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PayPal News: War of Words with Credit Card Companies

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:51:44 +0000

PayPal's growing foray into brick-and-mortar point-of-sale processing seems to have caught the attention of traditional credit card companies, who this week worked to raise questions about PayPal's ability to keep ...

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eBay Auctions: Buy $26,000 on eBay for $113

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:36:51 +0000

Ever have one of those moments in which you really, really wish you could go back in time and do something over again in a completely different way?

Try being the ...

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Eight Fundamental Seller's Tools

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:14:37 +0000

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As a seller just starting out on eBay, it can often seem as though there are a bewildering array of resources, services, and tools of various kinds available ...

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eBay News: 1099-K Form Follies

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:28:18 +0000

With sellers struggling to make sense of the new 1099-K form and reporting requirements for 2012 taxes, it's becoming clear to many that the 1099-K remains a fuzzy reporting tool ...

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Manage Your Books the Easy Way

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:55:28 +0000

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Lots of beginning eBay sellers feel more than a little bit intimidated by the prospect of keeping books for a small business. After all, not everyone is an ...

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Become a Business, Not Just a Seller

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:25:47 +0000

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Lots of people dream of eBay success, but too often they imagine success to be a matter of becoming a "seller," rather than becoming a "business." If you're ...

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eBay News: eBay Encourages Employees to Try Selling on eBay

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:35:59 +0000

This week eBay has announced the creation of a "Sell it Here" station along with the motto "Bring it. Sell it. Ship it." to encourage employees at the San Jose ...

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Should I buy that item from China?

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:22:45 +0000

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So you've finally found the perfect item—the one that you want to buy. You've been shopping for weeks and finally, here is a listing on eBay that has ...

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eBay News: Enhancements to Seller Dashboard

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:58:37 +0000

eBay has silently added two new features to the seller dashboard tool: a summary of the total number of transactions and dollar value of your sales since becoming an eBay ...

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Top Ten Mistakes Made by Beginning eBay Sellers

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 23:01:08 +0000

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Lots of people come to eBay seeking their fortune as sellers. Lots of them also make a number of common mistakes that hurt their chances, and that could ...

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