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Good Things ALWAYS Come in Three’s… Three GREAT eBay Lessons!

Published on February 8, 2012 By stuart

I ran several vintage print auctions last week and they provided some useful lessons that I’d like to pass on to you to help with your own auctions (most of these tips can be applied regardless of what you sell on eBay). . I was delighted to see a bidding war take place for one [...]

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eBay Newsletter: Source Revealed!

Published on January 30, 2012 By stuart

A question I am often asked is: “Won’t the market become saturated if everybody starts selling prints?” Today I am going to put my money where my mouth is and prove to you that this isn’t an issue by revealing one of my own closely guarded vintage print sources. I have always kept this information [...]

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Hold Onto Your Hat, It’s Gonna Be One Heck of a Ride!

Published on January 4, 2012 By stuart

The start of a new year is a great time to take stock and reflect on the year that’s just ended and focus on plans for the new year ahead. 2011 was a hugely positive year for me and my business and here are a few of the high points: May 1st  - Myself and Deb [...]

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eBay Spot The Differences Competition – Results!!

Published on December 7, 2011 By stuart

I’d like to say a huge “thank you” for your support, we have been absolutely overwhelmed by the number and quality of the entries to our eBay spot the differences competition! Your feedback has been very encouraging and it is clear that you have found this to be an enjoyable and fun way to brush [...]

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eBay Spot The Differences Competition!

Published on December 1, 2011 By stuart

It is time for my annual eBay “spot the differences competition”! I ran a similar competition around this time last year and it proved to be a lot of fun and a unique way to teach the eBay listing techniques that enable me to consistently out-sell the competition on eBay. This is how it works: [...]

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Prints Make Profits FAQ’s!

Published on October 12, 2011 By stuart

Since the launch of the third edition of Prints Make Profits at the beginning of September (the third edition update is available free of charge to all past buyers of Prints Make Profits. Leave a comment at the bottom of this post if you haven’t received your link to the update yet and I’ll be [...]

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Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees, But You CAN Buy It at the Grocery Store!

Published on August 30, 2011 By stuart

I first mentioned Wendy Carrier and her unusual eBay niche business in my post – Here Comes The Sun! Wendy’s business idea ticks all of the boxes for me because; – there are no barriers to entry – anybody can do this anywhere – you can start this business with zero up front investment – [...]

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My eBay Profit Secrets

Published on August 21, 2011 By stuart

On the face of it, making money on eBay is simple, all you need to do is find out what sells well, negotiate a deal with a wholesaler to obtain inventory, list it and collect your money! Of course it isn’t quite this simple, if it was we’d all be selling high end electronic goods [...]

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Profitable Prints on eBay – Make Money Watching TV!

Published on June 25, 2011 By stuart

A few weeks back at the beginning of June I was watching  BBC TV’s  ”Culture Show” which featured the work of British painter John Craxton (1922-2009). The presenter David Attenborough was talking about a treasured possession of his – a book entitled “The Poets Eye” published in 1944 which he caressed lovingly as he showed [...]

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Print Sorcery ~ More eBay Trade Secrets Revealed….

Published on June 17, 2011 By stuart

Why Run Test Auctions? It is time for an update on the Edward Weston photo plates that I researched and purchased in my Print Sorcery preview videos. As you know we did a test listing on the 5th of June with 10 unmatted plates listed as 7 day auctions with a start price of $49.99 [...]

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Print Sorcery – My eBay Profit Secrets Revealed!

Published on May 21, 2011 By stuart

In last week’s post I talked about the reasons why  you should sell vintage collectibles if you want to make money on eBay and I shared the results from my own auctions where I sold nine pages from old books for a total of over $600! (Print Sorcery – Turning Ratty Old Books Into Money [...]

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Pete Bruckshaw’s eBay eClass Review

Published on April 28, 2011 By deb henry

As you may have noticed, Deb Henry and I are currently partnering on several different business projects. Pete Bruckshaw, bestselling author of the Auction Arbitrage Secret, sent us an invitation to review his new course, eBay eClass, a Multimedia Training Course. After reviewing the course together, Deb and I agreed that it seems a perfect fit for both [...]

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How to Create Money From Nothing on eBay

Published on April 12, 2011 By deb henry

I get a lot of emails from people who really want to turn their life around.  They want to start making money online and they have NO experience, NO clue and NO money.  The first thing I usually suggest is to look around your house, garage, basement, attic, yard, shed, etc and just “find some [...]

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The Amazon Peddler – Professional Book Seller or Individual Collectible Merchant?

Published on March 25, 2011 By deb henry

Stuart asked me to respond to the many questions posed in last week’s blog about selling on Amazon.  I started to reply, but as I began to detail some of the finer points, strategies and the like, it became quite apparent that my response was best suited as a guest blog post, rather than buried [...]

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