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PayPal: a simple way to add e-commerce or a shopping cart to your existing website

by T. W. Seller | May 5, 2014 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews | 0 |

PayPal Yes, Paypal. You’ll probably offer PayPal as a payment option no matter which...

eBay’s 10 cent fixed price listing sale rewards my store owner impatience for the new fees

by T. W. Seller | Feb 2, 2010 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

I spelled impatience right on the first try, people. There socks must be lucky!You know what else...

A Different Perspective on the New eBay Fees: Not all Store owners happy with the changes

by T. W. Seller | Jan 29, 2010 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 2 |

While many of us eBay store owners were excited with the new eBay fees coming in March 2010 and happily chatted away on Twitter, not everyone was thrilled. I wanted to share with you this email from a reader who wished to remain...

Using eBay Giving Works to give more to Haiti earthquake victims than you can afford by yourself

by T. W. Seller | Jan 14, 2010 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling | 0 |

By now, everyone has heard of the terrible tragedy in Haiti. Many people want to give something to the relief efforts and some already have. But you may find yourself wanting to give more and, with the economy in the state it...

eBay, don’t tell me what to charge for shipping!

by T. W. Seller | Dec 10, 2008 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

I’ve been suspiciously and uncharacteristically quite about all the eBay Free Shipping business. To recap, eBay is slowly offering discounts, promotions and other advantages for sellers that offer free shipping. With the...

How to get the Microsoft Live Search eBay Discount/Coupon/Rebate/Cash Back offer in plain English

by T. W. Seller | Dec 9, 2008 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Sell Their Stuff: eBay Trading Assistants and Selling Assistance, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 4 |

I am a relatively intelligent person. When eBay announced their newest coupon offer which is...

Using PayPal Gift Certificates with your website, eBay, Bonanzle, Etsy, webstore, blog etc

by T. W. Seller | Nov 12, 2008 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 21 |

I was having a conversation with The Savvy Seller on Twitter about gift certificates and when I was talking to her about PayPal Gift Certificates, I realized that I had totally forgotten they existed! Gift Certificates have...

Editorial: Bonanzle has a long way to go to become the eBay killer

by T. W. Seller | Sep 30, 2008 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 38 |

Bonanzle was getting big buzz yesterday so I decided to try it out for myself. Just like any of...

Auctions are a dying breed? That is by (eBay’s) design, you fools!

by T. W. Seller | Jun 4, 2008 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

This article kills me. They are talking about the decline of the auction format on eBay and saying that it must be because people just aren’t interested anymore. This just shows a complete lack of any research at all on...

With some eBay items, timing is everything

by T. W. Seller | Jun 4, 2008 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

While it isn’t great business to hold on to inventory forever just to wait for the right...

I’m a tester for the eBay Bucks Reward Program

by T. W. Seller | May 22, 2008 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews | 3 |

I got an email a few days ago from eBay asking me to opt into beta testing for their new rewards program, eBay Bucks. I said yes because I honestly didn’t see any downside. I shop on eBay all the time anyway for packing...

Why now is the very best time to have a consignment business on eBay as a Trading Assistant

by T. W. Seller | Nov 21, 2007 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Sell Their Stuff: eBay Trading Assistants and Selling Assistance | 0 |

As my newest book, The Trading Assistant’s Assistant got two great reviews recently, one from Blogcritics and one from Armchair Interviews, I wanted to take a quick time-out from part two of the buyer’s glossary to...