Do I Really Need A Business License and Tax ID?
by Tim Knox
I've gotten quite a few emails recently from ebusiness owners who seem to think that just because their business is conducted online or from the comfort of home that the rules and regulations that govern brick and mortar businesses do not apply to them. The ebusiness questions I get most often do not involve building websites or conducting ecommerce...

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Ten Sure Fire Ways To Lose Bidders
by Steven Woodward
When you realize the cost of placing an auction includes everything from auction site fees, cost of electricity, internet access, your time, and other auction management issues and expenses, why is it that many auction sellers lose bidders they’ve worked so hard, and spent so much money to get to their auctions, by making easy to fix mistakes?

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eBay Auction Seller's Guide to Finding Hot Money Making Products
by Leroy Chan
You might be one of the thousands of individuals who open a trading account with eBay and dream about making auction selling a full-time home-based business.

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The Secrets Of Starting A Successful Ebay Business
by Tim Knox
If Fred Sanford were alive today, Alex, I'm sure he'd be earning his ripple money by selling quality junk on eBay. While it's also true that one man's junk is another man's treasure (I have a garage full of treasure to prove this point), your chances of building a profitable business selling "junk" on eBay (or anywhere else, for that matter) are slim to none.

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Buy Low and Sell High -- Make Money and secure Great eBay Feedback
by Lorna MacKinnon
Buying low and selling high consistently is the primary aim of eBayers who aspire to becoming PowerSellers. Even if you don’t trade regularly, you want to pay the lowest price, or get the maximum value for items you no longer need. But how do you do this? Here are 10 Tips to get you started.

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Taking Paypal on eBay
by Terry Gibbs
Accepting Paypal as a payment method might increase your selling prices and your profits. This depends on what you are selling. I sell collectibles to collectors. My clients are like junkies. They will buy regardless of the payment options, so not offering Paypal won't make much difference in the final selling prices.

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How to Turn eBay Bidders into Long-term Customers
by Kirsten Hawkins
Once someone’s bought something from you on eBay, you suddenly have all sorts of details on them. In marketing terms, this information is gold dust.

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How to Think Like an eBay PowerSeller
by Kirsten Hawkins
So what’s a PowerSeller? PowerSellers are the people on eBay who’ve made it, recognisable by the little ‘PowerSeller’ badge next to their name. You’ve probably seen these people around - and to succeed on eBay, you want to think the way they do.

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