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eBay’s 10 cent fixed price listing sale rewards my store owner impatience for the new fees

by T. W. Seller | Feb 2, 2010 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

I spelled impatience right on the first try, people. There socks must be lucky!You know what else...

A Different Perspective on the New eBay Fees: Not all Store owners happy with the changes

by T. W. Seller | Jan 29, 2010 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 2 |

While many of us eBay store owners were excited with the new eBay fees coming in March 2010 and happily chatted away on Twitter, not everyone was thrilled. I wanted to share with you this email from a reader who wished to remain...

Whine along: My disorganized thoughts on the new eBay fees structure

by T. W. Seller | Jan 26, 2010 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 3 |

Normally I would take my time and write out a considered post on all these fee changes but instead, here are just some random thoughts as they come to me while I read this announcementThey are combining Fixed Price and Store...

eBay Fixed Price GTC is Store Inventory’s brother from another mother

by T. W. Seller | Oct 15, 2009 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 5 |

Let’s talk about Fixed Price GTC (or Fixed Price 30 for you hip kids) and Store Inventory listings, shall we? Both are no-bidding, set price listings formats. Both can have Best Offer. Both can be set to GTC meaning they...

eBay Bucks (or as I like to call them Anything Points 2.0) are back in Beta but only for some

by T. W. Seller | Apr 8, 2009 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews | 6 |

So just about a year ago (May 2008) eBay unveiled a rewards program called eBay Bucks. It was in Beta and also by invitation only. For some reason, I was one of the people asked to join the Beta program. It was free and, since I...

5 ways to mix things up by selling the same stuff in different ways

by T. W. Seller | Mar 4, 2009 | Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

The economy is a mess, we all know this, and those of us with things to sell may be feeling the pinch.When the going gets tough, the tough shake things up. Now is the time to try some different things to make your products sell....

How to get the Microsoft Live Search eBay Discount/Coupon/Rebate/Cash Back offer in plain English

by T. W. Seller | Dec 9, 2008 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Sell Their Stuff: eBay Trading Assistants and Selling Assistance, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 4 |

I am a relatively intelligent person. When eBay announced their newest coupon offer which is...

How to Automatically Import Your eBay Store Items into Google Product Search (Base) on a Schedule

by T. W. Seller | Oct 28, 2008 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling | 9 |

Recently, Bonanzle debuted the ability to import your items into Google Base (or Product Search). Their documentation was very user friendly and while Google was never actually able to import our items from Bonanzle, its...

Quickie: eBay’s Fixed Price for 30 days was only a listing sale gimmick (multiple personality edition)

by T. W. Seller | Oct 17, 2008 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews | 0 |

It’s been just about a month since Fixed Price debuted with its new 30 day listing time and new lower fee. After a month of using this new listing format, I wanted to weight in. I think that, in the end, this whole thing...

My least favorite Turbo Lister bug

by T. W. Seller | Oct 2, 2008 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling | 0 |

Turbo Lister is a free eBay listing tool and, as such, in some ways you get what you pay for. Most of the time, it is a fantastic tool for listing items and can save the busy seller a lot of time.But the rest of the time, it is...

I’m a tester for the eBay Bucks Reward Program

by T. W. Seller | May 22, 2008 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Testing, Try-outs and Reviews | 3 |

I got an email a few days ago from eBay asking me to opt into beta testing for their new rewards program, eBay Bucks. I said yes because I honestly didn’t see any downside. I shop on eBay all the time anyway for packing...