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June 30, 2005
Selecting Your All-Important Dropship Wholesale Company
Once you've decided you want to give wholesale drop shipping a try, it becomes critically important that you choose your supplier wisely. After all, if they don't deliver the correct merchandise in a timely fashion, who is going to take the heat? Get a wad of bad feedback and your eBay career is in deep doodoo.
So, how can you know which company to deal with? There are a few criteria, although the decision must never be a careless one.
http://auction-genius-course.com/auction/drop-ship-wholesale-company.shtml
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June 29, 2005
Is A Drop Ship Wholesale Model Viable For eBay?
Everybody loves eBay for its low, low prices. That's great for buyers, but it makes it tough for sellers to compete successfully with a dropship wholesale model. If you're not familiar with this notion, it's simply that the buyer wins your widget, pays you for it, then - and only then - do you order the widget. Your dropshipper mails the item directly to your buyer, eliminating risk of unsold merchandise and saving you the trouble of shipping. Whenever I talk to new students, those are almost always the first words out of their mouths: "I want to dropship on eBay".
But since eBay is a price-driven model, can a dropshipper successfully compete. Well, sometimes ...
http://auction-genius-course.com/auction/drop-ship-wholesale.shtml
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June 26, 2005
eBay Sellers Speak Out At eBay Live
In the midst of eBay complaints at eBay Live, the most amusing (and gutsiest!) move comes from Overstock.com who sent an ad-covered car to the event to lure disgruntled eBay sellers to its own auctions. (Laughing very loud!)
Fortunately for us sellers, Overstock, Yahoo and Amazon are stepping up the pressure on eBay which has been a monopoly for so long that it has gotten rather arrogant. Google is also causing eBay to squirm by working on an online payment service and whose paid search listing and advertising services are a big draw for Web merchants.
Sellers complained about:
* Fee increases - feelings ran very high this past February when eBay raised their fees without an increase in services. This was a great boost for Overstock, in particular, as many sellers moved to or added other sales venues besides eBay.
* Some eBay sellers state there are fewer buyers and eBay has pledged to step up its TV and other media advertising.
* Is there anything you can do about the huge quantity of fake porcelain and pottery coming out of China?" asked an irate power seller?
* Another power seller asked why eBay didn't allow auctions to be extended until bidders stopped bidding, the way Overstock does.
Extending auctions would put eBay at risk of being defined, and thus regulated, as an auctioneer, and eBay would not be able to comply with all the auctioneer laws stated a spokesman. (Makes you wonder how Overstock is doing it, huh?)
Still, overall the feeling is positive and grateful. As one attendee said, "Thanks eBay for letting me live a dream I had a long time ago."
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June 25, 2005
Business Success & Common Sense
Business success is the subject of this blog but let's not forget that the primary component of any success is not-so-common common sense. I received this 'essay' on common sense in an email a month or so ago. I would like to give credit, but I don't know who wrote it. See if you don't think it's worth reading ...
"Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend by the name of Common Sense who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such value lessons as knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the worm and that life isn't always fair.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you earn) and reliable parenting strategies (adults, not kids, are in charge). His health began to rapidly deteriorate when well intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place.
Reports of a six-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition. It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer aspirin to a student; however they could not inform the parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Finally, Common sense lost the will to live as the Ten Commandments became contraband; churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.
Common Sense finally gave up the ghost after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot, she spilled a bit in her lap, and was awarded a huge settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death by his parents, Truth and Trust; his wife, Discretion; his daughter, Responsibility; and his son, Reason.
He is survived by two stepbrothers; My Rights and Ima Whiner.
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.
If you still know him pass this on, if not join the majority and do nothing."
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June 24, 2005
Perry Marshall: A Review
On June 18, I had the privilege of hearing Perry Marshall speak at a Stomp The Search Engines seminar. Naturally, I already knew Perry Marshall, as he is the most famous AdWords teacher in America and I have heard his voice many times and read his material often. But hearing him speak in person was much more powerful and I am now a total fan.
