21st August 2007
A friend also selling on eBay told me about a mistake she made that innocently caused four people to bid on and pay for one solitary item available.
It was an easy mistake, especially for new eBay sellers, and basically she had just one product for sa...
21st August 2007
House Sitting is a business anyone can enter, no matter where in the world they live. Whether that person is young or old, male or female, employed or still looking for gainful employment, anyone can become a house sitter or even start their own house si...
21st August 2007
One of the most important things about being successful on eBay is to take active steps to safeguard your eBay password (also PayPal), not just in the early days but for as long as you remain a member of one or other site.
That said, it isn’t just ...
21st August 2007
The Gentle Art of Haggling! Haggling means to negotiate over price and it’s the easiest way possible to get deep discounts on goods at boot sales and flea markets to resell later on eBay.
Haggling is commonplace at boot sales and flea markets, it’...
21st August 2007
Home and personal safety and security is big business worldwide, including on eBay, representing an immensely responsive niche market with plentiful sub-categories. As a result, both on and off eBay, you’ll find traders specialising in safety and secur...
21st August 2007
There’s a lot of talk going on in online forums right now, between eBay PowerSellers, primarily those who are selling eBooks and other products about making money on eBay. A string of comments I spotted today originated with one PowerSeller stating he ...
21st August 2007
At the risk of upsetting purists, my professional auctioneer friend, who specialises in ‘Ceramics’, jokes that ‘Ceramics’ is the grand name for what most people call ‘pottery’, or in even more derogatory fashion ‘china’.
In reality the ...
02nd May 2007
It’s a far cry since the days vinegar was used by soldiers and mariners to stop food rotting on long journeys and to kill maggots and add flavour to meat that had already decomposed.
Since then this common food additive has developed hundreds of alte...
02nd May 2007
Vinegar: it flavours food, can help you lose weight, it can clean kitchen surfaces brighter than bright, in fact vinegar has many many uses which few people realise. Here are just 35 ideas for getting the most out of a bottle of vinegar ....
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30th April 2007
Dog has long been man’s best friend and many popular collectibles have developed from their relationship. One of the most highly priced and highly prized on eBay is dog collars.
The rarest and most expensive British collars date from the 15th to 1...
30th April 2007
Corkscrews - A Tiny Item, Often Overlooked at Local Auctions and Flea Markets - and Potentially a Best Seller on eBay.
I knew I'd found something special when a colleague who normally sells vintage postcards turned to listing corkscrews instead. She'...
30th April 2007
Children’s annuals are perennial Christmas best-sellers - of thousands of each title issued each year, most are read, and few remain in collectable condition (perfect corners, no bent pages, all pages intact). Time wreaks havoc on condition of most boo...
30th April 2007
Have You Ever Considered What Poison and Perfume Have in Common and Why Old Bottles Can Make Good Profits for You.
Long ago, when I sold at flea markets, I knew lots of people who sold just bottles, mainly beer bottles, and they made a generous livin...
30th April 2007
Your title is the most important part of your eBay listing: so take care creating a great title for your auction and make sure your product gets seen by 100% of your target market.
Your chance of achieving multiple bids and unexpectedly high realisatio...
30th April 2007
Imagine this for a part-time business opportunity: you fancy working evenings only, you need to make $500 a day pure profit; you do it on just five listings a day fetching a minimum $100 profit per listing plus eBay fees. You can even make sure every lis...
