Archive for the 'ebay' Category

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 […]

What do Intel, Yahoo, Sun Microsystems, Ebay, Google and many other companies have in common?
The Wall Street Journal reminds us that behind each of these economic “engines” are immigrant entrepreneurs.
A new study from the National Venture Capital Association finds titled “American Made: The Impact of Immigrant Entrepreneurs and Professionals on U.S. Competitiveness” found that
“Over 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 […]

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 […]

The Ebay Foundation Techquity progam will fund grants to help microbusinesses upgrade their technology without incurring new debt. Here’s the press release from the Association for Enterprise Opportunity:
eBay Foundation and the Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) are pleased to announce their continued partnership on the eBay Foundation Techquity Program. This program will provide funds to […]

DHL, the package express company, is taking an active role in funding Microenterprises. These are true grants of $1000 cash plus discounted services thrown in to build customer loyalty in the small business market.
These Seattle area enterprises received these grants last April. Buisinesses in South Florida, Houston and Phoenix had received them previously.
- Buddy-Girl Greetings […]

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 […]

Want to tap into the huge and profitable market for toys on Ebay? Here is some advice from an eBay toy pro…
By Jenny Hunt
When selling toys on Ebay you sometimes get a chance to grab quite a few of the same hot item at once. One of the biggest mistakes you could make is to […]