T. W. Seller

What’s in a name? Choosing a User Id for Buying on eBay

Posted by T. W. Seller | Aug 28, 2008 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Timeless, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 2 |

When you first sign up for an account on eBay, one of the first decisions you are asked to make is to select a user ID. While this can seem like a simple, throw-away step, there are a few things to consider before you select...

Editorial: The Sellers Leaving eBay are the Dead Weight (if they are really leaving at all)

Posted by T. W. Seller | Aug 18, 2008 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 3 |

A Wall Street Journal article claims that sellers are leaving eBay. What I think: If some sellers are leaving eBay, they sure haven’t been missed. Having done a lot of shopping on the site in the last few weeks, the deals...

Best Match is just an excuse to force sellers to jump through eBay’s hoops and is just plain bad for buyers.

Posted by T. W. Seller | Aug 18, 2008 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

So, a few minutes ago, I posted the sentence above on my Twitter feed and got a lot of questions, support and other reactions. I wanted to take a quick second to clarify (in more than the 160 characters that Twitter allows) why...

eBay News Round-up

Posted by T. W. Seller | Aug 18, 2008 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling | 0 |

It has been a busy few weeks in the world of eBay with a lot to digest. Here is what you might have missed: EBay changes default search to Best Match. In other words, auctions are no longer listed by ending first meaning that...

For online sellers, it’s easy being green. . .

Posted by T. W. Seller | Aug 7, 2008 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

All over the country, people are becoming more conscious of how they treat the earth around them and trying to be more green. For anyone selling online, doing your part to help the earth is actually easier and cheaper than being...