Author Archives: Kevin Harmon
eBay’s Spring Seller Update Explained By An eBay Seller
So at least eBay has calmed down now and realized that what they do might actually affect the seller community a little bit, and we’re down to 2 big events a year. Most of the time, these changes are a mixed bag – some are good, some are bad, and some are disruptive read full post
How To Go From Stripping To A Large E-Commerce Company In 10 Short Years
I’ve known John for a long time and we both thought it was high time we sat down and discussed my new position at BHFO, e-commerce, eBay, Amazon, business books, and of course, stripping read full post
Fulfillment By Amazon – Is it worth it?
I can do all of these things because I have outsourced several major components of my business to Amazon. We sell 500 items a day, but I don’t ship anything. We get dozens of customer service e-mails a day, but I don’t answer any of them. read full post
Amazon Can Only Thank Apple For The Kindle Fire
If Apple had not already rolled out the iPad, you would be BLOWN AWAY by this device. The easiest way to describe the Fire is to say it is a portable Amazon.com storefront window read full post
Page Mage – Billboards Aren’t Just For Waffle House Anymore
Page Mage is an approved eBay Application, which means that, once you subscribe to it, Page Mage is built right in to your eBay Selling Manager console. It allows you to create a custom header or footer or both for your listings that will appear on every eBay listing you have, even ones that have already been created and are active read full post
What To Do Before Selling Your First Oversized Bra On eBay
Note from an eBay Buyer: “Hi. I would like to buy your red size 52 HH bra. Before you ship it to me in Germany, I was hoping that you would wear it around the house for a few days. Please do not wash it. Thanks, Hanz”
After I read that, I immediately moved the email to the “emails to read at the Christmas party” folder, disinfected my computer, washed my hands, and scrubbed my eyeballs out with soap. read full post
5 Conflicts You’ll Encounter in Your eBay Business (And How to Solve Them)
Dealing with conflict is a part of our everyday life, whether it’s something awful like how to prepare for a hurricane or something even crazier like selling on eBay. Running a business IS conflict, every minute of every day. You are bombarded by decisions to make – Coffee now or coffee in 2 minutes? Promote Jane or Steve? Google or magazines? Do I wear the removable Butt-lets in my booty-busting Spanx today or not? read full post
eBay Gurus: Who Should You REALLY Listen to?
You don’t need eBay gurus in your life. You need to be good at business in general, and you need to be smart enough to surround yourself with sharp people who are good at something that you’re not. read full post
Here It Comes eBay Sellers – Fulfillment By eBay
If I were a betting man, and I am, and you are not going to like this statement, I would wager that there will come a time when you will be required to use Fulfillment By eBay to be a Top Rated Seller read full post
The Most Important Thing I Wished I’d Known As A New eBay Seller
As I look back at my 10 years selling on eBay, there is one glaring thing that I wished I had known when I started that probably would have affected my entire career on eBay. Ready? Here it is:
eBay is not your business partner. They will be just fine without you. read full post