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How Well Do You Know Your Pyrex?

One of the sites I love not only for the information but also the design is PyrexLove.com .  This site is probably the most comprehensive site on Pyrex patterns that there is.  The site is filled with lots of helpful information but the page I find the most useful is the Vintage Pattern Reference. [...]

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Vintage Magazines Can Be Goldmines

Magazines are big sellers on eBay. There is a market for both vintage magazines as well as more common current issues. The great thing about magazines is that they can be found at many garage and estate sales as well as thrift stores.
We all know there are some vintage Time magazines [...]

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Don’t Ruin Your Reputation by Selling Stinky Stuff

Going to live auctions and estate sales really gives us a view into the habits of others, sometimes good, sometimes bad. You find out what their hobbies are or were, whether or not they smoked and in many cases, what kind of pets they had. This is history at it’s best but what [...]

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Packaging and Shipping China & Glassware

I purchased items several times a month and am surprised how many sellers don’t seem to know how to package an item for shipping. I have received books on multiple occasions from a large book seller that came to me with the covers damaged from shifting around in the box during shipping. It [...]

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We All Love Free, Don’t We?

I don’t know about you, but I love coffee. I really can’t imagine a day without it (does that make me an addict?). Espresso is my drink of choice and I am lucky enough to be able to make it at home. There are times when I am out running errands that [...]

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Looking for Unique Items to Sell? How About Potatoes?

This is crazy but there’s not one but three potatoes on eBay right now that appear to have a dark area on the inside in the shape of a cross. This is one of the more amusing items that I have seen lately and one of them has 24 bids and is up to [...]

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Do You Know What Your Buyers Want?

I’ve been reading on some of the e-commerce forums that for many, sales have slowed to a snail’s pace.  They blame the venue, they blame the policies, they blame the buyers, they blame other sellers but they never consider the fact that the market has shifted and their items are no longer wanted.  How do [...]

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Measure Twice, List Once when Selling Clothing

Selling clothing online can be very lucrative or very frustrating depending upon how you go about it. Vintage or used clothing is easily available in your closet, at thrift stores, yard sales and large liquidators. You can specialize in one type of clothing or carry an assortment of different types of garments.

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Don’t Ever Pay Too Much For Shipping

I went to the Post Office today to drop off the packages of merchandise I sold and ran into another online seller who I see from time to time. I asked her how it was going and she proceeded to tell me that she is losing money on shipping and doesn’t think she is [...]

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Keeping Your Inventory Safe and Sound

As your online sales grow and you increase your inventory you need a system to store all of your merchandise. There is nothing worse than making a sale, receiving the buyers payment then having to tell the buyer you can’t find the item. Creating a system when your inventory level is low will [...]