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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Making money on ebay is really easy
- If I can do it you can.Let me tell you my story...After having tried many other ways of making money online and failed, I was left with no other option but to try the "ebay selling" thing.Until then I always thought it was too complicated and like many other people trying to make money online, I was not really interested in the fact that most of the stuff sold on ebay is physi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Traditional marketing techniques for ebay auction ads
- Ya know, I sort of giggle when I look at an ad on eBay that's just a black and white description of the item or product that's up for bid. It wasn't long ago at all that I would have done the exact same thing, but once I understood some traditional marketing techniques, not just been exposed to them; everything looked totally different.It's been a few years now and I can't imagine how I got...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dropship your way to success
- Many people know they would like to start an Internet business, but they don't have a product to sell. The solution is often drop shipping.Drop shipping is a business arrangement in which a company (often the manufacturer of a product) sells a product at wholesale prices to a reseller and ships the product directly to the reseller's customers. The retailer makes the company's products avail...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Your ebay username - what does it say about you?
- Have you tried to register a decent eBay username and been frustrated at the poor names left available? With over 125 million people using eBay in 2004 it is understandable that a lot of the good ones have gone.How important is registering a good eBay username (User ID) anyway? Well that depends - you may be wanting to register a username for business use so getting the right one would be i...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ebay bargain hunting - spell your way to success!
- Have you ever wondered how identical items can fetch such widely differing prices on eBay? Or why some items fail to receive any bids at all?Sometimes it is a matter of luck, or just timing - especially for things which are pretty unique or where there are not many buyers.Many commentators however suggest that it has much more to do with the quality of the item title. With thousands ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Louis vuitton -- avoiding the ebay nightmare fakes
- Without a doubt, eBay was one of the cleverest on-line ideas that anyone has had so far. The idea of creating a site where you can bid on and buy items ranging from an eggcup through to a disused Boeing 747 or a Nuclear Missile Silo was pure genius.Sadly though, whenever a good idea comes along, the seedier side of humanity is sure to be not that far behind, sliding along in it's wake leavi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Eating and thriving on-line
- The Internet SHOULD be "the place to shop" for low-carb dieters, diabetics, celiacs, and anyone else on a special diet. The posted prices are well below those in retail stores, the variety is greater, you are dealing with firms whose specialty is dealing with your need, and the products for sale are described fully in type that is designed to be read (isn't that a pleasant contrast to th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to locate drop shippers for your success
- Like the human heart, drop shippers can keep the blood pumping in an internet business. Often, they can be the key to success for online retail businesses who do not wish to stock actual inventory. Drop shippers are the source of wholesale merchandise many Websites offer to customers. An authentic drop shipper will have many qualities that make them desirable by an online retail business:...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why ebay is the best place to make your first $1000 online
- I'd like to begin with a question ? and I'll bet the answer is going to surprise you (it sure did surprise me!).Q. What percentage of the worlds population do you think is online?A. Under 1%!Just think about that for a second ? 99% of the world haven't even gotten online yet. And yet the internet is already making some people ? not large companies, but individuals like you and...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ebays hot selling books, find out which books sell & how to find them
- Selling books on eBay can be a very lucrative business! There are eBayers who sell only books and make a nice little income doing it. Where do they get these books to sell? At thrift stores, estate sales, flea markets, book fairs, yard sales, library sales, grandmas attic, etc. You see, many of these books are just sitting on the shelves getting passed up because they aren't anything special to lo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - When is wholesale really wholesale
- You've finally found the wholesale source for the high demand widget that is selling like hotcakes on the Internet. Thoughts of watching the money pouring in and celebrating the new found success selling widgets has you so excited that you can't wait to buy 5 widgets at wholesale and double the investment.After a lot of effort to market your widgets, you haven't sold any. Then, much to your...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Better than sliced bread? drop shipping, the new home business craze
- Many of you will probably remember the days when the only way to start a successful home business was to join some sort of multi-level marketing program or sell makeup at parties. In those days, people would have to buy a membership in the 'program' along with an inventory of sample products that they would then sell to friends and coworkers at 'parties.' Most people were not very successful at th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Usp on ebay
- If you have dabbled at all in the world of Internet marketing, you may have heard the term "unique selling proposition" or USP. USP is a technique that Internet marketers use to set themselves apart from the competition. Internet marketing is highly competitive and highly saturated. In order to be successful, it is vital that the Internet marketer present himself as being unique and different from...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ebay gold
- Internet auctions are relatively new having been around since the mid 1990's. There are several Internet auctions including Yahoo Auctions and UBid. But of course the undisputed king of Internet auctions is Ebay. Ebay has over 100 million registered users making it one of the top 10 most visited websites in the world.I discovered Ebay way back in 1998. At first, I was strictly a buyer. I wa...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Profitable paper piecing on ebay -- part 2
- Basic Paper Piecing TipsHere are some tips that will help you create paper piecings that will sell!Save some time by eliminating the "tracing" of patterns. Take your pattern, lay it over your cardstock and use your stylus to "trace" it onto your cardstock. You won't need a light box or copier for this and you can re-use your patterns again and again.Use the Fiskars soft-tip mi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Profitable paper piecing on ebay--part 1
