Archive for August, 2007
Do you know when to use Amazon?
15 August 2007As an eBay seller, I sometimes find myself in a rut of sorts. Nothing seems to sell and listing becomes a burden. I don’t move enough product to hire someone to do the listing and I get frustrated by the lack of sales. Rather than continue relisting items and racking up the [...]
Free Listing day tomorrow 8/15/07
14 August 2007eBay is having a free listing day. From what I’ve read, it’s the first one in nearly 5 years. For the entire day, you can list auctions for free.
The catch is that the item has to use (and pay for) gallery. Remember that it’s the listing fee that’s free not the add [...]
CozyBug
13 August 2007Cozybug is best described as an eBay for the Craigslist set. Or rather a combination of both that doesn’t really outperform either. It’s a localized site like Craigslist, but allows for a “storefront” and is graphically much prettier. It doesn’t have any auction format that I could find, but allows for pictures [...]
How To Prevent Fraud On EBay! - 4 Signs To Watch For
7 August 2007Of the millions of transactions that transpire on eBay each day,
only an infinitesimally small percentage are fraudulent.
However, even that small percentage means that fraud does still
occur. How do you, as a seller, avoid becoming the victim of a
scam? By recognizing common signs of fraud:
1. “Phishing” expeditions. According to eBay guru Skip McGath
(http://SkipMcGrath.com),
“phishers” send out mass [...]
Amazon rolls out payment system
3 August 2007Amazon announced the releasing of the beta version of what they are calling the “Amazon Flexible Payment Service” or Amazon FPS for short. Basically, at the moment, it would appear to be a backend payment system much like paypal or google checkout. There are no individual sign ups at the moment, and it’s [...]