I’m so excited to learn about selling on Amazon and FBA.

I was lucky enough to win Chris Green’s new book Retail Arbitrage and I haven’t been able to stop reading it. I am so excited about our Thursday, October 27th meeting with the author Chris Green as our guest Speaker at the Seacoast eBay Ecommerce Sellers Group.
I can tell you, selling on Amazon through FBA is something you must learn about. You’re leaving money on the table if you don’t add this ecommerce selling to your business model.
I hope you will consider attending. Chris is an amazing guy who knows “his stuff” about selling on Amazon. You may have met Chris at our last meeting.
I especially enjoyed reading about Chris’ Mom Nancy who is also selling on Amazon through FBA : http://fbagrandma.com….

Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.

Until then, here are some links for you to look at related to Chris , FBA and Amazon selling:

http://retailarbitrag… (Retail Arbitrage book)

http://www.fbapower.c…

http://www.fbaebook.c…

http://fbascout.com…

http://fbaradio.com… (Chris and Kat Simpson’s newest podcast)

Happy Sales, Bobbi

eBay has a New TV Marketing Campaign for the 2011 Holiday Season

“When it’s on your mind, it’s on eBay.” That’s the new eBay campaign slogan you’ll be hearing soon on tv. eBay has especially targeted their ads toward mobile shoppers in this new year. This is quite wise since eBay Mobile Sales grew from $600 million to 2 Billion last year. If you’d like to learn more, you can go to eBay Ink to watch the upcoming eBay Television commercials.

Earn money on eBay buying used Music CDs #eBay

Earning money from used CDs

I bought a box of CDs at a yard sale for $5.00. Sold just one on eBay for over $15. Brought the rest to our local Music Store (they buy back used CDs) and flipped them for a $31 credit. With the credit, I bought an OOP CD and a popular video game to resell on eBay for a profit.

How eBay has Changed my Life

I started selling on eBay like many folks, from things I had in the home. Well, I caught the “bug” and once I ran out of things to sell at home, I started to search for inventory to resell.

A few years ago, I took the jump into teaching others to sell on eBay.

Then I started a local eBay Sellers Group.

eBay has become somewhat of an identity for me – teacher and seller. It has given me joy and feelings of pride.

It has not just been about making money, but the fun of finding unique items and making good friends.

If you sell on eBay, you MUST know what’s changing on eBay!

If you sell on eBay, please take time to absorb the upcoming eBay 2011 Spring Updates. I also highly recommend the Blog Post by Lisa Suttora on the changes!
Read here

2011 eBay Investor and Analysts Day

I watched most of the 2011 eBay Investor and Analysts Day webcast yesterday. John Donahoe, eBay CEO and many other eBay execs presented. It is being archived and will be available online soon.
Until then, you can find interesting information about the direction eBay is taking by taking a look at the Power point presentation. Here is the link to the PDF Power point:

2011 eBay Investor and Analysts Day

http://files.shareholder.com/downloads/ebay/1164579137x0x440542/0b4b1525-691e-402a-b8e3-95ba02e4a382/eBay_2011AnalystDay_FINAL2.pdf

Responding to a potential eBay Buyer who wants your item for Dirt Cheap

I’ve had two emails from potential eBay buyers in the past weeks asking for a ridiculously low Best offer or even asking to pay me in installments. I hate to be a hard nose, but these annoy me. This is business after all! Do I go into a store and ask to purchase something for a lower price because the economy sucks or because I live on a social worker’s salary? Come on people!
I also forgot to add that both emails included their stories of being on disability and their medical diagnosis. I do feel badly about that, but don’t feel it is fair for a potential buyer to give that as a reason why I should give them something for a low price. Feels like a guilt trip!
The one I just got started out like this “I and my daughter were in a terrible accident from a large freight truck knocking us unconscious and we both ended up with permanent brain and body/back injuries, my daughter got more severe brain injuries than me.” Then she ask for an installment plan.
Here was my reply: “I’m sorry to hear about your circumstances. However, I can’t base my business on sellers’ personal lives. I wish I could! However, if you want to make a best offer, knowing payment is required in full within 3 business days…, I’ll either accept or counteroffer. Thanks for your inquiry.”
I wonder how many other eBay sellers are getting these type emails from potential buyers and how they are responding.

eBay Ink Blog features Seacoastbargain

I was so happy and honored to be featured in Richard Brewer Hay’s eBay Ink Blog Social Media Seller Spotlight.
If you sell on eBay and haven’t yet read RBH’s ongoing eBay blog, you are missing out! There is a lot of great information and eBay news that will keep you up-to-date. You can go to eBay Ink and subscribe to the RSS feed.

Resource Holiday eBay List compiled by Jeff Terrell at eBay

eBay Holiday Resources by Jeff Terrell
It’s the most wonderful time of the year… to be an eBay Seller!
The holidays are here and Buyers are coming to eBay to shop for their holiday gifts. Are you ready to help them find what they’re looking for?

Review the Holiday Selling Guide (http://pages.ebay.com/sellerinformation/growing/holidaysellingguide.html)

You’ll find great tips, guides and checklists to position yourself for Holiday success!

Visit the new Love to Give page (http://lovetogive.ebay.com)

Discover what an “Unwrap Attack” is and share the videos with your friends on Facebook and Twitter. It’s a fun way to remind everyone to shop on eBay!

Take advantage of the new Group Gifts feature (http://groupgifts.ebay.com)

eBay has a new way for friends to “chip in” on a gift for someone in their circle. When you list an item with a Fixed Price or Buy It Now price, the item will be visible to Group Gifts shoppers.

Don’t forget your Mobile and Social Media shoppers!

More and more Buyers are shopping on eBay from their cell phones and iPads, so make it easy for them by having great images, concise descriptions, and accepting PayPal (so they can pay on their phone too!). And don’t forget your friends on Facebook, Twitter and all of the other social media sites. Invite them to shop your listings to find the perfect gifts for everyone on their lists!

And, of course…

There are all kinds of benefits for shopping on eBay, like the eBay Bucks Rewards Program and eBay Buyer Protection, so if Buyers are going to shop on eBay already, shouldn’t they be buying from you?

eBay charity auctions to benefit Susan G. Komen For The Cure

I am delighted to write a blog post about a wonderful eBay Charity Auction going on during the month of October.
eBay Sellers, Friends and even eBay employees have donated very creative “Bra Art” which is being auctioned off to benefit breast cancer research.
You can go here to bid on these beautiful works of art for a great cause!