Many former eBay sellers have chosen this day to pull a massive prank on eBay. They’re moving or have moved all their listings elsewhere. You can read the details on the Facebook Page for April Fool’s Day Off From Corporate Greed. Those with too few listings to export them automatically have either just let their listings [...]
Entries Categorized as 'Selling Online'
April Fool’s Day Off From eBay
April 1, 2011
Money’s Mama Auctions
March 24, 2011
I got a bit frustrated when looking around for other places to sell my jewelry and mystical items. Most places were fairly international, but even though Google is in Israel, Google Checkout doesn’t have Israel yet, so I was shut out. So I built my own auction site: Money’s Mama Auctions. I don’t expect to [...]
Creating a Google Base Data Feed For Your Store Easily
March 22, 2011
If you’re going to roll your own online store, and want to be able to compete with the larger sites, you MUST create a Google Merchant Center (formerly Google Base) data feed. If you’ve read the instructions and found them confusing, it’s only because they are trying to give you as much information as they can, so [...]
eBay’s New Fees Are Legal, Albeit Shady
March 19, 2011
I got an answer from the USPS, and they say it’s an eBay matter: I understand you are frustrated with the fees you are going to be charged when using eBay’s services. I apologize for the inconvenience, however, we do not have anything to do with, nor have any control over what eBay chooses to [...]
The USPS Has Apparently Been Lied To By eBay
March 18, 2011
The United States Postal Service is apparently unclear about what it is that eBay is planning to do. They think that eBay is charging a fee on the shipping through their discounted sponsor shipping services. They don’t understand that eBay is charging a fee based on the total amount of sales, not a fee for [...]
Requested Legal Clarification for eBay’s New Shipping Surcharge
March 16, 2011
I’ve written to the U.S. postal service about eBay charging fees for shipping, but doing nothing to earn them. The case number is HQ104683613. I encourage others to write them too, and if there are any lawyers or postal workers who could clear things up, please comment.
Taking Back eBay: Promoting Your Listings
January 17, 2011
In an attempt to take back eBay as a good place to find hand made, artist and collective sold goods, I’m going to make a few posts on how to promote your eBay listings. There’s plenty out there already, but much of it is outdated and/or geared for high volume sellers. My posts are going [...]
eBay Losing Artists, Gaining Sweatshops
January 11, 2011
As a long time eBay shopper and seller, it pains me to say that artists and makers of hand made crafts are leaving eBay in droves. Some aren’t even giving it a chance. The reason is the fees and the competition with mass produced goods. I personally still like eBay for some things. I’m able [...]
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