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eBay teases a really cool new unpaid item assistant process and then WON’T GIVE IT TO ME!

Today on The Whine Seller, we are a little bitter. Well, messed up by the time change, feeling the starts of a cold and bitter. These things happen.
But a few days ago, on March 10th, eBay teased the following:

Updates to the unpaid item process; Unpaid Item Assistant available to all sellers soon
In the next couple [...]

Are eBay buyers becoming feedback & DSR plea blind?

As soon as DSR ratings became important, I made up a package insert that goes out in every single package I send. One side thanks you for your purchase and gives the URL for the store if you want to shop with us again. The second side is a similar message and contains all of [...]

A1 Marketplace launches free Stores for Media sellers with plans to move beyond books/music/movies

A1 Marketplace is one of many Half.com like media marketplaces out there. You can list books, music, movies, software and more there without listing fees and pay only when the item sells. The interface and listing process is very similar to Half but there are some key differences.

Firstly, more like Amazon Marketplace, A1 (as [...]

13 years of selling on eBay & online (a look at my first year selling online back in 1997)

So while I was gone on vacation, I missed an important little anniversary. I put my very first item up for sale on eBay on March 2nd, 1997 which means that I have been selling online for just over 13 years. Though I’ve sold on many many platforms over the years that was my very [...]