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AuctionBytes Blog
Covering auctions, collectibles and marketplace selling.
Julia Wilkinson is Editor of the AuctionBytes Blog and is author of the "eBay Price Guide," "eBay Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks," "My Life at AOL" and numerous ebooks about selling online. You can also find her writing on Yard Salers.
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| Thu May 23 2013 16:37:27 |
Friday May 24 Last Day to Enter Collections Contest
By: Julia Wilkinson
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The AuctionBytes Collections Contest is drawing to a close. Time for you last-minute slackers to grab that Nikon, iPhone, Droid, or even Brownie camera and send it in to the contest, so you have a chance at winning that $50! Just email it to me at julia@auctionbytes.com, or post it to the AB Forum. Let's take a look at what we have until now: here's just part of the Collections Contest Pinterest Board:
 We've got ash trays, a whole herd of model horses, tons of brass/copper, dragonware, Shirley Temple items, old railroad ties, miniatures, and more! ... Read More |
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| Wed May 22 2013 13:33:37 |
PayPal Vs. Google Wallet: Payment Wars
By: Julia Wilkinson
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Who will win in becoming the dominant payment system for the Internet, and digital payment processing in general? Will it be PayPal, which, in its announcement of the "Cash for Registers" program, proclaimed the "wallet" dead? Or Google Wallet, with its leverage of Google's dominant Chrome browser, and popular email system, Gmail? TechCrunch calls it "Death by a Thousand Cuts" to PayPal.
And, will there even have to be one winner? After all, in the credit card world, we have MasterCard and Visa, both accepted in ... Read More
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| Mon May 20 2013 18:53:35 |
Survey Shows Online Sellers Worry about Internet Tax Creep
By: Julia Wilkinson
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We heard from a lot of you in our recent survey about the "Internet Sales Tax," formally known as the "Marketplace Fairness Act." Comments were optional, but implementation problems and "tax creep" were mostly on the minds of online sellers who left them.
Here is a small sampling of comments of those who felt the tax would be gradually lowered and affect more and more sellers over time:
- "It is only a matter of time before they lower the minimum sales requirement to affect Mom & Pop entities and 'garage sale' sellers."
- "...we all know what will happen if the law is ... Read More
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| Thu May 16 2013 16:57:17 |
Bright, Shiny Collections - Contest Deadline May 24
By: Julia Wilkinson
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Our Collections Contest will wrap up next Friday, May 24. So if you have not gotten your collection entered yet, grab the nearest smartphone, camera, or even a webcam and get that photo entered! You can post it to the AuctionBytes Forum or simply email it to me at julia@auctionbytes.com.
Please try to take a photo with a high resolution…i.e. have your camera on the digital macro setting if possible. But any photo will do.
We have some new and fascinating entries. Longtime EcommerceBytes community member "Al G" ... Read More
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| Wed May 15 2013 11:10:56 |
Etsy Advice on Promoting with Tumblr
By: Julia Wilkinson
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Sure, you've got down Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and probably a blog (or two), but are you effectively using that up-and-coming social media tool, Tumblr? The Etsy Blog recently served up a great post about how to use this photo-and-text based platform to promote your products. Although the advice may be geared toward Etsy sellers, it works for sellers on any selling site, be it eBay, Amazon, RubyLane. eCrater, or what have you. Here's a summary and a few ideas for sellers on any platform.
Keep the Name Simple
Some things to keep in mind: Cat Leth, author of the post, ... Read More
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| Mon May 13 2013 14:04:25 |
Survey: How Would the Internet Sales Tax Affect You?
By: Julia Wilkinson
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 The Senate approved the Internet Sales Tax proposal last Monday, and it is now headed to the House. EcommerceBytes would like to know how its readers feel about the measure, and if it would affect you, as Read More
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| Thu May 9 2013 17:01:46 |
More Collections Pour into Contest: From Ash Trays to Bottles
By: Julia Wilkinson
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More collections have been "pouring" into the AuctionBytes Blog Collections Contest, this time of everything from ash trays to perfume bottles. It's not too late for you to enter the contest and get a shot at the $50 prize; we're keeping the contest going at least until next Friday, and possibly longer.
Let's take a look at some of our recent entrants. Beth collects Fenton Glass Bears: "All the same sitting bear, but in different colors and types of glass," she says. Now that's a specialized collection! She says her collection is currently at ... Read More
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