Bonanzle | The Whine Seller

Marketplaces: Which Amazon, Etsy or eBay alternatives are worth your time?

by T. W. Seller | Mar 19, 2014 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 1 |

Amazon alternatives? Etsy alternatives? eBay alternatives? There are hundreds of other...

Lexity Overview Review: analysis & apps for your existing store or marketplace

by T. W. Seller | Sep 20, 2013 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Customer Service & Bettering your Business, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Social Networking and Blogging, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews | 0 |

What is it? Lexity (recently acquired by Yahoo) is a suite of apps for your current webstore or marketplace. The a la carte marketing options range from social networking tools to easy placement in shopping comparison sites...

Using Glossi’s magazine style image collections to promote your books or webstore

by T. W. Seller | Dec 4, 2012 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Marketing and Promotion, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

Glossi officially launched today in public beta and you’re going to want to check it out....

Inexpensive cardstock “postcards” make great seller package inserts

by T. W. Seller | Aug 10, 2011 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Customer Service & Bettering your Business, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 1 |

If you’ve heard me on eBay Radio or if you’ve just been reading this blog for a while, then you’ve heard me talk about my package inserts. I have many of them and which ones go out in which package depend on...

Price Haggling Second Email Buyer “Scam”

by T. W. Seller | Jun 7, 2011 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 7 |

I want to call your attention to this article from one of my favorite sites, Lifehacker called Get Better Deals Online by Breaking the Seller’s Confidence. While not a scam in the truest sense of the word, this money saving...

Outright: No longer free starting with January 1st, 2012 (for existing customers)

by T. W. Seller | Apr 26, 2011 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 3 |

We’re less then 2 months away from the one year anniversary of eBay replacing Account Assistant with the free financial service Outright. (See: eBay Accounting Assistant is being retired on June 30, 2010. How is free app...

There’s No Place for Drama in Successful Selling

by T. W. Seller | Apr 18, 2011 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Customer Service & Bettering your Business, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

Back on February 15, I was on eBay Radio to do a segment with the same name as this blog post. Because I wrote up some notes before I actually went on the show, I thought I may as well clean up those notes and give them to you...

Bonanzle becomes Bonanza, buys 1000 Markets, eBay’s new feedback & duplicate listing policies and more

by T. W. Seller | Sep 25, 2010 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling | 4 |

Firstly, my huge apologies in the lack of posts this week. I’m having some issues that prevent me from typing. If you are interested, you can read about the details here. Since I can’t type for long periods of time,...

Ever have a buyer who sets their own price, but then blames you for it?

by T. W. Seller | Jun 10, 2010 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 9 |

A few weeks ago, I had a buyer leave me feedback that said, “Price was too high but perfect item and shipped quickly!” So they liked the item, they didn’t have an issue with shipping but they thought my price...

Dear online seller who lies on your international customs forms & marks your items as “GIFT,”

by T. W. Seller | Jun 4, 2010 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 18 |

You and I need to talk. No, I don’t care where you sell, if its Amazon, Bonanzle, eCrater,...

Moneyca: an online auction & fixed price alternative to eBay

by T. W. Seller | May 14, 2010 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews | 2 |

I few weeks ago, I got an email from the manager of marketing of Moneyca.com asking if I would possibly review it. Moneyca is a new platform for auctions and fixed price listings. I think they are trying for a play off...

Guest Blog: The Story of an Ex-eBay Powerseller

by Guest Whiner | May 13, 2010 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 1 |

I am always willing to host the whines of other sellers on this blog and I got a request from a seller who wishes to remain anonymous who wanted to tell his story about why he went from an eBay Powerseller to an ex-eBay seller....