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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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: [...]
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 [...]
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 – [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]