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Fourteen per cent of adult Britons who use the internet made their most recent online purchase from an auction site according to a survey by Apacs, the UK payments association. I bet I know which auction site … which is why I’m not surprised when fees for buyers and sellers keep rising. Problem is, there [...]

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eBay scam latest: I learned something new today – eBay power sellers use bots (web robots) to post hundreds of sales offering “Buy it Now” stuff such as e-books, digital photos and Windows wallpaper for a penny (or a cent). It’s all delivered digitally, but automating the process is the only way the sellers can [...]

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The leeching of advertising spend away from newspapers and magazines to the Internet looks set to move up a gear with a plan by eBay to invite traders to post classified ads on eBay Motors. For £150 a month, garages and dealers will be able to list up to 100 cars on the site – [...]

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Pity poor eBay – it’s grown so huge, no one seems to be in control. Like a giant megalithic blob, it flops one way then another, leaving customers bewidered. Word on the wires is that within days of deciding it would longer accept payment from Nochex – a move that caused thousands of power [...]

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Know your subject. If you don’t, research it well and get to know values.

Know about fakes. Branded jewellery, clothes and fashion accessories that sell cheaply are usually too good to be true.

Know your seller. All eBay vendors build up feedback from their buyers, which is your way of checking out their reliability.

Know your limits. Just [...]

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Always start your sales during the week, so that they finish at the weekend, when most potential buyers are at their computers

Most sales happen in the closing minutes of the sale, so don’t waste buyers’ time with long listings. Research has proved against the argument that long auctions raise awareness and therefore prices. [...]

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A cruise around eBay’s community forums throws up a raft of problem posts from sellers who claim they are victims of PayPal’s unaccountability and apparent intransigence when it comes to settling disputes.
A typical case involves an individual who sells an object on eBay, receives payment via PayPal, posts it to the winner of the auction [...]

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Having come this close at a collectors’ fair to buying a “Tiffany” silver bangle that turned out to be a fake, it was heartening to learn that the U.S. jewellery manufacturer is suing eBay which is surely the source of most if not all the dud pieces currently circulating.
We were searching out a graduation gift [...]

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Recognise this spoof email?
Dear valued eBay member, It has come to our attention that your eBay billing updates are out of order. If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your online experience and update your billing records you will not run into any future problems with the online service. Once you have updated [...]

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There is no shortage of ways to sell objects you own – and I’ve tried most of them, with differing results. One that I hope to use increasingly is the online auction. Before I do so, I intend to check out the recommendations listed here by the Federal Trade Commision and I suggest you do [...]

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David Pott has been selling his work on eBay for 10 months now. His blog ArtistsAnon: gives 10 Tips for Making a Living on eBay, as well as 7 Tips on How to Create Art That Sells on eBay. I can’t paint to save my life, but others might find David’s help invaluable.

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Strange that no-one at eBay is interested in putting an end to all the crooks selling fake designer goods. Or is this a case of double standards? Read here about the axe falling on unlicensed DVDs of Live 8 concerts.

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