Forget Christmas. How come no one’s talking about the War on Happy Holidays?
I’m at Target. There are holiday decorations everywhere and I’m just completing my...
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eBay seller files buyer claim against another seller. Whole thing feels dirty. Should it?
I purchased an item on eBay for a gift. The listing didn’t say how it was shipping but it was a book coming from the US so I was assuming Media Mail. It was unlikely it would arrive before Christmas (though possible, based...
Read MoreHow far in advance of the holidays should I contact an eBay Trading Assistant to sell my stuff?
How far in advance of the holidays should I contact an eBay Trading Assistant to sell my stuff? You have holiday related items that you’re looking to find someone to sell for you. Maybe it’s Christmas ornaments,...
Read MoreQuickies: eBay’s Holiday Banner: too soon?, WePays ice block PayPal stunt, eBay Instant Sale revisited
Because my mouse use has been limited, I’m woefully behind on my blog reading. While catching up on my TameBay, I saw things things that I wanted to quickly comment about. eBay Instant Sale for lazy casual sellers- I spoke...
Read MoreThe Holiday Retail Forecast: You should assume the worst. It’s for the best.
Without looking at a single article or listening to a single pundit, I can tell you something for sure: There will be experts that claim we are in a terrible recession and are heading for the worst holiday retail season in...
Read MoreFrom eBay frustrations to eCrater success: a marketplace review from a seller on both platforms
Of all the new platforms and marketplaces out there, the one that caught my fancy the most recently was eCrater. The biggest selling point is that they are 100% free with no fees. Think of them as a craigslist style posting...
Read MoreOn bad sellers, bad feedback and eBay DSRs
I wrote this post a few days ago about a seller who was taking a very long time to ship my item and how I felt bad giving her bad feedback because we had been talking socially. (On a side note, that seller still has not...
Read MoreShut up and sell stuff!
So it’s been quiet over here hasn’t it? There are a few reasons for that, namely that Priced Nostalgia is trying to prep a couple of new books for release and, of course, selling selling selling. For some weird...
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Publishing on Amazon’s Kindle: Author Gregory Bernard Banks shares his insights & experience
As regular readers of The Whine Seller know, I like to write from personal experience. So, with...
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Trade your unwanted media for books, DVDs and CDs with Paperbackswap
I promised all sorts of heavy Deep Thought blog posts to assorted people this week but, darn it, I...
Read MoreHappy Holidays: my favorite eBay feedback comment
When I was in college, I was selling a huge batch of Star Trek figures for a Trading Assistant client before Christmas. One of my good friends was a casual eBay buyer but was fascinated by the selling aspect of it and used to...
Read MoreI hate to admit it, but I think eBay’s Detailed Seller Ratings (DSR) might be a good thing
I was chatting with an old friend of mine a few days and she was telling me all about how she just bought her very first item on eBay and how she loves the site now. She was basically trying to sell me on the idea of eBay and...
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