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Why I turned down my book deal: on eBooks, printed books and pricing (Guest post from author Gary Ponzo)

by Guest Whiner | May 26, 2010 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 6 |

Today’s Guest post is about something I know many readers, writers and publishers will be...

Amazon lets Associates get referral credits when they advertise Kindle books. . . again.

by T. W. Seller | May 3, 2010 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Social Networking and Blogging | 1 |

So the Kindle is big news so you’d think that Amazon Associates members would be raking in...

Auctiva Insurance for eBay sales: Is the discount worth the fuss of filing a claim?

by T. W. Seller | Apr 19, 2010 | 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 | 12 |

Regular readers know that eBay 3rd Party Provider Auctiva and I have a somewhat sordid history. I...

Changes to eBay Bucks reward program: variable earning rate for big retailers?

by T. W. Seller | Mar 22, 2010 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 4 |

I am a member of the eBay Bucks reward program and I am a big fan of it as a member and as a...

eBay teases a really cool new unpaid item assistant process and then WON’T GIVE IT TO ME!

by T. W. Seller | Mar 15, 2010 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

Today on The Whine Seller, we are a little bitter. Well, messed up by the time change, feeling the starts of a cold and bitter. These things happen.But a few days ago, on March 10th, eBay teased the following:Updates to the...

YouHaveIWant: 140 character classified ads for selling on Twitter and Facebook? Jury is still out.

by T. W. Seller | Mar 10, 2010 | Social Networking and Blogging, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews | 10 |

I recently got an email from a staff memeber of YHIW or YouHaveIWant.com, a new classified service. I get a lot of similar emails and sometimes I just plain don’t have time to look at the site and sometimes I think the...

A1 Marketplace launches free Stores for Media sellers with plans to move beyond books/music/movies

by T. W. Seller | Mar 5, 2010 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling | 0 |

A1 Marketplace is one of many Half.com like media marketplaces out there. You can list books, music, movies, software and more there without listing fees and pay only when the item sells. The interface and listing process is...

I save all my really good inventory for the people who send me sketchy handwritten postcards with no contact info

by T. W. Seller | Mar 1, 2010 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 1 |

Collectibles tend to attract a very different sort of person. Most of the time they are simply the...

How to read Amazon’s Kindle Books without owning a Kindle

by T. W. Seller | Feb 24, 2010 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 4 |

Maybe you’ve seen the preview links next to your favorite books and wished you could have a...

From eBay frustrations to eCrater success: a marketplace review from a seller on both platforms

by T. W. Seller | Feb 17, 2010 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Social Networking and Blogging, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 18 |

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...

On the heels of banning Twitter, eBay Partner Network says no to Facebook referral links

by T. W. Seller | Feb 11, 2010 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Social Networking and Blogging | 2 |

The problem with Facebook ads has long been that there isn’t a good way to track conversions so I was using an eBay Partner Network link on a specific Facebook Ads campaign specifically so I could see how many conversions...

Seller Circle Scrolling eBay Gallery Widget is no longer free

by T. W. Seller | Feb 2, 2010 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 1 |

In the highly competitive world of free scrolling gallery widgets for the bottom of your eBay listings, I had earlier expressed my preference for Seller Circle. They used to offer several slick choices all of which were free and...