Archive for November, 2008

eBay Cannot Live by Spreadsheets Alone

Posted on November 26, 2008. Filed under: eBay | Tags: , , , , |

. Today, for some reason, I was thinking about a movie I watched awhile back titled “Vantage Point” where a true understanding of the situation required the movie goer to see what was happening through each viewpoint of several different people who were all a part of one single event.  The movie really made me think [...]

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The Big Sucking Sound – Amazon Siphoning eBay’s Good Sellers

Posted on November 24, 2008. Filed under: Amazon, eBay, eBayInkBlog | Tags: , , , |

Today, on eBayInkBlog, Richard posted an article titled “Q&A with Dinesh Lathi, eBay VP of Seller Experience” – click Here for the complete Q&A information.  Reading the Q&A, I was again struck by how one-way the conversations are between eBay and its sellers.  Again, eBay talks “at” us and not “to” us, trying all the while to convince [...]

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Amazon Holiday Selling Tips: Info on Offering Promotions

Posted on November 21, 2008. Filed under: Amazon | Tags: , , |

The information below comes directly from the Amazon Seller Central website.  To view the information, including tutorials, provided in the links below you will need to sign in to your Amazon seller central account.   Be competitive this holiday season by offering promotions, especially free shipping. Promotions increase sales, and value-conscious customers have come to [...]

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The Art of Saying No to a Customer Paints a More Profitable Picture

Posted on November 20, 2008. Filed under: eBay | Tags: , , |

      Anyone in business for very long knows that “the customer is King” and “the customer is always right”.  In our business, we sell so many different products and one of the big sellers for us is in the Toys & Games category so this is a wonderful time of year for us.  [...]

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New eBay Basics of Selling Materials Available Soon (6 to 8 weeks)

Posted on November 17, 2008. Filed under: eBay | Tags: , , , |

  I just received this email (note that I have blocked out the phone number and email address):   Subject: New Basics of Selling version 6 materials available soon!   Hello Instructors,   We are excited to announce that the updated Basics of Selling version 6 materials will be available in the next 6-8 weeks! As the [...]

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The Keys to Surviving the PayPal 21-Day Hold Policy

Posted on November 15, 2008. Filed under: eBay, Paypal, Tips - for the eBay Seller | Tags: , , , , |

The “21 Day Hold Paypal Policy” has created a great deal of frustration for many eBay sellers.  Below I have some recommendations for eBay sellers who are looking to ease the pain of this new policy:     1. Become informed   By knowing when PayPal is most likely to hold your money and what [...]

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