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The 5 Most Important Things I’ve Learned About Self-Publishing and Print on Demand

by T. W. Seller | Mar 12, 2010 | Publishing: Independent, Small Press, Self, POD, Sell Their Stuff: eBay Trading Assistants and Selling Assistance, Tips, Tricks and Insider Advantages | 0 |

Back in early ’09, I did the following post as a guest post for Henry over at...

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...

How important is the discussion board community on eBay?

by T. W. Seller | Feb 16, 2009 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 16 |

On Friday, I opened a unholy can of worms with this statement:I’m having a lot of trouble getting upset about the loss of community on eBay. That was always my least favorite part about it.Shortly after making this...

Unsolved eBay Mysteries: What happened to the new online version of eBay Accounting Assistant?

by T. W. Seller | Oct 6, 2008 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling | 4 |

Earlier today, eBay announced that they were going to slash 1,000 jobs (about 10% of their work force) at the same time that they announced several pricey acquisitions including their purchase of credit company Bill Me Later for...

eBay Live 2008 (or, fun times with an angry mob)

by T. W. Seller | Jun 25, 2008 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling, Ranting, Whining and Yelling at the Sky | 0 |

I did not go to eBay Live this year, obviously, as I was at the My Little Pony convention this weekend. That said, I have been reading the almost realtime updates from Auction Bytes so I think I have enough perspective to talk...

The Free Shipping eBay conspiracy theory

by T. W. Seller | May 22, 2008 | eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling | 1 |

So when eBay first announced that they were mucking with the feedback system, there was general outrage. There was also specific outrage in the form of one hell of a conspiracy theory. At the time, I thought people were...

No eBay Live next year? What is going on over there?

by T. W. Seller | May 6, 2008 | Announcements, News, Contests and Giveaways, eBay, Etsy and other Marketplace Selling | 0 |

In a surprise move, eBay just announced that there will be no eBay Live next year. I haven’t read anyone else’s speculation on this but I have to admit is that my gut reaction is that this is a little odd. First they...