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May 20, 2008
Articles With Private Label Rights
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May 17, 2008
eBay Motors Sell 3,000,000th Vehicle!
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A passenger vehicle sells every 56 seconds on eBay Motors. So, amazingly, the 3,000,000th vehicle recently sold on eBay Motors. The landmark vehicle is a 2002 Ford F-250 pickup purchased by Patricia Weidler of Otego, NY, which will be used to help her husband Dan start his own construction business. |
The couple bought the car from David Pelis of Pelis Auto Sales in Northampton, Mass., who has been selling on eBay Motors since April of 2000. As part of eBay's celebration of this momentous occasion, they reimbursed the Weidlers' for the cost of the pickup, and included $3,000 in parts and accessories.
Great deal for the Weidlers! Congrats.
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May 14, 2008
Do You Understand What eBay Is?
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Do you understand what eBay is? Most people don't. And in fact, it sounds like an odd question. "Say what???" When I go to seminars I sometimes ask the audience what eBay is. They always give me an "Aren't-YOU-stupid?" look and finally someone will say that eBay is an 'auction site'. But it isn't. eBay itself doesn't auction anything. Instead, eBay is an advertising medium. And that's all it is. |
So who cares? Isn't this just a word game? No, not really. Understanding that eBay is simply an advertising venue helps us put eBay prices in perspective. In fact, eBay is THE biggest advertising bargain anywhere. I have looked and looked but I can't find any site, anywhere, with eBay's kind of traffic and such bargain prices.
Example: you can list an item on eBay for $.15 - and that ad remains for up to one week and 50 million people might click on your auction {if that happens, please let me know ASAP!}. The minimum price on Google AdWords is $.25 - and that's per click, not by the week.
o, yes, eBay is aggravating, annoying, indifferent, etc. - but it's still the best advertising bargain in town!
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May 11, 2008
Coffee Delights are Everywhere
What is it about coffee that has so many people spellbound? For some it's the taste, for others the caffeine, and there are those who simply like to have a tasty drink in hand. Whatever the reasons at the individual level, coffee is hot! (Forgive the pun.)
And the number of flavors just go off the chart. You would think that coffee is merely a simple dark drink made from beans. But no! The flavors, blends, and even gift options go everywhere. You can buy vanilla flavored coffee, organic Peruvian coffee, Kona blend coffee, and tons of others. And for those who want to give the "gift that keeps on percolating," well there is of course the option of gourmet coffee gift baskets. No one would expect anything less.
As eBay buyers and sellers, there are tens-of-thousands of coffee-related product listings. It's an entire niche market in itself. Many people make a comfortable living online selling within the coffee world. It is done on eBay as well. A person who specializes in this immensely popular niche could be well-positioned financially. Even in a down economy, coffee drinkers won't vanish. In fact, they might even increase as people still crave simple pleasures as well as that soothing caffeine effect. For a business option, it's definitely worthy of consideration.
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May 8, 2008
Home Purchases on eBay vs. Realtors & Brokers
The presence of real estate agents and brokers is all over the Internet, affording both buyers and sellers easy access to invaluable property information and assistance. You can tap into New York mortgage brokers or Connecticut mortgage brokers or even Austin real estate agents in Texas. In fact, they are everywhere.
But just how great would it be if their assistance wasn't needed at all and you could locate a great property buy on your own. Well, eBay is a great resource for the consideration of home purchases. Though the market is very much in a downward spiral, the options available in eBay's real estate category are plentiful and offer sellers great exposure around the country - if not the world.
If you are in the market for a new home or have one to sell, definitely don't overlook eBay as a viable option.
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May 7, 2008
eBay US & eBay Canada Receive Listing Fees Break
If you're interested in offering some fixed price (only) items on eBay US or eBay Canada then you're in luck. From May 7 - May 14, the maximum listing price is $.50. There are some exclusions:
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Auction-style listings, eBay Motors Passenger Vehicles, Motorcycles, Power Sports, Other Vehicles, Motors Local Market, International, Live Auction, Professional Services, Real Estate, Ad Format and Store Inventory listings. The following business and industrial categories are excluded from the Insertion Fee Sale: tractors & farm machinery (91952), heavy equipment (25249), concession trailers, carts (67145), imaging and aesthetics equipment (92035), forklifts and other lifts (97185), manufacturing equipment (92080), metalworking equipment (92082) and commercial printing presses (26247).
