eBay Shipping is one of the most controversial topics discussed on the eBay forums. And, shipping issues are the number one source of complaints and negative feedback, so this is one area where you want to get it right. Packing your goods If you are going to run a profitable and professional eBay business, you [...]

I get this question all the time. There are dozens of models of digital cameras that will work with eBay –but there are plenty of cameras that won’t work either. At the end of this article is a link to actual cameras that I recommend –but any camera that meets the following criteria will also [...]

Magnitize is a free service where you can get a personal website to act as your home base for connections to Twitter, Facebook and any other websites you have.  Its sort of like having an online business card. Karen was sitting in a workshop at the Amazon conference and asked if anyone knew of a [...]

Halloween is fast approaching us. Although temporary –Halloween is a very profitable niche on eBay. Candy and Costumes will start appearing in the stores before we know it. Every year there are popular costumes that stores run out of within a few days or weeks of hitting the shelves.   The best way to find [...]

 There are three ways to recover shipping costs on eBay: 1. Offer free shipping and build the cost into your starting price 2. Offer calculated shipping and charge buyers the actual shipping cost 3. Pre-calculate a fixed shipping price  (Shipping Tip: If you are shipping via Priority mail, check out the weight and see if [...]

Just a short post today to let everyone know that the traditional summer slowdown on eBay is about to end.  I have been selling on eBay for ten years and have seen the same thing every August. The slowdown typically starts a little bit in July and then cascades into the middle of august. The [...]

The answer may surprise you. I saw an article in the San Francisco Chronicle Online edition this week about finding the best time and day to end an auction. Theoretically you want to end an auction when the most number of people are on eBay. Conventional wisdom and some data mining has indicated that Sunday [...]

Finally a simple textbook that shows how to use social sites like Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, YouTube and others to make money online It is no secret that lots of people are making money selling their products, services and affiliate links on social marketing sites. But figuring out how they work is frankly a learning curve [...]

Just Updated: 77 Free eBay Tips to help eBay sellers avoid mistakes, sell more items and build your eBay business I have been publishing my free eBay tips for the past 6 years. As you can imagine with all of the changes on eBay and the services provided by third parties, these need to be updated frequently. The [...]

Two Cheap eBay product photo studios you can make in 10 minutes for under $10.00 I have been selling the EZ Cube Photo Studios on my website (www.ezauctiontools.com) and on eBay for the past 4 years.  The EZ Cube is an inexpensive and impressive photo solution that allows anyone to take excellent product photos for your [...]

Learn how to increase your online sales and profits on eBay, the Internet and other online sites I have been working with the folks at netSpray in Austin Texas to help them introduce their new service to eBay and online sellers. netSpray is a new service that allows you to create widgets and place them [...]

Learn how a Titanium Power Seller Runs his business and where he is selling now Last week I did a recorded interview with eBay Titanium Power Seller, Ron Saxton. We spoke about how he runs his eBay business, the state of eBay today, other online venues such as Amazon and we even discussed the eBay [...]

In my opinion NOT Now, but it may not hurt to have it. eBay and ProPay announced their deal for eBay sellers that will take effect next week. Starting next week, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Titanium eBay Power Sellers can sign up for ProPay and integrate ProPay into their eBay business much like they now [...]

Most eBay sellers avoid selling large heavy items because they are difficult to ship. Yet many of these products are very profitable and have less competition. Last year I told my eBay business readers about a service called uShip. Today U-Ship announced the launch of the eBay Shipping Center. This new tool is aimed directly [...]

You can no longer sell digital information like eBooks directly on eBay, but there is still a way to make money on eBay from digital products with this neat trick. As most of you know, eBay no longer allows the sale and delivery of digital information directly on eBay.  But think for a moment: What [...]