If you are going away for the holidays, vacation, or just want to take a break from eBay, did you know you can manage your vacation settings? Here is how.
1) Go to your eBay Store.
2) At the bottom of the page, click SELLER MANAGE STORE.
3) On the left column, near the bottom, you will see RELATED LINKS>VACATION SETTINGS.
4) You can do several things here. You can completely hide all of your listings. Or, you can allow your listings to remain visible and add a message to each store page explaining how long you will be gone, and when you will …read more

Counterfeit and replica handbags are everywhere – in small boutiques, at the airport, on street corners, and on eBay. Below are some tips on how to spot a fake or knock-off Coach bag before you buy it.
Counterfeit goods fund all kinds of illegal activity including prostitution, drug trafficking, gang activity, terrorism, and other types of organized crime. When you purchase a replica handbag (either intentionally or unintentionally), your money goes to support these types of activities.
Replica bags are not allowed on eBay. Yes, many are for sale, but if you are caught offering one, your listing will be removed and …read more

If you have been selling on eBay for any length of time, you will quickly become accustomed to fee changes and / or increases. Unfortunately, the price of your inventory won’t decrease, so you will need to take proactive steps to keep your profits from falling as fees increase. The answer isn’t always to raise your prices. Here are some suggestions for reducing other expenses that you may incur as you operate your eBay home business.
Pay close attention to eBay Insertion Fees and the tiered pricing. For example, pricing an auction item between $1 and $9.99 costs 35 cents. Pricing …read more

If you are not selling on eBay UK, now is the time. Learn why US sellers are turning to eBay UK, and how you can make money selling there.

The holiday selling season on eBay is right around the corner. Will you be ready? Here is a quick and dirty checklist of tasks to complete before the holiday season gets into full swing.
Use Buy It Now on all auctions from November 1 until Christmas.
Add Best Offer to all inventory items. You don’t have to accept the offers, but you will give your customer more options.
Order packaging early. Go to the USPS website and order plenty of boxes and Tyvek envelopes. Check your supply of packing materials for your particular products. You don’t want to have to stop in …read more

One of the biggest problem of selling used or vintage clothing on eBay is removing the smells the garments may have picked up from their previous owner, in storage, or next to something else in the thrift store. Moth ball odor is one of the toughest smells to remove. It can be done, but it takes some time and patience.
One thing you never want to do to remove mothball odor is put the garment in a hot clothes dryer, or iron it with a steam iron. This will basically trap and seal the ordor in the garment forever. Here is …read more

Creating a private listing on eBay is easy and serves several purposes. If you are offering items that may be embarrassing, personal, sensitive or offensive to some people, creating a private listing will encourage more bids. The bidder will not have to worry about the item appearing on his feedback page or history. You will often see private listings for adult products (games, toys, costumes), health items, intimate apparel, and other sensitive items.
Some eBay buyers want to keep their transactions private, regardless of the iitem. They feel that their purchases are their own private business, and they like to …read more

Did you know that you sell grocery coupons on eBay? Some sellers’ entire stores are nothing but grocery, food, and drug store coupons. These sellers obtain multiple Sunday newspapers for the sole purpose of clipping the coupons to offer them on eBay. Actually, coupon clipping is a fun family activity since everyone can get involved. Plus, it is something you can do from home to earn extra money.( If you are especially frugal, you can ask friends, neighbors, and coworkers to save the coupon inserts for you and you won’t even have to buy any Sunday papers.)
There are several ways …read more

Check out this creative and clever marketing tip by Jim Cockrum. Your eBay About Me page is the only place on eBay that allows links to a non-eBay site. The above video is about 10 minutes long but well worth the time if you are are interested in creative ways to generate leads and build your customer base.

I want to thank the ladies at Money Saving Mom, Sisterly Savings, and Northern Cheapskate for educating me over the last few months on how to get free products through drugstore rebate programs, give aways, couponing, and other frugal tactics. I’ve always been a coupon clipper, but haven’t taken the art to a higher level until lately. So here is a big shout out to my new best friends! Thanks for all your help.
If you want to learn more about how to get free items by using rebates, coupons, sales, and special promotions, read the following articles. Getting free inventory …read more