First of all, I learned a great deal about AdWords. For instance, Perry teaches that being in the #1 position isn't such a great idea. With considerable humor he described watching a kid named Anthony surf the web. Anthony frantically jumped from site to site, with no apparent method, plan, purpose or order. Being #1 will result in lots of Anthonys dropping by, with no profit to you.
Perry said that if we are frustrated with our AdWords results it's because what we assume to be true about our customers ... isn't true. This rather obvious statement really got me thinking. It applies to all of life, not just AdWords or marketing and if everyone working on the Net would take it to heart, failure rates would be much lower. How often have you experimented with a marketing campaign and, when it didn't work out as you expected, given up in frustration and bitterness? I know I've been guilty of this foolish behavior at times. If we calmly acknowledged our wrong thinking, and took steps to make changes while testing our changes, we could always, ALWAYS succeed. Very cool.
When asked what was the greatest invention in the Universe, Einstein answered "compound interest". Perry Marshall reinforced this thought with a powerful idea: if we improve only 1% every day, we will improve (thanks to compound interest) 3000% in one year! Amazing thought, isn't it? Can't you improve a mere 1%? I know that I can. It's simply not that hard.
Perry Marshall offers an expensive coaching program for AdWords but he has an almost unbelievable guarantee: you will make $25,000 as a result of his teaching or your money will be refunded. The real kicker: the customer gets to decide if (s)he has received $25,000 worth of profits, not Perry! Now that is confidence!
Right now I am so busy that I cannot possibly take on another project, but when I am ready to become an AdWords Master, Perry is who I shall call. I give this man an A+.
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June 23, 2005
eBay Live 2005 Begins Today
This year's eBay Live begins in San Jose, CA, and it's a special one since it's the 10th anniversary of eBay. Today, eBay seems so omnipresent on the Net and in the lives of millions that's it's hard to remember a time when it didn't exist.
Also beginning today, the US Post Office and eBay begin a co-branded Priority Mail shipping service. Special boxes with a flat rate of $7.70, regardless of weight or destination, can be used by those who buy or sell items on eBay. The boxes come in different shapes and sizes and carry logos of both USPS and eBay.
Bet the standard shipping rate on eBay is going to rise to $7.70 for lots of items!
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June 22, 2005
Google Wallet Stirs Massive Speculation
It's always fascinating when two giants square off for an epic battle ... in this case, the new Google Wallet vs eBay's PayPal. Google is close mouthed as usual, but rumors have been flying about a direct assault on Paypal and eBay forums have been busily speculating on the possible implications.
However, according to Google's CFO, Google does not intend to offer a "person-to-person stored-value payments system" like PayPal's, in which money briefly resides in PayPal's control during the transaction, but he did not give details of how the Google system would differ.
PayPal originally had all kinds of issues because it held onto money, which is supposed to be the function of a bank. Google may avoid this altogether, although without more details, speculation is pretty useless at this time. However, being curious humans, we can't help but wonder exactly what the Big G has in mind. Here is a thread that is quite interesting - although it could be 100% wrong. Only Google and The Shadow know.
http://blogs.forrester.com/charleneli/2005/06/google_wallet_m.html
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June 21, 2005
Stomp The Search Engines | Feed Stomper Apprentice Program
I just spent an exhausting, but enormously profitable weekend at the Stomp The Search Engines/Feed Stomper apprentice program seminar. It was the first - but definitely not the last - and is an intro to a six month coaching program.
We had some first class speakers:
* Brad Fallon - search engine master extraordinaire (he "only" sold $700,000 worth of products in May of 2005!)
* Andy Jenkins - author of Yahoo Store Profits and owner of multiple successful online stores
* Perry Marshall - the undisputed master of Google AdWords
* Dan Thies - nobody, nobody understands keywords for search engine optimization better than Dan
* Ken Giddens - I was totally unfamiliar with Ken until this seminar, but he is the most creative and knowledgeable Internet marketer I have ever met. The entire audience was in awe every time he spoke. Clearly, he has an analytical brain and is able to see opportunities that the rest of us overlook.
