Archive for February, 2008

20-Cent Listing Special Promotion, February 13th ONLY, on eBay.com

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on February 12, 2008

For one day only, eBay is having a special 20-cent listing promotion for fixed price and auction listings. Get out there, take advantage of this promotion, and go make money on eBay! This promotion is good only on February 13th, 2008 and only on eBay.com. For complete details, see the promotion page. Make sure you [...]

USPS Rates Going Up, Again

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on February 12, 2008

For those that sell on eBay and use the United States Postal Service as a shipping option, get prepared to update your shipping prices once again. The USPS has just announced that the postal rates for First Class Mail are going up by one cent, effective 12 May 2008. There are also other rate adjustments [...]

Media Category Announcement Shocks Many eBay Sellers

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on February 12, 2008

eBay made an announcement yesterday that shocked many of those that sell on eBay. They have, for the first time ever, announced that there is going to be category specific pricing. Lorrie Norrington, who is replacing Bill Cobb as President of eBay Marketplace Operations, announced that listing fees for the Books, Music, Movies and Video [...]

FREE eBay Webinar For Those Who Sell on eBay

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on February 11, 2008

If you are wondering how you can survive the upcoming eBay changes and still make money on eBay, then there is an event this week you will want to attend. Scot Wingo of Channel Advisor is hosting a FREE webinar this Wednesday, 13 February 2008, at 2pm EST. This should be a very informative webinar [...]

Suggested Reading for 8 February 2008

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on February 8, 2008

This Super week is coming to an end. With the Super Bowl and Super Tuesday behind us, we can all refocus our efforts on making money on eBay. Here are the selections for this week: The latest acquisition rumor is courtesy of the San Jose Mercury News. They are reporting that eBay may be interested [...]

2008 eBay Changes – PowerSeller Program

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on February 7, 2008

Today, we continue our discussion about the 2008 eBay changes and how they affect those that sell on eBay. We are going to talk about the upcoming changes to the eBay PowerSeller program. On the heels of eBay’s recent changes to the PowerSeller program minimum requirements, they have gone ahead and announced further qualification changes. [...]

2008 eBay Changes – Feedback

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on February 6, 2008

It has been just over a week since the big eBay announcement that has gotten almost everyone who is making money on eBay in an uproar. We have been sitting back digesting all of the hubbub in the blogosphere, waiting for the right time to chime in. Now is the time for us to put [...]

Possible Solution to eBay Nonpaying Bidders

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on February 5, 2008

If you are making money on eBay, then chances are that you will eventually have a buyer who doesn’t pay for the item that they purchased from you. These nonpaying bidders can be very aggravating, to say the least. About the only way to avoid them is to only list with the Buy It Now [...]

eBay Sellers to Strike. Give Us a Break!

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on February 4, 2008

There is a movement afoot from certain people who sell on eBay to have a listing strike for the week of 18-25 February in protest of the eBay changes that are coming about later this year. This is one of the most ridiculous things that we have heard of in a while. And believe us, [...]

Suggested Reading for 1 February 2008

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on February 1, 2008

The year is one-twelfth of the way over; can you believe it?! How are we all doing in our quest to make money on eBay? Hopefully it is going well, and you are well on your way to becoming the next great eBay PowerSeller! This week has been very busy in the world of eBay. [...]