September 17, 2010
Wow, what an amazing week this has been. I finally arrived back home in Chico on Monday from a hectic week-long visit to China. The most interesting part of the trip was the day we spent in Yiwu, a large city consisting of a lot of factories and one of the largest commerce centers in the world ...
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August 24, 2010
As you may have heard, Auctiva announced today that it has been acquired by Alibaba.com. The acquisition marks a new, exciting chapter for the company, says Auctiva CEO Jeff Schlicht, who will remain the head of Auctiva as the company's CEO ...
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August 11, 2010
Detailed Seller Ratings, or DSRs as many of us refer to them, provide a "more complete picture of the member's performance as a seller," according to eBay. But I'm not sure how true this is. Recently, someone left me ones in each of the four DSR categories, but still left me positive feedback. How does that work?
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August 06, 2010
Call me Simon Legree, but I love receiving discounts, and I really twirl my 'stache when I'm able to get a discount, or earn points on every purchase I make using a particular credit card or flying on a specific airline or renting a car from a specific company—they really add up. ...
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July 29, 2010
Call me crazy, but I do love looking forward to the holiday selling rush. But before I can sell anything, I need to find what will be good—even hot sellers—months in advance. That means looking for trends now. Not in November or December. Now!
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July 22, 2010
From Rebecca:
Things are looking up for Robert in our summer selling challenge. I'm not out of the game yet, though. It's going to be a busy week and a half, but I think I can make the final score pretty close. In terms of actual items sold, I can beat Robert hands down. ...
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July 16, 2010
From Rebecca:
Well, it seems Mr. Green did have a card up his sleeve! It's not over yet, though. There may still be a chance for me to win this thing.
I'm so confident that I'm not even going to list anything this weekend. We'll see how this all pans out at the end of the month. ...
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