There were a total of 10 speakers, and I had the privilege of being last. Quite honestly, I was dreading it because at every other seminar where I have spoken, the audience is glazed and exhausted after days of intense learning. However, this group was still alert and eager and was excited to understand the power of eBay. I was astonished but I certainly understand why:
* This is a really committed group. Everyone there was willing to do whatever is necessary to take her biz to the next level. No wanna-bes in the group - simply dedicated, mature marketers who don't believe that they will magically get wealthy just by sitting around hoping
* The teaching was not only extraordinary, but it wasn't a 'pitchathon". The speakers offered real content, rather than simply offering a long stream of products for sale, thinly disguising their sales presentations as 'valuable information'.
Brad and Andy treated us really well, too. From 5:00 Friday night till 6:00 Sunday night, we received wonderful meals, constant snacks and even an open bar. What a great time! Thanks, guys.
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June 19, 2005
Laptop Computer Auction Arguably Best Selling Item on eBay
The laptop computer auction might not be THE hottest seller on eBay, but it's darned close. Just a quick peek at the completed listings on laptops shows incredibly high sales volumes. If you have a source for laptop bargains, you will want to consider this high-sales star on eBay.
http://auction-genius-course.com/what-to-sell-on-ebay/laptop-computer-auction.shtml
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June 16, 2005
Become An Internet Entrepreneur Or Not?
Do you want to become an Internet entrepreneur? Are you one already? I have friends who envy my lifestyle and make comments like, "I ought to do what you do" or "Maybe I'll become an entrepreneur, too".
When I hear comments like that, I know nothing will ever happen for the speaker. Words like ought or maybe simply cannot be a reason to become your own boss. The truth is that you have to be driven if you want to support yourself with your own efforts. Most people can't take it. They need the security of the reliable check every month. And there's nothing wrong with their attitude! There's nothing morally virtuous about your own business. It's simply that some people don't fit in to the 9-5 routine. I know because I am one of them. I am UNEMPLOYABLE.
Are there times when I wish I had a job, instead of this gruelling pace I set for myself? You bet, although most of those times are in the past. And every once in a while I read an article that could have been written by me about this whole work-for-yourself stuff. In this case, the article below was written by my good friend Chris Malta, my co-author with Product Sourcing Scams Revealed. Chris begins by asking, 'Why do we do this to ourselves?' Why? indeed. Some days I wonder myself. But all the other minutes and hours I am thrilled with my choice to opt out of the job market!
Take it away, Chris.
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"Why do we do this to ourselves? Why are we out there working so hard to learn new things and explore home-based business opportunities, when we could just settle in to a steady job, working for someone else, until we retire?
This is not one of my “here’s how this or that works” Articles. This is a more philosophical kind of Article about something that just needs to be said once in a while, so please be patient with me. I’ll get back to “here’s how you do this or that” next week. :o)
So, on with a little philosophy!
Most people are perfectly content to live out their lives working a regular job. Maintain a steady income, buy a house, put money away in the Company 401K plan, create a College Fund for the kids. Get home from work at 5:30, tired, but with a general sense of satisfaction that they have put in a decent day’s work and all is basically right with the world.
Get dinner on the table; make sure the kids have done their homework. Maybe watch a movie, or putter around with a hobby. Spend some time with the spouse. On the weekends, play a little softball, go see the Grandparents, hang out with a couple of friends, jump on a Jet Ski, take the kids to the Zoo.
Once a year, take that accumulated vacation time and rent a cottage somewhere, or maybe once every few years blow a stack of cash and go to Disney World.
Same job, day in and day out. The people change occasionally, but that’s all right. There are always new friends to be made amid the shuffle and bustle that comes out of the Personnel Department. The longer the time on the job, the greater the skill and knowledge. With that comes the respect of co-workers, and gradual advances in pay and privilege.
Sometimes there’s grumbling and griping. The new boss is an idiot, or there’s a co-worker who just arrived from the planet “Huh?”. The occasional setback; the Company’s sales are down, so there’s no Christmas Bonus this year, or rumors of layoffs have begun to circulate once again.
