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Expand the reach of your Selling Assistant service by letting clients ship their items to you

by T. W. Seller | Mar 16, 2016 | Sell Their Stuff: eBay Trading Assistants and Selling Assistance, Timeless | 0 |

Even if you already offer pick-ups and/or drop-off hours, you may want to expand the reach of your...

The benefits of having a PO Box or other Locked Mailbox for your business

by T. W. Seller | Feb 10, 2016 | Customer Service & Bettering your Business, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Sell Their Stuff: eBay Trading Assistants and Selling Assistance, Timeless, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

Now that sites like eBay limit buyers from paying via checks and money orders, it’s tempting to...

Build yourself a timeline for paying Selling Assistant clients without getting burned

by T. W. Seller | Aug 31, 2015 | Sell Their Stuff: eBay Trading Assistants and Selling Assistance | 0 |

When should I pay my client? Let’s say your client’s item sells right now, should you immediately...

How discounted & free shipping offers effect consignment selling

by T. W. Seller | Jul 6, 2015 | Sell Their Stuff: eBay Trading Assistants and Selling Assistance | 0 |

Any seller, consignment or not, will tell you that shipping is one of the biggest expenses of...

Even more issues with eBay Shipping Policies: Get it Fast error with auctions vs fixed price

by T. W. Seller | Sep 24, 2013 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 3 |

So, on Sunday, I wrote about this alarming bug with the new eBay Shipping Policies. To summarize,...

eBay Shipping Policy creation throws up errors over phantom weight limits

by T. W. Seller | Sep 22, 2013 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 4 |

I had every intention of writing up a really nice post about how I really liked eBay’s new business policies but then they had to go ahead and piss me off. If you haven’t used the business policies feature yet, it...

A seller’s moral dilemma when it comes to combined shipping & buyer overpayment

by T. W. Seller | Jun 7, 2013 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 2 |

I don’t know about you guys but this happens to us all the time. Customer asks for combined shipping on eBay and is particularly concerned about getting the lowest possible shipping cost. We say no problem and tell them...

Why don’t buyers ship items back the same way they came?

by T. W. Seller | May 9, 2012 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 3 |

I have a massive pet peeve when it comes to buyer returns. I don’t want to make a sweeping...

The new eBay return policy changes hurt Trading Assistants the most

by T. W. Seller | Apr 13, 2012 | Customer Service & Bettering your Business, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Sell Their Stuff: eBay Trading Assistants and Selling Assistance, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 2 |

I stand by the my earlier sentiments, namely that everyone should have a return policy and that the length of time eBay requires you to accept returns for doesn’t actually matter. But I wanted to take a quick moment to...