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How Would a Government Shutdown Affect Online Sellers?
With a government shutdown increasingly likely due to disagreement in Congress over the spending b ...
Sunday September 29, 2013
Fabric and Lunch Bags: Etsy Holiday Boot Camp Tips
Etsy has a Holiday Boot Camp kicking off Oct. 7 that will no doubt be chock-full of fun and craf ...
Friday September 27, 2013
What Seller Info Resources Are Worth Paying for?
Have you ever joined a paid online learning group, paid for a seminar, or bought a book about ho ...
Wednesday September 25, 2013
Creative Ways the Postal Service Can Stop Losing Money?
I was driving back from, appropriately enough, dropping off a package at my local post office when ...
Monday September 23, 2013
Should Sellers Remind Buyers to Leave Feedback?
I've seen a couple active discussions recently, including this one in the eBay Feedback forum , a ...
Sunday September 22, 2013
How Do You Feel About Pinterest Promoted Pins?
In a move that seemed inevitable in the world of free Internet services, Pinterest announc ...
Thursday September 19, 2013
Ways to Avoid Being Invisible in eBay Cassini Search
Some eBay sellers are lamenting that with both the influx of new auction-style listings from th ...
Wednesday September 18, 2013
Amazon Not So Sleepless in Seattle
The first stop on our fall vacation is Seattle. It's interesting to be in a city where Amazon. ...
Monday September 16, 2013
Excuses Familiar? Retailer REI Nixes Liberal Returns Policy
An REI customer returned a frayed blue men's rain jacket from a previous decade. The reason? " ...
Sunday September 15, 2013
What Vintage Items Make the Best and Worst Gifts?
Have you ever given or received a vintage gift? Was it a big hit or did it go over like an early ...
Saturday September 14, 2013
eBay App Wants to Give Users the Finger
I have been interested in biometrics since 1996 when a little company called Comparitor Syst ...
Thursday September 12, 2013
Do Some Thrift Stores Charge Too Much?
Have you ever been browsing through a thrift shop and come across a price that was less-th ...
Wednesday September 11, 2013
eBay No-Fee Promo: Do Vouchers Tempt You?
Do vouchers tempt you? And what about the idea of refunding a buyer with a Store credit or vou ...
Monday September 9, 2013
One Distributor's Tips for Slow-Moving Inventory
We online sellers have likely all experienced it: that slow-moving inventory that refuses to bud ...
Sunday September 8, 2013
Has Value-Added Tax Hurt Your International Sales?
Some sellers were discussing the impact the UK's relatively high "VAT" (Value-Added Tax) may have on ...
Friday September 6, 2013
Are Seller Meetups Worthwhile?
I used to love the eBay Live conferences (whoops almost typed "eBay Love" there). The semina ...
Wednesday September 4, 2013
Slow-Paying Buyers: Should All eBay Buyers Pay Immediately?
I chuckled to myself the last couple days, because I noticed the low-priced items I recently sold ...
Tuesday September 3, 2013
Are Item Condition Guidelines Confusing?
One would think an item's condition would be pretty straightforward. For most products, on eBay ...
Monday September 2, 2013
eBay May Ban Annoying Auction Titles
Last August in my post , "LQQK Goes from eBay Title to Streets of New York City," I discussed how s ...
Sunday September 1, 2013
How Many Item Photos Are Ideal?
In listing a like-new vintage Redskins jacket I found at a yard sale the other day, it occurred ...