One thorn in the side of small-time online sellers is the yearly postal rate increase.
You’re forced to either eat the increase or pass it on to your customers. Either way, you end up paying eBay and PayPal a larger amount because they collect a percentage of the total that the buyer pays, including shipping. It’s a built-in fee hike without eBay having to announce an increase in fees.…
From a seller’s standpoint, the past few weeks might have you referring to ebay as “glitch-bay” or “eBug.”
Buyers probably don’t notice the numerous gremlins affecting eBay – at least, I haven’t seen any complaints from eBay buyers having trouble with the site.
Sellers, however, have been burning up the web with reports of strange happenings.
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In this post, I’m sharing another video about some of the stranger stuff we sold on eBay recently.
Almost everything came from somewhere around our house or garage. As always, before deciding to list something for sale, I researched similar items on eBay to make sure other items had sold in the past for $10 or more.
I usually don’t list items for less than $10 plus shipping, since it’s not worth my time.…
After your kids are long past the baby stage, you might find yourself with a bunch of baby stuff that’s taking up oodles of space in your garage, basement, attic or closets.
What’s great about some of your unwanted baby gear is that you can sell it. For smaller, shippable items, research past sales on eBay to get a feel for what you should list your own items for.…
Founded in 1995, eBay has become a household name. The site has changed with the times and remains a vibrant, active marketplace with 1 billion live listings, 170 million active buyers and 391 app downloads.
Despite the site’s popularity, many folks really don’t know much about eBay. Before you buy or sell on eBay, either again or for the first time, check out this list of eBay myths that stubbornly persist in many people’s minds.…
Getting started with selling online can seem daunting. There are a number of different places you can sell your stuff, and they’re not all the same. How do you know whether you should sell your stuff on eBay, Amazon, Etsy, Craigslist or somewhere else?
What are the worst places to sell your stuff? I haven’t had good experiences with smartphone apps, yard sales, consignment sales and Facebook.…
Are smartphone apps like OfferUp the “next big thing” to use when you need to sell your stuff? If you’ve got a lot of excess stuff you want to unload, a smartphone app might seem like the quickest way to sell your stuff.
OfferUp does let you quickly and easily list your items for sale. Simply take a picture with your phone and type a brief description.…
If you’re like most people, you probably have loads of excess stuff crammed into your closets, garage, attic or basement that you’d like to get rid of. You might be surprised at the things you can actually sell on eBay, including old TV remotes, holiday decorations, toys, home decor and power cords unique to certain devices.
I’ve even sold electronics that didn’t work, including an old laptop.…
If you have too much stuff, it might feel so overwhelming that you don’t know where to start to get rid of everything you no longer need. You can get so tangled up in just getting through each day that you can’t seem to find time prune your possessions.
If you’ve got kids, you probably have clothing they outgrew years ago and toys they’ve forgotten they have.…
Many of us have way too much stuff. Until we start cleaning out closets and the garage, attic or basement, we might not even realize just what we have that we’re no longer using.
For the past few weeks, I’ve been cleaning out my closets and garage to get rid of everything I possibly can. I’ve made so much money from this endeavor that I effectively get paid for cleaning out drawers, closets and other storage space.…