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Turn Your eBay Shipping Costs into a Profit Center by Kirsten Hawkins You might think that shipping costs are simple: surely you just add up the price of your item’s postage and the price of packing materials, and charge that - right? Well, you could do that, but there are better ways to make your shipping costs work for you. Learn more

Turn Your eBay Experience Into Even More Profit by Mark Kenny As eBay itself says "Want to sell your stuff on eBay but don't have the time? Let a Trading Assistant do it for you? Trading Assistants are experienced eBay Sellers who will sell your items on eBay for a fee." I have friends who work within the IT industry and they are the ones who call me most often! Computer technicians, Network consultants, even company directors of IT firms. It seems that over the years of selling on eBay surprisingly we've gained quite a rare skill. Learn more

Protect Your Ideas With Copyrights and Patents by Tim Knox A patent is a form of protection granted to an inventor that protects his invention in the United States for up to 20 years from the date of application. Patent law states that, "whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, or any new and useful improvements thereof may obtain a patent." Owning a patent gives you the legal right to stop someone else from making, using or selling your invention (or one that's very close to it) without your permission. However, proving that someone is infringing on your patent is often difficult and usually requires a trial to settle the dispute. Learn more

Top 10 Tips To Selling Successfully on eBay by Jason James As a successful Powerseller on eBay I often get turned to for advice. Since I registered on eBay in 2000, I've ran thousands of profitable auctions which I follow these guidelines. Most importantly always try to be fair with other users who deal with you and never be intimidated by any competition. eBays big enough for us all, and currently there is 1 seller registered to 78 buyers. Learn more

10 Tips for Increasing Your eBay Response by Kirsten Hawkins So you’ve got the buyer in front of your auction, and they’ve read the description. They’re must be interested, or they wouldn’t be looking… but just how can you push them over that line and make them leave a bid? Read on for some tips. Learn more

You Get To Ask The Questions For Upcoming eBay Teleseminar by Tim Knox Remember way back in November of last year when I invited you to go to my website and submit your most burning question about starting, running, and prospering from your own eBay or online business? Learn more

Taking Paypal on eBay by Terry Gibbs Accepting Paypal as a payment method might increase your selling prices and your profits. This depends on what you are selling. I sell collectibles to collectors. My clients are like junkies. They will buy regardless of the payment options, so not offering Paypal won't make much difference in the final selling prices. Learn more

Top 10 eBay Tips for September by Adam Ginsberg The eBay phenomenon is truly incredible. eBay has spawned countless individual and small business success stories—the company estimates that more than 724,000 people in the U.S. make most or all of their income through its auctions. Today, more than ever, entrepreneurs use eBay as a low-risk way to test the market for their product. Learn more

Dropshipping Secrets For Making More Money on eBay by Jason James Dropshipping is simply selling products for wholesale companies, sending them the address of the person who bought from you, and they ship the product to them. This is an incredible opportunity, most times for the cost of a meal at a restaurant, to start a profitable eBay business. Learn more

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’. Learn more

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