Archive for the 'Auctions' Category

The voters have spoken and the State of Alaska is getting rid of an unpopular jet that residents considered another evidence of government waste.
To get as much revenue from the sale as possible and eliminate worries about favoritism, etc. they’re selling the plane on Ebay according to Aero News.

FreeSell.com is using some interesting celebrity auctions to attract attention to their low fee site. It’s completely free to list your auction… then when you sell, you’re charged a mere 1% of the sale! That’s pretty good if the site can catch on.
The picture here is a bout a diamond ring a “Desperate Housewives” starlet used […]

Vendelo is Spanish for “sell it” and Armando Fileto Texas disck jockey turned ebay entrepreneur is selling it as a tradiing assistant for people who don’t have either the time, skills, or interest to get rid of their stuff on ebay. To minimize overhead Vendelo operates out of a small office instead of a retail […]

The Sun (UK) British troops have been banned from surfing ebay because it’s too distracting - from national defense.
Military IT experts discovered that servicemen who had returned from overseas duty were busy spending a £2,240 bonus on the auction site.
Top brass were worried it was too much of a distraction, so brought in the ban across the […]

Due to the fact that eBay, the Internet trading giant, recently announced that it was banning all teacher’s textbooks of any sort, including all homeschool supplies, Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) has launched their own auction website for them to exchange books and supplies.
HSLDA has already signed up more than 1,500 registered users.
Anyone […]

TechCrunch reports that Jellyfish.com is reporting that Jellyfish.com is drawing traffic to their site by having a reverse auction. The company plans on holding the “Daily Smack” reverse auctions every Monday through Friday.
An unknown quantity of product is posted on the site at the regular price.
Every little while, the price drops.
Do you buy or hope […]

Whether you’re buying to resell locally or on ebay itself or just something your heart desires on ebay, auction sniping has become the way to go to keep prices as low as possible on all your purchases.
Bidnapper.com is a web based sniper service that’s now offering a 15 day free trial so you can “try […]

I just learned about Titletrader.com and my mind turned to all of my readers who are trying to make a living selling books and such on Amazon.com, Ebay, or Craigslist.You know those books, cd’s, dvd’s etc. you just don’t seem to be able to sell through your normal channels?
What if you could, at least, trade […]

Let’s assume you just found one of the toys on the Hot Holiday Toy List. Of course you want to list it right away, but that may not be your best strategy.Wait until after Thanksgiving weekend to list the hottest items You take a bit of a risk here… but, if the stores really do […]

I noticed this a few days ago on Dane’s blog and really liked it…

Some eBay entreprenuers are making $20 to $30 selling a coupon they (and probably you) got in the mail for FREE.
ValPak sends out a blue envelope every month full of coupons for house siding, haircuts, oil changes, etc.
In the current mailing in […]