Comments on: eBay and Half.com Selling Tips http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/19/ebay-tips/ Website of Joshua McGee Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:30:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jane C. http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/19/ebay-tips/#comment-48599 Jane C. Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:50:22 +0000 http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/19/ebay-tips/#comment-48599 Rather than Auctiva which seems too invasive on privacy, try Zoicks.com. She has super easy & free of course, HTML background table codes and a color chart to enhance your listings and use Photobucket to add your photos totally free as well. Rather than Auctiva which seems too invasive on privacy, try Zoicks.com. She has super easy & free of course, HTML background table codes and a color chart to enhance your listings and use Photobucket to add your photos totally free as well.

]]> By: Joshua <i>(Site Owner)</i> http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/19/ebay-tips/#comment-45637 Joshua (Site Owner) Sat, 01 Mar 2008 10:58:45 +0000 http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/19/ebay-tips/#comment-45637 Further notes on #1: ULINE CD Mailers weigh 14.6 grams apiece. Your average CD, with jewel case, weighs between 99.2 and 101.2 grams. That's 113.8 - 115.8 gm together. Including a "shipping label" (printer paper plus spray adhesive) and one sheet of thin paper, I need to have the whole thing weigh 113.4 grams or less to save $0.17 per purchase in shipping. I'm currently coming in at 116.2 grams per mailing, on average. So close! What to do? How do I get rid of 2.8 grams? I'm going to experiment with trimming off a bit of the CD mailer (19%!) and see if I can keep it structurally sound. Hold on, let me try it now… Nope! I can get the 2.8 grams off, but the tape to hold it together once the self-stick portion is gone pushes the weight back over the top. <i>Damn.</i> For a tenth of an ounce, I'm going to be losing about $20 a month. Further notes on #1: ULINE CD Mailers weigh 14.6 grams apiece.  Your average CD, with jewel case, weighs between 99.2 and 101.2 grams.  That’s 113.8 - 115.8 gm together.  Including a “shipping label” (printer paper plus spray adhesive) and one sheet of thin paper, I need to have the whole thing weigh 113.4 grams or less to save $0.17 per purchase in shipping.  I’m currently coming in at 116.2 grams per mailing, on average.  So close!

What to do?  How do I get rid of 2.8 grams?  I’m going to experiment with trimming off a bit of the CD mailer (19%!) and see if I can keep it structurally sound.

Hold on, let me try it now…

Nope!  I can get the 2.8 grams off, but the tape to hold it together once the self-stick portion is gone pushes the weight back over the top.

Damn.  For a tenth of an ounce, I’m going to be losing about $20 a month.

]]> By: Joshua <i>(Site Owner)</i> http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/19/ebay-tips/#comment-45533 Joshua (Site Owner) Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:30:01 +0000 http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/19/ebay-tips/#comment-45533 I am researching cheap ways to make a "home studio" for photography, which would presumably increase revenue enough to pay for itself. Some very kind people are helping me at a Yahoo! group. Stay tuned… I am researching cheap ways to make a “home studio” for photography, which would presumably increase revenue enough to pay for itself.  Some very kind people are helping me at a Yahoo! group.  Stay tuned…

]]> By: Joshua <i>(Site Owner)</i> http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/19/ebay-tips/#comment-45532 Joshua (Site Owner) Mon, 25 Feb 2008 04:23:49 +0000 http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/19/ebay-tips/#comment-45532 14. [<a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290207622801" rel="nofollow">Exhibit A</a>, Spain] [<a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290207622450" rel="nofollow">Exhibit B</a>, France] [<a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290207622340" rel="nofollow">Exhibit C</a>, Finland]: For now, at least, while the dollar sucks, offer super-cheap shipping to the Eurozone, even to the point of taking a loss, and you will reap the rewards. 14.  [Exhibit A, Spain]  [Exhibit B, France]  [Exhibit C, Finland]:  For now, at least, while the dollar sucks, offer super-cheap shipping to the Eurozone, even to the point of taking a loss, and you will reap the rewards.

]]> By: Joshua <i>(Site Owner)</i> http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/19/ebay-tips/#comment-45516 Joshua (Site Owner) Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:43:19 +0000 http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/19/ebay-tips/#comment-45516 13. Get a PayPal Debit MasterCard; you get 1.5% cash back every time you use it, with no fees. Set up the backup funding source on your card to be your checking account. Then, tell eBay to bill your seller fees to the card. Despite the fact that eBay owns PayPal, <i>you'll still get your 1.5% back</i> on eBay seller fees. Take advantage of this before they close the loophole. 13.  Get a PayPal Debit MasterCard; you get 1.5% cash back every time you use it, with no fees.  Set up the backup funding source on your card to be your checking account.  Then, tell eBay to bill your seller fees to the card.  Despite the fact that eBay owns PayPal, you’ll still get your 1.5% back on eBay seller fees.  Take advantage of this before they close the loophole.

]]> By: eBay and Half.com Selling Tips at Make Money On eBay http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/19/ebay-tips/#comment-45511 eBay and Half.com Selling Tips at Make Money On eBay Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:37:10 +0000 http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/19/ebay-tips/#comment-45511 [...] eBay and Half.com Selling TipsGetting by on eBay and Half.com is frequently a question of a few cents here and there, and volume. Here are some tips. Subscribe to this post’s comments as I come up with more, or post your own (non-commercial, please, although paid … [...] [...] eBay and Half.com Selling TipsGetting by on eBay and Half.com is frequently a question of a few cents here and there, and volume. Here are some tips. Subscribe to this post’s comments as I come up with more, or post your own (non-commercial, please, although paid … [...]

]]> By: Joshua <i>(Site Owner)</i> http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/19/ebay-tips/#comment-45502 Joshua (Site Owner) Sat, 23 Feb 2008 02:07:22 +0000 http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/19/ebay-tips/#comment-45502 <i>It's OK to lol at #12, guys…</i> It’s OK to lol at #12, guys…

]]> By: Joshua <i>(Site Owner)</i> http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/19/ebay-tips/#comment-45492 Joshua (Site Owner) Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:23:46 +0000 http://www.mcgees.org/2008/02/19/ebay-tips/#comment-45492 12. Get divorced, so that you are allowed to keep boxes you receive in the mail (e.g., from <a href="http://www.amazon.com" rel="nofollow">Amazon</a>). Obtain a garage to keep them in (check your local newspaper for <i>garage sales</i> in your area; the frequency with which they're on sale will surprise you.) Then, buy cans of <a href="http://www.pacnseal.com/marsh_brand_box_paint_and_stenciling_inks_in_spray_cans.html" rel="nofollow">quick-dry spray paint designed specifically to mask old markings and barcodes on boxes and cartons</a> for reuse. You will save hundreds of dollars on boxes and petrol, and help the environment at the same time. 12.  Get divorced, so that you are allowed to keep boxes you receive in the mail (e.g., from Amazon).  Obtain a garage to keep them in (check your local newspaper for garage sales in your area; the frequency with which they’re on sale will surprise you.)  Then, buy cans of quick-dry spray paint designed specifically to mask old markings and barcodes on boxes and cartons for reuse.  You will save hundreds of dollars on boxes and petrol, and help the environment at the same time.

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