Overall, though, there’s a deep-seated satisfaction that one is Working For A Living, and that’s something that’s very important to have.
If you’re one of that majority of people in this world who can work the daily grind for thirty or forty years, retire, and call it a good thing, then more power to you. It IS a good thing. I envy and respect you, I really do. But then, you wouldn’t be reading this Newsletter in the first place, so you’d never know that. Sometimes I wish I could be happy to be Working For A Living for someone else!
There are those of us who simply cannot be entirely satisfied with that life, and that’s probably why you are here reading this Newsletter.
For some of us, although we Work For A Living on the surface, we are simply never happy with it. There’s a longing for something more that is actually a physical heartache at times. Many times we don’t know what it is; we just know that we need it, and the need never goes away. We search for it by changing jobs, or changing relationships, or both. Sometimes we even unconsciously keep the most important people in our lives pushed away, at arm’s length, because we are so obsessed with our pursuit of something that perhaps we can’t even define. It’s an elusive but overwhelmingly annoying feeling that what we’re doing with our lives is simply not enough. We need something more!
If you haven’t guessed already, I’m one of those people with that need. As far back as I can remember, I was never happy simply holding a steady job. I was always looking for more, even though I could not define what more was. I didn’t even know if more was good; I just knew I needed it.
I don’t know if that need is something I was simply born with, or something that I picked up while growing up. I DO know, however, that either way, it came from my parents.
They both had the need, too. Both of them. My Mother had a good career, but she was always doing other things on the side. She found an answer to her need through a series of home businesses.
Back then, the big home business was the Party Plan. Tupperware, Rubbermaid, Park Lane Jewelry…you name it, she was into it. And she was good at it. It wouldn’t be long after she began a new venture that she would become the Regional Manager for this or that, or the Top Producer for the other.
My Father had the need too, as I said. He worked himself practically into a coma supporting our family, and his combination of drive and need finally culminated in his actually buying the last company he worked for. He took over that company and turned it into a viable, respected multi-state entity that employed a lot of people and had a solid reputation for quality and integrity. People always trusted my Dad, because he always kept his promises.
I don’t think he ever really understood how much I respected him and my Mother for what they accomplished in their lives. How they started with very little, went out into the world on their own, risked everything, and never gave up. How they found answers to the need that I know from my own experience was so powerful and overwhelming for them both. It’s a wonderful thing to be able to actually do it, and their examples are a source of great pride and inspiration for me.
Through the years, boiled down to it’s most basic aspect, I’ve come to realize that my own personal need is for a financial security that does not depend on the ups and downs of someone else’s company or business.
Financial independence, for me, is not about how much money I can put in the bank. It’s about the fact that whatever I earn, I did it MYSELF. From something I CREATED.
Yes, of course, it’s partly about earning money. However, hungrily accumulating money just for the sake of accumulating it is NOT important to me. Money is just a tool. It’s what can be done with it, and what I actually do with it, that’s important.
For me, it’s about having enough to give my family a secure life. Paying for a solid college education for all my kids. Making sure that many years from now my (currently) three grandsons, and those who come after them, will be able to share in something of what I created. It’s also about being able to reach out and to help people who need it whenever I see them. Could I do all that by Working For A Living? Working the daily grind all my life for someone else?
Yes, I could, and many people do. However, that doesn’t cover the entire scope of it for me. For some reason, I need to be able to do it myself. I need to be the one creating the things that bring in the income. So satisfying that need, for me, means financial security gained from something I created myself.
Wherever your own personal need comes from, you know it’s there, and you’re looking for a way to satisfy it. The fact that you’re reading this Newsletter is pretty good proof.
I’ve been in business on the Internet for many years now, and I can tell you that I work harder at it than I ever did when I worked for someone else. There are long hours, setbacks, ups and downs. There’s a lot to learn, and you have to constantly plug away at your business, day after day. You can’t slack off when things look tough, and you can’t blame other people for your own occasional bad decisions.
There will be times when you think you might have been crazy to try it in the first place. There will be people who tell you ARE crazy for trying it in the first place!
