How to Sell on eBay – Product Images

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on January 14, 2008

One of the best ways to become successful selling on eBay is to present yourself in a professional manner. One way you do this is by creating a very thorough and professional listing.
One key element to creating a professional listing is to have great product images. After all, your customers cannot hold, touch and feel [...]

Holiday 2007 Online Sales Report Issued by comScore

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on January 10, 2008

On Monday, comScore released their report about online sales for the 2007 holiday season, which they define as the last two months of the year. Why should this concern someone selling on eBay? Because, as someone who makes money on eBay, you are neck deep in the world of eCommerce.
comScore is reporting that online sales [...]

How to Sell on eBay – eBay PowerSeller Explained

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

Sorry for not posting yesterday. This weekend we made the decision to switch blog hosting providers. This became a much larger project then we initially anticipated. Yesterday was spent tying up loose ends. Let’s hope we don’t have to do that again anytime soon!
As you continue to learn more about how to sell [...]

eBay Runs Listing Promotion for New Sellers

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on January 2, 2008

If you have never sold on eBay and have been considering doing so, now is the time! January 3rd thru January 9th, eBay is running a listing promotion for those that have never sold on eBay.
For the first three fixed-price or auction style listings, eBay is waiving the listing fee and the gallery upgrade fee. [...]

Making Money on eBay in 2008

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on January 2, 2008

We want to start out by wishing everyone the best in 2008. This is an exciting time to be involved in online retail. The amount of money spent by consumers online continues to grow by leaps and bounds each year, and we expect 2008 to be no exception.
As we progress through 2008, we plan on [...]

10-Cent Listing Day Promotion, December 27th ONLY, on eBay.com

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on December 26, 2007

In case you haven’t heard yet, eBay is running a promotion tomorrow, December 27th only, on fixed price and auction-style listings.
For just 10-cents, you can list any fixed price and/or auction-style items on eBay.com. This can save you a bundle in listing fees if you tend to sell higher priced items. All other [...]

Continuing Reaction to the Idea of Amazon Purchasing eBay

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on December 21, 2007

Yesterday we wrote a post about the idea of Amazon purchasing eBay. This post discussed a recent New York Times article about the very same subject. Since then, Saul Hansell of the New York Times has posted two additional follow-up articles.
Saul’s first follow-up post is about disappointed eBay buyers. His second follow-up post is about [...]

Some Bad Holiday eBay News for Two Companies

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on December 20, 2007

People involved with eBay are supposed to be living the high life in the month of December. After all, with the greatly increased sales due to the holiday season, what could possibly go wrong? Plenty, if you are involved with two eBay related companies.
Two companies have just announced that they are ceasing operation as of [...]

Should Amazon Buy eBay?

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on December 20, 2007

In case you haven’t heard, there has been much talk in the past few days about a recent New York Times article about Why Amazon Should Buy eBay. This is an interesting read, but maybe the best part is the reaction to the article. As of this writing, there are 61 comments to this posting. [...]

Use Google Base to Advertise Your eBay Store Listings

Posted by Lizard Wisdom Posted in eBay on December 19, 2007

Google is the leading Internet search engine. This means that more people use Google to search for items online than any other single search portal. What does this mean to you, the eBay seller?
It means that you need to make sure that someone can find your eBay listings if they are searching on Google for [...]