Archive for October, 2009

Start Planning Now for eBay Holiday Sales

Have you thought about your eBay holiday sales strategy yet? If not, you need to do so now. Although the start of the Christmas shopping season doesn’t “officially” kick off until the day after Thanksgiving (otherwise known as “Black Friday”), eBay sellers must have their sales plan in place long before that time.
It’s no secret [...]

Can I Still Make Money on eBay?

In a word: Yes.
It’s no secret in the online auction world that eBay has faced controversy over their changing fee and feedback structures. The rise of other Web marketplaces means increased competition for both buyers and sellers as well, potentially threatening the dominance of the original online flea-market.
Should sellers be worried about the potential dilution [...]

The Care and Feeding of Designer Handbags

Especially in these difficult economic times, many women who want the quality and cachet of luxury handbags but not the price tag continue to turn to consignment stores and online auction sites such as eBay for the sheer quantity of choices as well as the appeal of killer bargains.
eBay sellers face unique challenges in selling [...]

How to Recycle Your Wedding Dress

Within days after the wedding, most brides hand over their precious wedding gowns to specialists who will carefully but thoroughly clean them and then preserve them in special boxes to ensure that they remain beautiful well into the next generation. Depending on the service you choose, it can be an expensive process, but many find [...]

Delete, Reset, Before Dumping Your Old Cell Phone

Many cell phone users store their lives on their phones:  credit card numbers, passwords, social security numbers, even family photos and children’s birthdays.  But a surprising number of people don’t delete that data before reselling or turning in old devices.  NBC 5 reporter Grant Stinchfield reviews some of the data they found on turned-in phones, [...]