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Any listing upgrades will cost the usual price and Final Value Fees are unchanged.
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May 5, 2008
eBay Cancels 'eBay Live 2009' - BOO!
eBay has announced that they are cancelling eBay Live 2009 to concentrate on "smaller venues to facilitate more face-to-face interactions with our customers and community". Whatever that means. I'm truly sorry about it because it was scheduled to be in my home town of Atlanta, which would be quite convenient. Boo ...
eBay says "... we intend to spend more quality time with more of you in 2009 than we have in recent memory" but the details of said quality time are not forthcoming.
eBay does plan on holding eBay Live 2010 in Orlando on August 12-14, 2010 in Orlando, Florida at the Orange County Convention Center.
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May 3, 2008
Real Estate Locations on eBay
In the U.S., we live in such a mobile nation that people who are your neighbors and close friends might easily live 1000 miles away a year from now. Relatively speaking, it is so simple to change home locations that a typical, non-military family might conceivably move 3-5 times during their adult lives.
Some of the locations around the country are simply spectacular. And opportunities to nab great deals are definitely no longer limited to the expertise of local real estate agents. With a little initiative of your own, you might find a beautiful home and neighborhood in such locales as Manchester New Hampshire real estate, Whitefish Bay real estate, Lake Hartwell real estate, Central Coast California real estate, or, well, pretty much any state of the nation.
The residential real estate selections available on eBay are just as superb. From Indiana, to Michigan, to Maine, to California and all in between, some of the most stylish and attractive homes (and deals) sit online waiting for visitors. If you have any thoughts whatsoever of purchasing a home, at least take the time to either browse through the real estate homes listed in eBay or type in a specific state or city in the search field if you know roughly where you plan to live. It will be time worth investing!
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May 1, 2008
Amazon Sues The State Of New York
Hurrah for amazon.com. Recently the state of New York passed a law that would require Amazon, in effect, to pay New York taxes because it has affiliates in that state. Here is a terrific summary of this story from the New York Times technology section {http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/amazon-sues-new-york-state-to-void-sales-tax-rules}
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Before the ink on the bill has even dried, Amazon.com has filed a suit challenging New York State’s new law that forces online retailers to collect sales taxes on shipments to state residents.
On Friday, Amazon filed a complaint in New York Supreme Court in New York City, objecting to the law. The provision is meant to contribute about $50 million to the $122 billion budget that was passed by the state legislature April 9 and signed by Gov. David A. Paterson last week.
The issue isn’t whether people should pay taxes when they buy goods from out-of state sellers like Amazon, which is based in Seattle. For decades, New York and other states have required their residents to pay use tax — equivalent to sales tax — on out-of-state purchases for which sales tax wasn’t collected.
The question is whether the vendors must collect those taxes on behalf of the state. Generally, only those companies that have a physical presence, such as an office or store, in the state of the purchase are required to collect the taxes.
The new law is based on a novel definition of what constitutes a presence in the state: It includes any Web site based in the state that earns a referral fee for sending customers to an online retailer. Amazon has hundreds of thousands of affiliates—from big publishers to tiny blogs—that feature links to its products. It says thousands of those have given an address in New York State, although it does not verify the addresses.
The state law says that if even one of those affiliates is in New York, Amazon must collect sales tax on everything sold in the state, even if it is not sold through the affiliate. This is an extension of an existing rule that companies that employ independent agents or representatives to solicit business must collect sales taxes for the state.
Amazon’s suit challenges the constitutionality of this interpretation and seeks a declaratory judgment that it is invalid. (Wired magazine posted a copy of the complaint here.)
Amazon’s complaint argues that the statue is “overly broad and vague.” It is impossible, Amazon wrote, for it to determine which of its affiliates are actually in New York State.
Amazon said that its affiliates are not agents but simply sites on which it places advertising. The commissions it pays the sites are simply one method of paying for those ads, it argued.
The online retailer further claimed that the new rules violate the equal protection clause of the constitution because it specifically targeted Amazon. “It was carefully crafted to increase state tax revenues by forcing Amazon to collect sales and use taxes,” the complaint says, noting that “state officials have described the statute as the ‘Amazon Tax.’ “
Tom Bergin, a spokesman for the New York State Department of Taxation, said that department would not comment on the suit until it files a formal reply with the court. The state’s defense will be coordinated by the New York attorney general’s office.
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You go, Amazon!!!
