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Tuesday, 26 March 2013

eBay Scavengers Episode 6: The Challenges of Packing and Shipping on eBay

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You know it's a good week on eBay when you have piles of stuff for USPS pickup.


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There is probably no harder learning curve with eBay than figuring out how to ship all your merchandise at the best price possible. Ryanne and Mikey review their favorite shipping tools, hacks, printers, tape, scissors, boxes and strategies for dealing with customers when things take too long.

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eBay Scavengers Episode 5: What's Happening In Your eBay Store This Week?

Posted on 05:24 by Unknown
Lots of cool sales on eBay this week: Lamps, watches and algae!

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Ryanne and Mikey talk about some action they have seen both in their stores and on their secret ebay mailing list. Their friend Andy is selling algae, Mikey moved some watches and Ryanne is selling top dollar lamps and men's cologne among other things. This is the pre-shipping podcast so things tend to drift towards the ever shipping topics.

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Posted in algae, cologne, ebay, lamps, mikey, podcast, store ryanne, watches, weekly, whats up, whatshappening | No comments

Tuesday, 19 March 2013

eBay Scavengers Episode 4: The Dark Side of eBay - Negative Feedback, Low DSRs, Returns

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The Dark Side of eBay: Turn that frown upside down and keep selling!

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The biggest challenge for any ebayer is keeping the buyer happy. Waking up to negative feedback is brutal. Getting a item returned with a message of 'item not as described' just hurts. Losing top rated seller status can cost you a fortune in fees and shipping each month. Jay and Mikey discuss how they handle these darker issues.
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Monday, 18 March 2013

eBay Scavengers Episode 3: What We Will Buy, What We Won't Buy for eBay

Posted on 18:50 by Unknown
Blazers! Will you buy them? Do they sell on eBay? Sometimes yes, Sometimes no.
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Jay and Mikey discuss what they will not buy. What does not sell, what is difficult to store, what is hard to pack? It's impossible to discuss what we don't like to deal with without going into what we find ideal to sell. Leave those popcorn poppers and neck massagers. Be sure and pickup any inflatable limb braces.
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Monday, 11 March 2013

eBay Scavengers Episode 2: Where We Shop for eBay (Our Techniques)

Posted on 19:07 by Unknown
We live at auctions, flea markets, thrift stores and yard sales.

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Jay and Mikey discuss where they buy the good they are selling on eBay. Thrift stores, yard sales, auctions and flea markets are all discussed. This episode gets into the little tricks for negotiating a good price and what to look out for.
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eBay Scavengers Episode 1: Who We Are, How We Started Selling On eBay

Posted on 19:02 by Unknown
members only jacket that we sold on ebay
One of the first Members Only jackets we sold!

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Let's start this podcast right and go back to the beginning. In this episode Jay and Mikey explain how they met, their back to the land lifestyle shift and how eBay came into their lives.
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