eBay Articles

What? You Don’t Have an eBay Store? by Kirsten Hawkins In fact, you might not even have heard of eBay stores. Read on to find out what you’ve been missing. Learn more

Ten Sure Fire Ways To Lose Bidders by Steven Woodward When you realize the cost of placing an auction includes everything from auction site fees, cost of electricity, internet access, your time, and other auction management issues and expenses, why is it that many auction sellers lose bidders they’ve worked so hard, and spent so much money to get to their auctions, by making easy to fix mistakes? Learn more

The Top Sellers On eBay by Sydney Johnston A fascinating eBay case study is the number one seller on eBay, a little outfit called Marie's CDs, but is better known under its old name "1 Cent CD." Jay and Marie, current ID "jayandmarie", are an institution on eBay and are a big part of what makes eBay such an amazingly popular phenomenon. Learn more

Top eBay Business Secrets Revealed by Jason James Ten million - let me say that number again - ten million people visited the eBay website last month. With everything from online auctions to dropshipping opportunities, the eBay business website has something for everyone. If you are thinking about joining in on the hysteria and trying to make your fortune with an eBay business of your own, here are some of the best things you can do to maximize your chances for success. Learn more

eBay Listing Service : Make Managing Your Auctions Easy by John Lenaghan Do you want to have a lot of auctions going but don’t have time to keep track of them all? Trust me, you’re not alone. With more and more people making significant portions - if not all - of their income from their eBay auction websites the need has arisen for many people to have someone manage the listing of their auctions for them. Learn more

Taxing Your eBay Profits by Tim Knox As a small business person-slash-advice columnist I dread the first quarter of the new year. Not because in my mind my own business fortunes start at zero again every January or because I have already dismissed every New Year’s resolution I made when the clock rang out the New Year. No, the reason I dread the first quarter of the new year is that my email box floods with questions about business taxes and the IRS, my two least favorite subjects on earth. It’s not that I am opposed to paying my fair share of business taxes. It’s that I consider the IRS to be a little like Beetlejuice, the movie demon who appeared only after his name was called three times in a row. My fear is if I write too many IRS columns their dark agents may appear on my doorstep, ready to drag me away to an uncertain fate. Learn more

How to Choose the Right eBay Product Category. by Kirsten Hawkins Some people think it’s easy to choose the right eBay category, and often it is. Sometimes, though, it might not be quite clear exactly what to go for. Learn more

The Biggest Ecommerce Opportunity Of This Century by Derek Gehl Even with all the controversy and bad press, it's no wonder that eBay is still being called, "The Biggest Ecommerce Opportunity Of This Century." eBay gets serious traffic -- in fact, a whopping TWO MILLION eager buyers visit eBay every day, ready and willing to make purchases online... Learn more

Cut Start-Up Costs By Using a Dropshipper by Tim Knox Dropshippers, as they're called --are an excellent way to start your e-business and, if done properly, don't have to be a costly endeavor. There are literally hundreds of companies out there that will dropship products for you, everything from gifts and housewares to power tools and furniture. Learn more

Dropshipping Secrets For Making More Money on eBay by Jason James Dropshipping is simply selling products for wholesale companies, sending them the address of the person who bought from you, and they ship the product to them. This is an incredible opportunity, most times for the cost of a meal at a restaurant, to start a profitable eBay business. Learn more

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