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I recently watched a movie called ?Shattered Glass?. It?s the true story of Steven Glass, a writer for ?The New Republic?, a very prestigious political magazine. Steven was the sub...

On September 1995, one of the most prestigious online shopping sites was founded. eBay is unique because it allows online shoppers, either as individuals or as a group, a wide vari...

It is a known fact that a business could never be successful without the aid of advertising. In fact, it is considered as the lifeblood of almost all kinds of businesses. That's wh...

There are many eBay scams out there to keep an eye out for when you are selling on eBay. This article will cover a few of the known and not so known scams to be aware of. Whether y...

One way to make money on eBay that a lot of sellers underestimate is by making money on returns. Items get returned to almost every seller eventually as it?s impossible to satisfy ...

Recently, a friend asked me to help her brother sell his collection on Lladro glass figurines on eBay. These are expensive glass collectibles and I knew nothing about them - but I ...

Fake items abound on eBay, and it takes much effort not to be duped by scammers who peddle these wares. There have been many painful stories relating how a seemingly legitimate ite...

There?s a novel idea afoot nowadays: Using electronic discount coupons to pay for items people are interested in purchasing. This only goes to show that most good marketing ide...

Gone are the days when only cash (or cattle in some cases) was the only accepted mode of payment for trades. As the concept of trading evolved, so did the means of paying for items...

Selling for a profit on eBay is easy when you have kids. People are earning hundreds of dollars a month by selling kid related items. Here are some general ideas to help you get st...

One key for business success using eBay is sourcing products to sell. The first questions eBay sellers should ask themselves are: "What can I sell?" and "Where can I buy?" Ther...

If you want to buy a motorcycle or accessories then the eBay motorcycle section is the perfect place to look. You should look for eBay motorcycle listings of interest by taking adv...

Can you boost profits significantly by adding audio to your E-Bay auctions? According to a recent article on a net business site the answer is a definite yes. In fact, one e-book a...

Proper pricing of items to be listed for sale on eBay is one of the most important aspects of generating interest in one?s on-line auction listing. If the price is too high, in...

As with any market, trading on eBay is not without its hassles and snags. First of all, it should be duly noted that eBay is an online market/transaction facilitator. It merely...

I get a lot of questions from people wanting to know how to add more pictures to their auction listings. Do you know that eBay charges for additional pictures? Yes, that?s right. P...

If you?ve been on the web for a while, the chances are that at some time or other you will have taken part in an affiliate program. They generally work by giving you a URL to send ...

It can be very time-consuming to keep your auctions ticking along, especially if you have hundreds listed at a time. Don?t despair, though: there are a few things you can do to tak...

When you buy something from an eBay seller, you are giving them your money and hoping that you will get something in return. However many guarantees of safety eBay might make to yo...

eBay Stores come with a very powerful feature: store newsletters. When buyers add your store to their favourites, you can offer them the chance to join your mailing list. You can t...

Templates are the design elements that you might have noticed some sellers using on their auctions, like the borders around the edge, and the different fonts. Many sellers who are ...

There is little doubt that given the potential audience advertising on eBay can be very cost effective. Compared to other forms of advertising it is relatively inexpensive. However...

I am often asked by subscribers to UK Auctionline web site to have a look at their eBay listings. This is usually because they are not doing as well selling their items as they had...

One thing many eBay sellers neglect is to actually communicate with their buyers ? not with some automated ?suggestion? system, but with actual person-to-person contact. If you can...

A multiple-item (?Dutch?) auction is an auction where more than one of the same item is being sold at once. There are two kinds of Dutch auctions. Without Bidding. The most...

Once someone?s bought something from you on eBay, you suddenly have all sorts of details on them. In marketing terms, this information is gold dust. If someone?s bought from you on...

?VeRO?? What on Earth is that? Well, it?s a very scary eBay program that can get your auctions shut down, that?s what it is. VeRO stands for ?Verified Rights Owner?. It is the e...

eBay Anything points are a loyalty scheme, just like you might get in a shop. The buyer earns points on their purchases, which they can then redeem for money off when they pay for ...

So you want to market your eBay business? Well, you probably won?t have too much luck with traditional marketing methods ? they?re just not targeted enough. The best way to do thin...

Once you?ve drawn the buyers in with your title, the next thing to do is to tell them all about your item with the description. But just what should you write in your description? ...

From everything you?ve heard about the risk of fraud on eBay, you might think it?s only buyers getting scammed ? but you couldn?t be more wrong. Here are a few common scams that se...

SafeHarbor are the eBay police department. If you break the rules, commit fraud or try to buy something you?re not supposed to, they?ll be after you. When You Don?t Pay. Th...

If you know what you?re doing, you can quickly find what you?re looking for on eBay ? and the more you know about how buyers find you, the easier you?ll find it to be found. Here a...

You might think that shipping costs are simple: surely you just add up the price of your item?s postage and the price of packing materials, and charge that ? right? Well, you could...

Every day, hapless bidders get beaten to the punch by auction snipers who jump in at the last minute. I know how annoying it can be, as I once had it happen to me three times in a ...

