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Archive for August, 2005

News: eBay Specialists Teach Others to Sell

Sunday, August 21st, 2005

Source: RedNova
When Lee Ann Wright moved to Baltimore two years ago, she made plans to start a home-based business selling women’s clothing through the global online marketplace of eBay.
After reading through the site’s guidelines for beginners and purchasing an eBay seller’s kit, Wright was intimidated by both the Web and business tasks ahead of her. [...]

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News: Authors Let Online Bidders Name Characters

Friday, August 19th, 2005

Source: Topix
It can take years of late-night navel gazing for a novelist to name a character - or it could come as quickly as an auction on eBay.
Next month, Stephen King, Amy Tan, Lemony Snicket, Nora Roberts, Michael Chabon and 11 other best-selling writers will auction the right to name characters in their new novels. [...]

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Auctions: Coming Soon to eBay: Ability to Lower Reserve Price Even After Bids are Placed

Friday, August 19th, 2005

Source: eBay
In the next few weeks, Sellers will be able to lower their Reserve Price on a listing on eBay, even after bids have been placed, to make their item more likely to sell. This option is already available on eBay Motors and on eBay UK, and is now being extended to the US eBay [...]

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News: eBay Urges Traders to Make Christmas Killing

Thursday, August 18th, 2005

Source: Ireland OnLine
eBay is encouraging traders to buy up toys and re-sell them on the site at a profit once shops run out during the pre-Christmas rush.
Desirable new gadgets such as the PlayStation Portable (PSP) and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 are among the items likely to be re-sold at higher prices, the site said. Shrewd traders [...]

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News: eBay and USPS to Offer Clinic in Denver

Thursday, August 18th, 2005

Sorry this is a bit short timing.
Source: Denver Business Journal
eBay and the Denver-area United States Postal Service are teaming up to present a three-day clinic for aspiring entrepreneurs.
The eBay Day Small Business Tour will roll into Denver Aug. 24 through 26. The event will be held at gate 2 of the Denver Mail Processing/Distribution Center [...]

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News: Netflix + eBay = Bookins

Thursday, August 18th, 2005

Source: PRNewswire
How much will you pay for your next great read? Perhaps nothing but shipping, if you use Bookins.com, the revolutionary new person-to-person book trading website. Membership is free, and there are no late fees or due dates. Like Netflix (the famous DVD-by mail website), everything is automated, and prepaid postage is provided. But instead [...]

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Blog: Texas Man Vows to Vist Every Starbucks

Wednesday, August 17th, 2005

A man after my own heart…I LOVE coffee and visit Starbucks and other coffee houses regularly. I even have a window sticker on my truck that has a picture of a coffee cup - it says “Powered by Coffee”. No, it’s not the caffeine, I just love the taste of a good old cup of [...]

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News: Pugster Earns 1 Million Positive Feedbacks

Wednesday, August 17th, 2005

Source: Pugster.com
Pugster, Inc. - pugster888 on eBay - will be the first top seller in eBay history to reach the one million overall positive feedback mark. This number consists of new users and returning customers, which illustrates Pugster’s commitment to excellence as customers return time and time again. Pugster888 has topped the charts every month [...]

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Auctions: Holy Pierogi!

Wednesday, August 17th, 2005

Source: WRAL, Raleigh-Durham, NC
The online casino that bought a grilled cheese sandwich that looks like the Virgin Mary has now placed the winning bid for a pierogi with the face of Jesus.
GoldenPalace.com posted the high bid on the eBay auction.
The Seller, Donna Lee of Point Place, Ohio (which I believe is near Toledo) said Jesus’ [...]

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Weird Wednesday - August 17, 2005

Wednesday, August 17th, 2005

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it’s time once again for …
WEIRD WEDNESDAY
Where I look up some weird auctions on eBay and share them with y’all for fun.
Now I know I’ve been promising a WW logo. It will be here next week! Hooray!
In the meantime, let’s get into the weird stuff! This week I’m doing [...]

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