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How much resistance to ebooks & online newspapers is just fear of the unknown?

by T. W. Seller | Sep 7, 2010 | Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 2 |

My father loves reading the newspaper. He reads it cover to cover over the course of the day and...

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

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...

Amazon’s Booksurge merging into CreateSpace (print-on-demand/self-publishing news)

by T. W. Seller | Oct 23, 2009 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

Here is the message that went out to Booksurge publishers earlier today:Dear Publisher:I’m...

Are your Half.com items also appearing on eBay? Better check again!

by T. W. Seller | Oct 19, 2009 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

We have already discussed the fact that Half.com listings now show in eBay search results. This...

Paranoia Post: The eBay Insurance USPS, UPS, FedEx Conspiracy Theory

by T. W. Seller | Sep 4, 2009 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 8 |

Everyone have their foil hat firmly in place? Then let’s go. The real reason eBay is no longer allowing sellers to charge buyers for insurance has nothing to do with fees. Instead it’s a ploy to manipulate the...

So Auctiva isn’t free anymore. Eh, it was good while it lasted.

by T. W. Seller | Jun 2, 2009 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 6 |

So I was out of town and sick with some overlap between the two so I was woefully behind the curve on this Auctiva news. After many years of free services, Auctiva is starting to charge for their services. Sellers are up in...

Is it cheaper to list your Media items on Half.com or eBay Fixed Price?

by T. W. Seller | Mar 12, 2009 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 12 |

With eBay’s recent announcement that Half.com listings will some in eBay search results, Media sellers have a choice. They can list items either on eBay or Half.com and they will show in the same place. But which place is...

Trade your unwanted media for books, DVDs and CDs with Paperbackswap

by T. W. Seller | Feb 18, 2009 | Misc | 2 |

I promised all sorts of heavy Deep Thought blog posts to assorted people this week but, darn it, I...

Automatically insure every eBay package you send out (domestic and international) for a discount with Auctiva Insurance

by T. W. Seller | Jan 26, 2009 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

Here is a neat little trick that has been around for a while but most people I’ve talked to have never heard of it so I figured I would offer a quick How-To. Auctiva is an an eBay third party service that is entirely free....

Quickie: Auctiva Commerce Stores launched in Beta on Jan 20th

by T. W. Seller | Jan 21, 2009 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options | 0 |

I was getting questions on this so I wanted to post a quick update.Auctiva Commerce, the new webstore offering from Auctiva (formerly known for their eBay third party services) is opened its doors to BETA users on January 20th....

We finally made a sale on Bonanzle!

by T. W. Seller | Jan 13, 2009 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling | 15 |

So I promised back when we first signed up for Bonanzle on September 30th, 2008 that I would let you know when we had a sale. A random PayPal payment came through today and after much trying to figure out what site it was from,...

Editorial: But eBay! I don’t want to sign up for ProPay, Moneybookers OR Paymate!

by T. W. Seller | Jan 10, 2009 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 11 |

(I planned to reopen The Whine Seller next week with a more positive note but eBay went and ticked me off so, sorry, two bitter rants in two days!).eBay added two more approved Payment Methods to its approved list yesterday,...