Archive for August, 2006
Can you make money with Dropshipping?
Many an aspiring eBay millionaire has asked about dropshipping. It sounds so simple. You list the item, sell the item, and somebody else takes care of the warehousing and shipping for you. That’s the bare bones of it. The deeper look shows something a little more complex. First and foremost, you really must decide whether [...]
eBay cracking down on excessive shipping
As Bill Cobb announced at the end of June, eBay has begun cracking down on excessive shipping fees. What that could mean is that no longer will there be a $.01 buy it now with a $20 shipping charge. What it could also mean is just another thing for eBay to not do perfectly and [...]
Seven tips for opening an eBay drop-off store
If you’re like me, you’ve thought about opening up an eBay drop-off site of some sort. Most people think a storefront when they think drop-off site and that is probably the best form as it gives the impression of being a professional. Michael Banks gave some really great advice to Ina Steiner in a article [...]
Scoble on eBay and recession proofing a site
Robert Scoble is one of the foremost technology bloggers. Until just recently, he was the blogging voice of Microsoft. He now is one of a growing cadre of video bloggers at podtech. As usual, he has a very interesting view on most things technology related and eBay’s usage as a recession proofing tool for web [...]
eBay testing Gallery Plus today
eBay will be testing the new Gallery Plus listing upgrade today August 29th 2006. Try the new Gallery Plus listing upgrade for 35¢ during this 1-day special offer on www.ebay.com. With Gallery Plus, an “enlarge” icon will appear next to your Gallery photo on search results pages. Buyers can then click the icon, or simply [...]
Welcome E-Auction-Air listeners
It’s come to my attention that there was a bit of a mention in the E-Auction-Air podcast yesterday! Welcome. Take a seat and look around. We’re fairly new here but growing quickly. I would like to mention that contrary to what was said in the E-Auction-Air podcast, this blog is not in eBay. Aside from [...]
List of Cancelled eBay Stores
Springlering has a fairly extensive list of the eBay stores that have either confirmed their closing or have confirmed that they will. The table has 5 columns and it’s a little complex to understand at first. The first column is the Store Name, the second the number of store listings cancelled, the third the number [...]
eBay Brown Bag lunch on Store fees
eBay held a brown bag lunch on the recent eBay store fee increases. Trading assistant Bob Willey was there to ask some questions and was kind enough to share the questions and answers with the eBay establishings group. Below are the questions and the answers directly from Chris Tsakalakis, Vice President of Advanced Solutions with [...]
Auctions of the week 08/27/2006
Well, last week’s auctions are over and the results are almost what I expected. 2 of the 3 auctions turned out well. The results: The similac coupons went for $49 (that’s 89% of their face value), the Pyrex bowls went for $36.00 which actually exceeded my expectations and the stinker of the week goes to [...]
eBay 2006 Holiday Selling Guide released
The 2006 Holiday Selling Guide is out on eBay in all it’s generic wonder. While it does have some value as a very simple hot list and reminder to check the marketing calendar, it’s most prevalent use is for eBay to try and sell you more services. Add this! Add that! All of the really [...]
