee hik ...
Are Offline Conferences Worth It?
This weekend in Brooklyn, the latest annual Hello Etsy Conference is taking plac ...
Monday March 18, 2013
Are eBay Seller Meetup Groups Helpful?
Are you a member of an online seller Meetup group, and if so, do you find it effective? ...
Sunday March 17, 2013
eBay Flexes Muscle with Flexible Shipping Delivery
eBay recently filed a patent application for "Flexible Shipping Delivery" with the United States ...
Thursday March 14, 2013
LA Modern on MCM Papa Chairs and Other $10,000 Wonders
In part II of our series on Mid-Century Modern and Hollywood Regency (and is one edging out the o ...
Tuesday March 12, 2013
More Transparency Needed on eBay
Wednesday's "Anatomy of a Scam: Sleeper Cells on eBay" Newsflash article exposes how some sell ...
Monday March 11, 2013
Is Shipping Insurance Clear Enough?
As Ina reported today , a judge threw out claims by an eBay seller that eBay's Shipcover ...
Friday March 8, 2013
Is Mid-Century Modern Giving Way to Hollywood Regency?
As you may know if you've been to a "Mad Men"-style party lately, the style known as "Mid-Century ...
Tuesday March 5, 2013
Are 99-Cent Auctions Still Effective?
I thought about titling this blog post "Are 99 Cent Auctions Dead?," but decided that was o ...
Saturday March 2, 2013
Four Winning Ways for Email Newsletters
Email newsletters may seem a dime a dozen these days, but you want your dime to shine and not get ...
Friday March 1, 2013
How Findable is the Hidden Treasure of Forrest Fenn?
The Internet has been all abuzz with news about a box of hidden treasures said to be worth ...