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These are questions addressed by Chris Dawson on Tamebay.com. Interestingly, when you look at the current financial crisis in terms of likely effect on eBay sellers, it would appear that this situation could be a very good thing. After all, people use eBay to search for a bargain and what better time to seek a bargain than when you are feeling the pinch. If someone is interested in buying an item, they are much more likely to seek a second-hand item or search for the best price online. This is where you, as an eBay seller, can step in and fill that need.

Of course, you too will probably want to cut your costs at this time and Chris offers some very sound advice to eBayers on this very subject. To read Chris’s article in full go to Tamebay.com

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Well, I’m back after quite a long absence and of course I’m not surprised to discover that glitches are still the order of the day at both eBay and PayPal! Some things just never change. A group of eBay users were informed last Wednesday that their automatic payment had been declined and were requested to make a one-off payment and to update their automatic payment method. Unsurprisingly this was another error on the part of eBay, but at least it wasn’t related to the recent hacking of eBay accounts or the recent problem with PayPal. You can read more about these glitches and their outcomes at Auctionbytes.com .

None of these incidents make sellers feel in any way confident about their dealings with either eBay or PayPal. In fact, if you’re one of the many sellers who have had their PayPal accounts frozen at any time then you will be dismayed by eBay’s plan to force users to complete payments exclusively via PayPal. They have rolled this system out in Australia despite being ordered by the Australian Competition Regulator not to implement this plan. It looks like they are in for a long court battle on this one. Let’s just hope that justice and good sense prevail and eBay’s plans are scuppered for good!

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Looking back to when we discussed branding and promotion of your eBay Store, it was mentioned that a custom store logo was an essential part of the branding process. Following on from this, we have launched our new range of custom eBay Store logos, which are available to you at just $9.99! This offers a fantastic value to you as a store seller, and can make your store memorable to all who visit.

There are currently 40 logos available, with more to be added over the coming weeks. Just place your order, state the name of your eBay Store and we will take care of the rest! These logos are exclusive to AuctionAddictsAnonymous and are available nowhere else!

If you don’t see a logo which suits you, just contact us with your design ideas and we will create one to your own specifications for just $39.99! Copyright for these custom-made logos will be yours to keep and will never be sold to anyone else!

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No, I think not. If you are a small store owner like me, you’ll know that there’s always some of your inventory that just won’t move! You relist it constantly each month to no avail. In the end you have to give up because the listing fees are costing more than you can ever hope to get for your item. Every month, thousands of new sellers decide to try eBay selling, full of dreams of giving up their job and living solely from their eBay sales. Sadly, this is very, VERY unlikely to happen for them. Unless you are selling something which is in high demand, and for which you are one of a very few suppliers, you will need more than just eBay to achieve this. However, eBay is a great way to start out with your business plans, especially for those with little or no experience of internet marketing.

An eBay store can help you to build your business whether you plan to sell solely on the internet, or run a “real-world” operation. You can brand your eBay store, use the same branding on your own website and, by combining the two selling methods, you can increase your profits. eBay is a vast marketplace with millions of transactions every week. It makes great sense therefore to harness the power of eBay to increase your online customer base.

Although you may sell an item to someone on eBay, this customer is regarded by eBay as being one of their customers, and not yours. You can change this with the use of eBay’s Store enhancement features, such as providing your buyers with a newsletter, thereby allowing you to stay in touch with them, giving them exclusive special offers and persuading them to visit your website to buy from you directly. You can also, of course, promote your own website to them, so long as you don’t place a direct link to it from any of your listings. This is a breach of eBay policy. If you can persuade your buyers to return to you time and again, then you’re on a winner.

Branding your eBay Store is an easy undertaking. A logo is a great way to start. For a very small investment you can purchase a logo, customized with your store’s name, and then either use a matching template, or choose colors from the logo to integrate your listings with your store and enhance the overall appeal of your listings.

These methods, while so simple, are a very effective way of expanding your reach beyond eBay and growing your business to it’s full potential.

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