- Why sell paper piecings on eBay?eBay is a great way to make a steady part-time or full-time income from a hobby that you love! Selling paper piecings has its ups and downs, but overall it is a rewarding and lucrative venture.Getting and Understanding An eBay AccountTo get started selling paper piecings on eBay, you will need to set up an account. If you already have an account...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Drop shipping secrets and sources revealed
- Unfortunately for those just breaking into the wholesaling business, drop-shipping source information is jealously guarded. With a firm understanding of the service they offer, it isn't hard to see why. As opposed to the typical wholesale resource, drop-shippers offer a myriad of benefits to their buyers:? You have no excess merchandise to house between orders.? You're saved the hass...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ebay - the basics
- I began selling on eBay in 1999 and have found it to be an enjoyable and profitable experience. I had owned a retail computer store for a few years and decided to close it. I still had a lot of computer inventory and soon discovered eBay was a good resource for selling the parts.This turned into an ideal situation as selling this way became a home-based business and the overhead was very lo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Losing sales by overcharging for shipping and handling
- As a serious seller on eBay you're familiar with their fee circumventing rules. If not, visit: http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/listing-circumventing.html.In a nutshell their rule is that you are not allowed to put an item up for bid for a penny and charge $100 for shipping and handling (S&H) in an attempt to avoid the transaction fee. Since we are not trying to avoid fees we all follow ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ten sure fire ways to lose bidders
- The way some auction sellers approach their auctions, it's clear there are as many ways to lose bidders as there are to skin a cat. If you spend enough time in the auctions you'll see a lot of basic mistakes, but the question remains: why do so many people consistently make the same mistakes over and over again. Is it that they are just placing auctions for the fun of it - without expecting to sel...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Online auction fraud
- eBay sales may have grown 51% last year over the previous year, but general online complaints jumped by 66.6% over the previous year to some 207,000+ complaints in 2004. The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C), stated in its yearly report that 71.2% of all complaints received pertained to auctions.Online frau...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What ebay can teach us about success
- I flew back to New York from Atlanta a few weeks ago and picked up 'Business 2.0' magazine for the flight.It was an excellent issue, but something so grabbed my attention that I ripped out the page because I wanted to share it with you.As many of you know, I used to be the 'King of Procrastination and being scattered'. That was me for about 7-8 years.Those were tough times....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The effects of ebay on american merchandising
- With one brilliantly simple idea, eBay was born just a few short years ago.From its humble beginnings in the Collectibles business, it went on to achieve the lofty heights it enjoys today.As eBay has continued to grow to over 30 million registered users, it has transformed the ability of individuals (as well as Corporations) to move product of all kinds.eBay is now a place whe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Online auction sellers - seize control of your business!
- As the online auction model of business continues to evolve toward a more commoditized, corporate marketplace, it is time for online auction sellers to seize control of their business, before it's too late.In this article we will highlight some effective steps you can take to shift control back to your own business.Why is it so important to seize control?There are three Mega-t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How pop-culture collectibles can increase your online auction profits
- How Pop Culture collectibles can increase your Online Auction profitsWith the increasingly competitive environment for products to sell in the online auction arena, sellers are getting more creative as to the items they purchase for re-sale.While some of the Dutch Auction items that are frequently sold on eBay will always maintain their commodity status and always sell well, Pop Cult...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Finding antiques and collectibles to sell on ebay
- Many people who decide to make a living selling collectibles on eBay soon fail. I meet them in the line at the post office. They tell me they just quit their job in order to sell things full time on eBay.I ask them, "What are you doing to find more items to sell?"Only the people who can answer this question last more than a few weeks. The others soon run out of things to sell and jus...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Using paypal for ebay purchases
- Paypal is the preferred payment choice for many buyers because Paypal allows buyers to pay instantly for eBay purchases. In this article, we will review using Paypal on eBay from the buyer's point of view.Since eBay purchased Paypal, it has become even easier for buyers and sellers to complete auction sales. Buyers like Paypal because they can quickly and easily pay online. In fact, some bi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Taking paypal on ebay
- Accepting Paypal as a payment method might increase your selling prices and your profits. This depends on what you are selling. I sell collectibles to collectors. My clients are like junkies. They will buy regardless of the payment options, so not offering Paypal won't make much difference in the final selling prices.If you sell items with high competition, accepting Paypal will make your a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Nine simple ebay selling hints
- Some of these eBay hints will save you money, others will result in higher prices. Either way, these will help you run more profitable eBay auctions.1. Write a simple description and do not clutter your auction with unneeded items like animated Gifs, and colored backgrounds. Remember, you are selling not entertaining.2. Charge a flat rate for shipping, and mention the shipping costs ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - An introduction to ebay consignment
- After I started selling on eBay, I was approached by friends without computers who wanted me to sell their items for them. They had heard stories about the outrageous prices items some ebay auctions brought. They knew I could get more money for them on eBay than they could get selling the items themselves. An added incentive to them was I did all the work. All they had to do is say "I don't want t...