Now, if you quit your regular job to try and start a Home-based business, you may BE crazy! You need that steady income, until your own business at least matches it, and you’re sure you can sustain it. So, you do need to keep the day job, or look for one if you don’t have one right now. The beginning of any entrepreneurial venture has to be based on a solid foundation. For home-based business, that foundation is a regular job while you build your business.
If you feel the need to be an entrepreneur, though, that means that it’s a part of who you are. Follow it through. If you deny it and keep it bottled up, you’ll probably regret it at some future point in your life.
You and I are not crazy.
We’re driven. We’re creative. We’re inspired.
We’re Entrepreneurs. :o)"
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June 13, 2005
An Outstanding Feed-Generated Affiliate Website
Willie Bonifacio, a very smart Australian user of our Affiliate Dominator software has just created a truly outstanding affiliate site. It's so good that it's definitely worth studying as an instructional manual on what to do with feeds.
http://discount-luggage-samsonite.com
There are multiple ways that this site was monetized:
1. There is an AdSense banner across the top, directly below the header. This is 'top of the fold' placement - an old newspaper term that acknowledges we read from left to right and top to bottom. Therefore, our most prominent position is across the top, or 'above the fold' of a newspaper.
2. Next we see "Search Our Main Store For Your Favorite Luggage Brand" which leads to a search button. Using this button will take a customer to Overstock.com luggage, who is the affiliate merchant for the luggage on this site.
3. Below this we see "Browse Luggage Items". These are index pages that lead a customer directly to every piece of luggage currently for sale on Overstock. This site displays approximately 475 pieces of name brand luggage, all at competitive prices because they are overstocks.
4. On the right side of each page, there are more relevant listings from AdSense.
5. Below the Google ads is a picture that says, "Click On Image To Check Out This Featured Item". This is a featured item at Overstock, appropriate for a luggage site, and is always a bargain.
6. Below is an Overstock banner.
What about the content on this site?
There are six sections in the navigation bar across the top:
* Discount Luggage
* All Luggage
* Choosing Luggage
* Packing Tips
* Buying Tips
* Size Tips
"Discount Luggage" is the home page.
The "All Luggage" page is a sitemap, or index listing, of all the luggage for sale on discount-luggage-samsonite.com and is software-generated.
"Choosing Luggage", "Packing Tips", "Buying Tips" and "Size Tips" are all informational pages - but the author used other people's articles, giving full credit to the authors. He simply added one paragraph of his own as a preface to the article.
What about the other content? The pictures and descriptions of the luggage and the information at the bottom of every page, entitled "Luggage Tips - Luggage In The News"? All of this was generated by Affiliate Dominator feed software.
In other words, the owner of this site created an approximately 500 page site in a couple of hours! This is a nice looking site which provides genuine information about luggage, as well as 475 product listings, with six different income streams. It is of value to both customers and the search engines!
Mr. Bonifacio's tasks:
* Purchase a domain name
* Lay out the design of the site
* Put together a home page
* Write four paragraphs as headings for the informational pages
* The affiliate feed software did the rest
Well done, Willie.
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June 12, 2005
eBay Phone Number Sought By Many eBay Users
Many eBay citizens scour the net looking for an eBay phone number because they're frustrated with an eBay situation and can't seem to resolve it. Up until now, eBay's customers service has been ... well, less than sterling. Many times, their only response is an obviously 'canned' email that doesn't really address the issue, much less resolve it.
However, we're now hearing about a kinder, gentler eBay that is more concerned with customer service. Certainly they can afford it considering all the hundreds of millions of dollars eBay has spent on recent acquisitions, such as shopping.com. Putting customers below company expansion has been the downfall of many corporations in the past and no one is invulnerable - even eBay. The recent elimination of any fees at Yahoo auctions might be a reminder of just that. Without the 135 million eBay users, eBay is nothing.
So give them a call - you might just get the results you're seeking.
http://auction-genius-course.com/auction/ebay-phone-number.shtml
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Rare Winnie The Pooh Collectibles Sell For High Prices
Winnie The Pooh really is an amazing phenomenon. It's been around for almost 100 years, and definitely has a "dated" feeling to it, especially as compared with gigantically hot kids' books like Harry Potter or Watership Down, a more current animals-as-people book.
