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USPS’s green fail: making trash & wasting paper in the name of the environment

On Feb 12th, I went to get the mail from my PO Box and in it was the following postcard:

The gist of this postcard is as follows. They want me to recycle any mail I get in my PO Box and they are providing a box to allow me to do so while still protecting [...]

Where do you get your shipping labels? (Panicking and really need some help here!)

Readers, I could really use your help right now. Kinda really freaking out right now.
Many years ago, when my business was new, I ordered shipping labels. I ordered WAY too many of them. As such, I have been working off that very same order for going on 10+ years.
About 6 months ago, I [...]

eBay’s 5¢ Insertion Fee for Media Listings ends after next holiday season (December 31, 2010)

eBay announced a lot of big changes today and I covered most of them here. But they snuck in something else that was easy to miss as it was buried in the FAQ on another page. I wanted to call your attention to this little tidbit.
What will happen with the existing 5¢ Insertion Fee promotion [...]

eBay Sellers: Are you prepared for the new insurance policy?

Consider this your friendly reminder for The Whine Seller. Next week is the infamous, week of September 22nd when the new eBay insurance policy goes live.
Are you ready? Here’s a quick checklist of stuff to do to be ready for this change:

Go through your live listings and be sure to remove any mention of [...]