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Vendio lets you reach buyers where they are shopping, without forcing you to learn a different interface for each online channel. Whether you are a seasoned online sales veteran, or the next ecommerce success story, Vendio [...]

Minutes after the conclusion of your auction, eBay will notify you by email that your auction has ended.
Several things can now happen:

If you accept payment via PayPal and if the buyers opts to pay via credit card or bank debit, the buyer can initiate payment from the end-of-auction email he receives. If [...]

You’ve waited the requisite 7 (or 1 or 3 or 5 or 10) days, and your auction has finally ended. What comes next?
The post-auction process involves more work, in most cases, than the listing process. You have to contact the buyer, arrange payment, receive payment, pack the item, ship the item, and [...]

Canceling an Auction

In: Auctions

17 Mar 2009

Frequent early cancellations may cause eBay to revoke your membership.
What do you do if you need to cancel an auction completely?
It happens, you know. Maybe you have an unexpected trip come up, so you won’t be home when your auction ends (and when the item will need to ship). Maybe you discover [...]

Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a “universal” grading system for all items; different types of collectibles have their own unique grading systems. For example, trading cards are graded from A1 to F1; stamps are graded from Poor to Superb.

Mint System Grading

Grade

Abbreviation

Description

Mint

MT, M, 10

An item in perfect condition, without any damage [...]

Whatever you do, resist the temptation to simply copy someone else’s picture file to use in your listing. Not only is this unethical, but it misrepresents the exact item you’re selling. You could also find yourself on the wrong side of a copyright lawsuit if the owner of the photo takes particular [...]

Tired of waiting around for the end of an auctiononly to find out you didn’t have the winning bid? Well, there’s a way to actually buy some items you see for auctionwithout going through the bidding process. All you have to do is look for those auctions that have a Buy It Now option.
eBay also [...]

I found this comment to be useful, so here it is:
I find that if something is unusual, it is best to use the 7 day auction format, so it gives more buyers time to find the item.
If I’m selling something more common, I prefer 3 day listings. A lot of listings don’t get any bids [...]


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