Source: MSNBC Thinking about starting an eBay business? MSNBC has an article by Cliff Ennico of Entrepreneur.com that gives you some basic steps but very important guidelines. Here’s a brief overview: 1. Register your business with state and local tax authorities. eBay businesses are retail businesses, so remember your state’s sales tax. 2. What will…
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Source: eBay Services – Options, Authentication & Grading Do you need a professional opinion on your item’s authenticity or condition? To help you find the right type of expertise, eBay has links to companies that provide this specialized service. Opinions. Get a quick, preliminary opinion online regarding an item’s authenticity before you buy or sell…
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Source: IWantCollectibles.com “These articles are based on my experience buying and selling collectibles,” says Terry Gibbs, owner of IWantCollectibles.com. Terry “has done over 12,000 eBay auctions and taught over 7,000 people how to sell on eBay.” Terry’s site has links to resources such as how to spot fake, fradulent or forged items, how to set…
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Source: SCADS Normally when you think of the word scads you think of “a lot of something”. “There were scads of people at the movies last night.” “Scads of dogs were running down the street.” But scads can also mean something else – as in Stamp Collectors Against Dodgy Sellers (SCADS). SCADS was formed on…
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Source: Britain TV The eBay source in this article was not quoted properly. I have made the editorial change to make it a generalized response from eBay. eBay provides a lot of guidance for sellers to avoid fraud. When most people think about fraud, they think of fraud from the Buyer perspective. But the Sellers…
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While I can’t write in the gothic musings of novelist Anne Rice (Interview With the Vampire) and my subject isn’t a vampire, I do have some hints and tips from a true PowerSeller, Michaela of California. Michaela’s eBay ID is sharpgrndevil. Laurie: Michaela, do you use an auction service company for your PowerSelling? If so,…
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Source: Manufacturingcenter.com Did you know that you could buy a fully operational CNC lathe for as little as $1? Next time you’re thinking of upgrading or adding equipment to your shop, think eBay. The on-line auction site can help build your business at the click of a mouse. Among the more than 50,000 categories on…
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Source: eBay Appearing on 2 million listings, the SquareTrade Seal is the #1 way to show buyers that you can be trusted. Buyers look for the SquareTrade Seal to find out if you are: Professionally verified as a trusted seller. Continually meeting exceptional selling standards. Committed to following through with your sales. The SquareTrade Seal…
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Source: Auction Insights Currently boasting over 29 million members, eBay is one of the most visible and far-reaching Internet companies in existence, with a large segment of the population either using the service, or at the very least, aware of it. Among the eBay Sellers, there is a designation given to approximately 4% of the…
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Source: detnews Margaret Rogosienski has seen the future for getting rid of old stuff: It’s an 1,100 square-foot retail store on a busy stretch of Broadway. The store, C-it-Sell, is thought to be the first in Maine devoted solely to selling items on eBay for customers. Nationwide and overseas, hundreds of eBay drop-off stores are…
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