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Frustrating As It Is Sometimes, Bidders are People Too!

I was reading through the sellers forum on eBay this morning and saw an interesting question from a frustrated seller. They wrote that they had a bidder on one of their items who wanted to withdraw their bid. The seller wanted to know if they had to agree to this. My answer [...]

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Save at Dollar Days

Are you looking for products to resell online, in your store or at flea markets? Dollar Days has great deals on items that you can resell and make a profit. Dollar Days offers tens of thousands of products in many different price ranges.

Today and tomorrow, December 8 and 9, they have fleece blankets [...]

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Bada-Bing

A couple of weeks ago I was checking my eBay auctions and found that the eBay search engines were down. I panicked then realized although none of my customers could find my items to buy, there was nothing to do but wait.
Tonight I went to Bing.com to do some shipping and found this:

Bing.com apparently [...]

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Choose Your Packing Materials Wisely

Have you ever received a shipment, opened the box and found yourself with tons and tons of newspaper? Or how about those packages that come with shredded confetti style packing. Then there are packing peanuts (ghost farts), bubble wrap and packing pillows. How do you know what is the best type of [...]

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Does Size Really Matter?

I sell quite a number of china dishes and ship them to customers all over the world. A couple of months ago I sold a large vintage bowl to a customer in Australia. It pays to sell internationally because this buyer was willing to pay more for the bowl that my USA bidders [...]

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Building Relationships with Your Customers Begins with Communication

I was reading a forum post today from a new eBay buyer who was asking the question “How long should I wait for my items to arrive before I get concerned?”. If your customer doesn’t know when the item they purchased from you should arrive you aren’t communicating effectively.
Many online sellers mistakenly [...]

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Shipping Prices to Increase in January 2010

Here is comes again, another price increase from shipping companies UPS, Federal Express and the United States Postal Service.  On January 4, 2010 these three companies will be increasing the cost for you to ship a package.  Are you ready?

photo credit: PlayfulLibrarian
Sellers have to be aware that they have no control over what the [...]

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Planning Ahead for Profitable Online Holiday Sales

There are lots of holidays celebrated every year but if you don’t plan 60-90 days ahead you may miss your opportunity for sales.  Listing items that make great gifts will surely be overlooked by potential buyers who need to get the item BEFORE the holiday.  Make a calendar of holidays that the items you find [...]