Archive for September, 2006
List’d gets calculated shipping, listing length options
List’d, a eBay listing tool that I’ve covered before announced some updates and changes recently. Calculated Shipping was added to Flat fee and no shipping options. Much like it’s eBay equivelent, it gives you the ability to enter in a weight, shipping service, handling fee and your zip code and let’s the eBay shipping calculator [...]
How to begin selling on eBay
By now chances are you’ve heard of eBay and the riches(maybe) that can be made by selling things there. But much like myself and a rubik’s cube, maybe you don’t know how to do it. What follows is a very basic beginner’s how to on selling on eBay. If you’ve alread begun selling on eBay, [...]
Supreme Auction releases 2.0, now with podcasts
Supreme Auction released their auction design tool version 2.0 recently. It’s free for the first few months. The new software includes both audio and video functions with podcast integration. I’m not sure of the application of a podcast in an eBay listing tool, but the 200 free auction templates and nice listing form could make [...]
Survey Says… 50% of eBay sellers leaving within 6 months
AuctionBytes did a pretty good survey of online sellers and some of the results may surprise you. Or, if you’re feeling the new store fees too, they may not. 50% of the eBay sellers said that they would be moving on from eBay within 6 months. That’s a pretty big number. There are some fairly [...]
eBay powerseller gets listed on Inc. 500 list
The Inc. 500 list is a good list to be on. It means that your company is one of the top 500 fastest growing companies in the U.S. And there’s an eBay seller on it this year. RockBottomGolf.com, an online golf retailer and eBay PowerSeller, announced it was named to the prestigious Inc. 500. The [...]
10 tips for better selling
Business week has an excellent article on “eBay sellers go back to school: 10 tips” that centers around ways to improve your selling and final values. There were several that were pretty common tips that you hear everywhere like “use photos”, “avoid reserve auctions”, “spell-check”, “avoid negative feedback”, and “don’t overcharge for shipping”. There were [...]
eBay best offer changes coming
One of my favorite options as a store owner is the “Best Offer” option. It gives my customers the ability to offer me a price that they think is fair and for me to potentially make a sale. Of all the offers I’ve received, only one has been so low that it was rediculous. And [...]
Home-based eBay business setup
We’ve all heard of the people who have turned their hobby or their attic into a full-fledged eBay business and some of us are actually trying to attain that. But how do you get started. What are the best steps in order to set your home-based business up so you don’t get left out in [...]
Ebay begins testing “Today’s Big Deals”
In case you haven’t logged into eBay in the last 24 hours, they began testing something they are dubbing “Today’s Big Deals“. Basically, it’s a selection of items that sell well at pretty decent prices. we’ll be testing a new merchandising promotion for a limited time called Today’s BIG Deals. Our objective is to generate [...]
List My Store
As someone who has an ebay store, I’m always looking for ways to drive traffic and publicize my store. Reasoning goes that the more people who visit the store, the more people who will possibly buy something form the store. Aside from ebay and sites that I run myself, I hadn’t found another site that [...]
