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5 reasons a Full Featured Webstore Package may be a waste of your money

by T. W. Seller | May 20, 2015 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews, Timeless | 0 |

We covered the advantages of getting a Full Featured Webstore Package already but, as with...

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...

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...

Where do you get your shipping labels? (Panicking and really need some help here!)

by T. W. Seller | Jan 27, 2010 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 8 |

Readers, I could really use your help right now. Kinda really freaking out right now. Many years ago, when my business was new, I ordered shipping labels. I ordered WAY too many of them. As such, I have been working off that...

The great colored cardstock printing conspiracy

by T. W. Seller | Oct 5, 2009 | Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 4 |

I have, for many years, been using Staples and FedEx Kinkos handy print online features to print up postcards. I use these postcards for package inserts, marketing handouts at events, etc. These postcards are all different but...

Five quick & easy ways to get buyers into your online store

by T. W. Seller | Sep 30, 2009 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Marketing and Promotion, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

So maybe you took the summer off or maybe sales have just stagnated a bit lately. Either way, you need to get buyers back into your store to buy some of that great merchandise you have in there and start to kick off the holiday...

Why your online store needs a return or exchange policy (even if you really don’t want to offer one)

by T. W. Seller | Sep 23, 2009 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 7 |

eBay instituted a policy this week that requires all sellers to specify a return policy on every listing. While most stores still leave the decision to have a return policy up to the sellers and don’t require it, no matter...

Your self-publishing questions answered

by T. W. Seller | Sep 14, 2009 | Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 8 |

I often receive emails from people asking me to call them and teach them how to get started with...

eBay forces sellers to eat the cost of insurance in a move that ticks me off to no end

by T. W. Seller | Aug 26, 2009 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 5 |

This is probably old news to some of you but since the first notice I saw of this was on an item I was listing last night, the wound is still fresh for me.I heard the rumors that eBay was going to introduce their own insurance...

Sellers: How do you deal with overpayments?

by T. W. Seller | May 26, 2009 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 6 |

One of the things I have always found to be a bit of a sticky subject is overpayments. A buyer buys several items from me and the shipping calculator gives them a combined shipping quote that is far more than actual shipping...

“eBay’s DSR feedback policy isn’t fair to hobby or casual sellers!”

by T. W. Seller | May 7, 2009 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 17 |

This is one of those posts that will probably tick some people off but I have a real issue with this train of complaint. I see this all over the blogs and even in listing texts. Some people feel that the new quality standards...

Auctiva’s (and Hillary’s) tips for better shipping and packaging

by T. W. Seller | Feb 2, 2009 | Beyond Amazon eBay and Etsy: Alternative Marketplaces and Ecommerce options, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

I’m not sure if this is really, out of the goodness of their hearts or if the Auctiva insurance department was getting sick of claims on poorly packaged items, but Auctiva posted some tips on their site for better...

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5 reasons a Full Featured Webstore Package may be a waste of your money

Where do you get your shipping labels? (Panicking and really need some help here!)

Five quick & easy ways to get buyers into your online store

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