But it's still an amazing best seller. Yesterday there were 35,657 Pooh offerings for sale on eBay and such goodies as first edition books and limited edition dolls (and bears, naturally!) command brisk prices. A. A. Milne certainly struck a goldmine with his classic animal stories.
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June 11, 2005
Chilling Outdoor Billboard Advertising 'Sort Of' Shot Down By US Government (Thank Heavens!)
Imagine going out for a walk in the moonlight, looking up to gaze peacefully at a giant harvest moon ... and seeing instead a blinking Exxon sign!
THE all-time most disgusting advertising idea in existence is that of putting billboards in space. Believe it or not, there are companies that want to shoot giant advertising signs into space. Fortunately, the FAA is displaying a bit of sanity by asking for the authority to enforce a law prohibiting "obtrusive" advertising in zero gravity.
"Objects placed in orbit, if large enough, could be seen by people around the world for long periods of time," the FAA said in a regulatory filing. Giant billboards deployed by a space company into low Earth orbit could appear as large as the moon and be seen without a telescope, the FAA said. Big and bright advertisements might hinder astronomers.
Currently, the FAA lacks the authority to enforce the existing law and we are only one country. There might be others that will go along with such a horrifying idea, but I suspect that the US is the most likely offender and it is encouraging to see some decency.
The only thing that worries me about the FAA request is the word "obtrusive". Does this mean that smaller signs are OK?
I am a pretty peaceful person, willing to live and let live, but I hereby promise to become a radical, foaming-at-the-mouth activist if corporations are allowed to ruin the night sky for this planet. Such ideas are obscene and despicable and should be firmly refuted by all of Earth's citizens.
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June 8, 2005
eBay Buys Shopping.com
eBay has now added shopping.com to its ever-growing empire of properties. Paying $620 million for the giant site, eBay claims that it will offer its eBay citizens increased opportunities:
1. An entire new group of online buyers - the current users of shopping.com
2. Boosts the number of fixed-price sales listings (Buy It Now) which are growing more popular with eBay buyers
3. The purchase expands available product reviews and customer feedback because shopping.com controls the enormously popular epinions.com
Recent eBay purchases include:
* Rent.com - a California real estate company
* Baazee.com - the most popular auction site in India
* South Korea's largest online auction company
* EachNet, China's largest online shopping site
* Craig's List - a giant classified empire of local sites
* Marktplaats.nl - Holland's largest shopping site
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DeWalt Cordless Drills = Recession Proof Sales
DeWalt cordless drills - and in fact, all Dewalt tools - are shining stars in the eBay sales department.
Not only are they currently hot sellers, but they're good to go in even a recessionary economy. This, of course, is because when money gets tight homeowners tend to 'fix up' rather than buy new homes. If you can find a source for these best selling tools, even last year's models, you are sure to bring in the profits.
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June 6, 2005
Yahoo Auctions Dumps Fees
Yee-ha! for Yahoo auctions! In a move that auction sellers can only applaud, as of June 6, 2005, there are no more fees on Yahoo auctions. Yes, you read that right - no fees, no money, no charges of any kind.
This wonderful boon applies to Yahoo auctions US only, and not all of its auction sites, but clearly the move is aimed at increasing Yahoo's market share. According to company reps, this move has been in the works for six months and has nothing whatsoever to do with eBay's $620 million purchase of shopping.com
Until now, Yahoo's listing fees have ranged from 5-75 cents, with a 2% final value feed. Yahoo said it will generate revenue from its U.S. auctions by through its paid search listings.
As auction sellers, we need to get behind Yahoo and this awesome move. If this explodes traffic, as we should all hope, eBay will be forced to curb some of its charges and policies. eBay has been a monopoly for a very long time, and the surge to Overstock, and now hopefully Yahoo, might signal a genuine crack in the eBay rule. Only time will tell.
Sorry - can't write anymore. Gotta go check out Yahoo auctions.
