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Selling Digital Downloads Via eBay Classifieds Is Still A Crap Shoot
by Tim Knox
Last week I told you that eBay had decided to ban the sale of digital downloads via its traditional auction system. This means that digital media sellers will have to deliver their goods via CDs or DVDs, or post them for sale on the eBay Classified system. This week I'm hearing from lots of folks who have tried to post sales to the eBay Classifieds only to be denied the privilege of doing so or having the ad cancelled by eBay for policy violations that no one - not even eBay staffers - seem to understand. Once again eBay has everyone confused and upset. Same stuff, different day.

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7 Things You Can Learn from Competing eBay Auctions
by Dave Lovelace
If you haven't discovered the benefits of legitimately "spying" on your competition, then it's time to start looking at your competitors’ auctions, starting today. Why? As the old gold-rush miners use to say, "thar's gold in them thar hills!"

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How To Increase eBay Profits
by L. C. Peterson
Some sell on eBay to clean out their garage or attic. Some sell to make a little extra money here and there. But for some, eBay represents a chance to create a second income or start a home business. Product choice is important. But to really increase profit you must know how to increase the number and amount of bids per item. An eBay seller must maximize each product's profit margin. This article describes techniques to make as much profit as possible.

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Do Pictures Help Your eBay Selling?
by Brian McGregor
I have to admit this is a rhetorical question. There is no question that the vast majority of items will sell better if they are shown in all their glory in the form of a picture or pictures.

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5 Tips That Will Improve Your eBay Business
by Jason James
If you are experiencing serious difficulties selling on eBay, you may be missing some of the subtleties that separate successful auctions from low-bid auctions. Here are five tips you should always follow when you sell on eBay...

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Do I Really Need A Business License and Tax ID?
by Tim Knox
I've gotten quite a few emails recently from ebusiness owners who seem to think that just because their business is conducted online or from the comfort of home that the rules and regulations that govern brick and mortar businesses do not apply to them. The ebusiness questions I get most often do not involve building websites or conducting ecommerce...

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eBay Suspensions Resulting From "Server Errors"
by Terry Gibbs
I thought this was an odd event, but over the past few weeks I have gotten emails from other readers saying their eBay accounts had been suspended for no apparent reason. A note here. I am talking about REAL suspensions. Not the fraudulent emails we are all familiar with. These emails are DIFFERENT from the common spoof emails. They do not contain links in them, or ask for any input or response.

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The Business of Identity Theft
by Tim Knox
The allure of PayPal is that it does not require the seller to have a bank merchant account through which to process credit cards. Anyone with a verifiable email address and bank account can use PayPal and the service can be implemented almost immediately after registering.

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