10 Sure-fire Ways to Kill Your eBay Business
by Kirsten Hawkins
It’s surprisingly easy to kill your eBay business, if you’re not careful - sure, you can start over from scratch without it costing you anything, but do you really want to? Still, if you want your business to end up dead in the water, here are some simple ways to do it.

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eBay marketplace fraud: How to fight it!
by Jason James
Did you realize that online auctions tops the National Consumer League's list of scams perpetrated online? Although the ebay marketplace has a wonderful track record of 99% honest transactions, you still need to be savvy to the sort of criminal activity that does happen within the ebay marketplace and stay clear of fraud from both an ebay seller and ebay buyers.

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Spelling Means Cash on EBay Auctions
by Adam Ginsberg
On eBay, Misspelling in titles and descriptions often means “opportunity”. When Steve Marconi wanted to sell his ex-wife’s diamond ring, he listed them on eBay - but his item didn’t sell. So, he put the item up for sale again…still no sale.

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Move Into the Top 1% of All eBay Sellers - Accepting the Best Payment Methods
by Adam Ginsberg
eBay is becoming a more competitive environment to make money these days. As such, there are certain things that you can do as an eBay seller to separate yourself and distance yourself from your competition. As you set up your eBay selling systems, make the commitment to accept all methods of payment. If not, you’ll lose out on potential customers.

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Taxing eBay Part Deux
by Tim Knox
Several folks argued that just because their little eBay hobby generated a little cash, that didn’t make it a full blown business. It seems they consider the income from their little hobby to be financial manna from Heaven and thereby not taxable by earthly tax collectors. I’ve always been amused by folks who try to impress me with talk about their “little side business” but when the subject turns to taxes they suddenly refer to it as “my little hobby.”

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The Bad Guys Are Phishing For Your Personal Information
by Tim Knox
The latest attempt by phishers (identity thieves) to steal the personal information of eBay members hit my inbox earlier this week and I have to say, this one is pretty convincing. Even this old dog did a double-take before realizing that the identity thieves were phishing for my personal information again.

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How to Increase Your eBay Backend Sales
by Kirsten Hawkins
It shouldn’t too hard to increase your eBay backend sales - because the chances are you currently aren’t making any! Backend sales are sales to customers who have already bought an item, also known as ‘up-selling’. These are usually easier sales to make than normal sales: in sales-speak, your existing customers are ‘warm leads’.

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Why Adding Pictures Increases eBay Bid Response
by Jeanne Sheridan
Buyers really like pictures. The more pictures you have, the more they'll feel like buying their item from you instead of your competitor. In fact, there are plenty of buyers who will literally leave your auction within 5 seconds of arriving if they don't find a picture there waiting for them.

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