eBay Internet Selling

We recently sold an expensive Rolex watch to a buyer in China.  Although, I believed I had restricted bidding to the United States only, somehow the item sold to a Chinese bidder…go figure.  Setting up selling restrictions on eBay is actually more complicated than it looks.  It is actually a two ste

Turn on Cable TV and what will you find on a host of channels…so-called Reality TV shows dealing with Antiques & Collectibles.  The Antique Road Show, Pawn Stars, Storage Wars, Auction Hunters…to name just a few.  Each of these shows can make you an instant “expert” on the items you may own, or bett

The other day I happened to be watching the reality show “Auction Hunters” on cable TV, two guys who bid on abandoned storage units and always sell the items found for tremendous profits (they never miss…wink, wink).  Although I believe that the proliferation of these shows is a problem when you are

Remember when you were in grade school (or middle school or high school for that matter).  You could never win an argument against a teacher.  They were “always” right.  Well, now that we are in the grown up world,  if you are seller on eBay, they have replaced the role of the teacher.  They are [..

A few months ago a client gave us only 5 items to sell.  Included was an old Rolex watch that belonged to her deceased husband.  She didn’t like the watch.  It turned out she had bought another watch for her husband as a gift in the 1950′s and he didn’t like that one.  He returned [...]

We are involved in a major issue with eBay/Paypal that I want to bring to the attention of all Sellers and the eBay community in general. I am under the impression that eBay doesn’t give a damn about their sellers, the backbone of their corporation. Here are the facts. We sold an item to an [...]

This has been a tough couple of weeks.  Between Amazon and eBay, there are just too many bad seeds in the apple lately.  It started with a buyer who waited 2 months to file a claim with Amazon that she didn’t receive a DVD she ordered.  She admitted that she is overwhelmed taking care of twin [...]

It has been some time since we last posted, so here come the latest “words of wisdom”. When Judy and I go to new clients, one of the first thinks we ask of them is, do you have any specific selling price in mind? This is commonly known as “expectations” and it is one [...]

To date, we have shipped to 46 countries.  Until recently, if anyone had asked us our favorite country to do business with, it would have been hands down – Australia.  I didn’t need to think about it at all.  It is often difficult to communicate well via email – sometimes you just misinterpret what

Ever hear the expression, “Timing is Everything”?  Well, this certainly applies to the auction world. If you are lucky enough to have a very rare and unique collectible, you could sell it on Christmas day and still demand a high return.  However, more often items require good timing to result in hig