T. W. Seller

Buyer’s PayPal funds are reversed but seller already shipped the item

Posted by T. W. Seller | Jan 8, 2010 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 2 |

I got this email from a regular reader in the beginning of December and was too darn busy to address it then but it’s something I wanted to come back to. Leaving off the name just in case the sender wants to remain...

Holiday etiquette question: Someone shipped you a gift that arrived broken. Should you tell them?

Posted by T. W. Seller | Dec 21, 2009 | Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 2 |

I think this one might be a bit out of Miss Manner’s realm of expertise so I pose it to all of you. A friend mailed me a small gift, a holiday music CD in a thin cardboard sleeve. Instead of taking it the post office and...

Do the UPS! It’s the latest dance craze!

Posted by T. W. Seller | Dec 17, 2009 | Misc | 2 |

Yeah, baby! Let’s do the UPS! Step 1: Bang rapidly on the door while ringing the doorbell...

How your competitors set your buyers’ expectations for you and your business

Posted by T. W. Seller | Dec 17, 2009 | Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 3 |

There is an item that, for a long while, we were the only people on eBay selling. Everyone knows that cannot last forever so along came several other sellers who started to sell the very same item. For twice as much. Identical...

5 Tips for Leaving a Voice mail or Answering Machine message

Posted by T. W. Seller | Dec 11, 2009 | Sell Their Stuff: eBay Trading Assistants and Selling Assistance, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 2 |

Tips in this vein were going around Twitter a few days ago and as I just sorted through a very annoying voice mail message, I figured this would make a good little quickie post. If you are calling someone and leaving a message,...