It?s a heady feeling when you win your first eBay auction: a mixture of happiness and perhaps just a little fear. After all, there seems to be so much to do before you can actually...

Over the years, eBay has introduced all sorts of different auction types, in an effort to give people more options when they buy and sell their things on eBay. There are many peopl...

One day, you might decide that you want to end an auction early. Before you do, though, you should consider why you want to do it: cancelling auctions upsets buyers and upsets eBay...

If you?ve never heard of drop shipping, then prepare to be impressed ? it sounds like every eBay seller?s dream. With drop shipping, you don?t have to keep any stock at all. You si...

You might not ever have heard of eBay consignment centers ? don?t worry, most people haven?t, as they?re a relatively new concept. The idea is that you drop off anything you want s...

Don?t worry, getting items returned happens to everyone eventually. You can?t satisfy all of the people all of the time, and occasionally someone?s going to want to send something ...

Computer software is one of the biggest sellers on eBay ? after all, everyone using eBay has a computer, don?t they? There can be problems, however, if you try to sell certain kind...

If you?ve got this far, you?ve got the basics of eBay. There are a few things left, though, that you might not have thought of trying. Quite a few of these tips go against the advi...

There are plenty of companies out there offering third party eBay tools. Most of them are web-based instead of downloadable, so you pay a monthly fee instead of just buying the sof...

SquareTrade are eBay?s chosen provider of dispute resolution services. If you want your buyers to have a little more confidence in you, you can get a SquareTrade seal, and put it o...

So your buyer has paid on time, you?ve shipped them the item, and they?ve left you positive feedback. Everything is going great! You know that leaving your buyer some nice feedback...

Back in the ?old days? of eBay, getting payment for the item was entirely left up to sellers: you had to choose your payment service, sign up for it and then send links to your buy...

Even when there aren?t any disputes, you might run into a few transaction problems on eBay ? glitches that aren?t really anyone?s fault, but are just the result of a technical malf...

Once you?ve optimised your titles for search terms and your items have short durations to get them near the top of the results, there?s really only one sure-fire way to make your a...

When it comes to durations, you have a wide range of choices: your auction can run for 10, 7, 5 or 3 days, or even only one day if you have a good enough feedback rating. There?...

If you?ve a savvy businessperson, the chances are you?ve already taken a look at your competitors? auctions. What you might not have realised is just how much you can learn if you ...

If your items aren?t selling, then you might have a bad pricing strategy. There as many pricing strategies in the world as there are buyers ? if you look at two businesses selling ...

If you want to make the most money you can on eBay, then you need to know what sells. But how can you find that out? The Manual Way. If you?re just starting out, you might ...

So you?re having trouble finding stock cheaply enough to sell it for a good profit? Well, you?ve come to the right place. Garage sales. The chances are you?ve gone most of your ...

PayPal and eBay were made for each other ? and now that eBay own PayPal, using them together is getting even easier. What is PayPal? People with PayPal accounts can send mo...

When you sell on eBay, it?s important to know how to take advantage of the kinds of markets you encounter in the different seasons. As a rule, the summer months are slow and the wi...

When you buy things on eBay, you pay the seller before they send you anything. This means that you, as a buyer, are vulnerable to all sorts of problems. You might not get the items...

Have you noticed that whenever you open a newspaper, watch the TV or have a conversation, people seem to be talking about eBay? If you?ve never used it and you?ve no idea what it?s...

Are you finding that auction after auction fails to attract any bidders or buyers? It happens to the best of us sometimes ? take a good look at these things to see if any of them c...

eBay doesn?t have very many competitors, and the ones that there are remain small by comparison ? that?s part of what makes eBay so powerful for niche items. If you?re selling more...

Ebay tips. Part 1 Please remember this is only a small amount of info that is shown in our EBAY VIDEO TUTORIAL This can be viewed at www.onlineebooks.net Do you know what one ...

How to stand out more then others in ebay Here is a list of ideas to stand out , over your competitors. Better letter Head Better Graphics Offer something else with your...

Buyers really like pictures. The more pictures you have, the more they?ll feel like buying their item from you, and not from your competitor. In fact, there are plenty of buyers wh...

The income you get from selling items on eBay is just like the income you get from any other business: it is taxable, at least in theory. In practice, many get away without declari...

So you?ve done everything you can to keep your buyers happy ? but still someone?s left you negative feedback! You don?t think it?s fair, either because you fixed the buyer?s proble...

When someone wins your auction, you might think that?s the end of it. In fact, you can offer the item to anyone else who bid in the auction but didn?t win. Why Would I Do That? ...

SafeHarbor are the eBay police department. If a buyer does something they're not supposed to, then it's SafeHarbor you should be reporting it to. Non-paying Buyers. This is...

As you get more experienced on eBay, you might be tempted to use fixed price auctions, just so you can budget better. It?s often more reassuring to know that either you will make a...

At some point in your eBay selling life, one of your customers is going to send you a complaint. As long as you respond to it properly, however, it?s easy to keep a complaint from ...

Being a seller is a lot of responsibility, and sometimes you might feel like you?re not doing everything you should be. This simple checklist will help you keep on top of things. ...