Category Archives: eBay

Travelogue: 1099-K, eBay Sellers, and San Jose

This month and next, Outright is traveling around the country to meet with eBay Sellers and talk about taxes.  Our Goal?  Spread the word about what eBay sellers should do with the 1099-K forms that they will be receiving from … read full post

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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8 Non-eBay Ways to Promote Your eBay Store

“You wanna know how you do it? Here’s how. They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. That’s the Chicago way….” – The Untouchables read full post

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8 Tips to Make Your eBay Listings Stand Out From the Crowd

Today we introduce our brand new eBay blogger, Kevin Harmon. Welcome to the Outright family, Kevin! (Read on for more about Kevin and his official bio — which incudes flying through the air at great rates of speed — at the end … read full post

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