Frederick Ebay Store

Cell Phone Cracked Screen on Ebay

2010-10-23T09:16:00.000-04:00

I have a company provided HTC Hero, one of my clients pays for it (it's part of my pay, I'm a sub contractor doing the website for this company and part of my pay as a subcontractor is to get this phone)

Well, I dropped the phone, the screen cracked... it's amazing that the touch screen still works, what sucks is that I did NOT get the repair plan. (the damn phone costs over $400, even on ebay)

I'm looking to give the phone back and get my own phone service, discovered since I am a company now (Frederick Web Promotions) having a phone in my name rather than my customers name, helps build my credit.

OK... well, it turns out there's a BUNCH of people who have cracked screens, I'm not the only one!

Cell Phone Cracked Screen on Ebay

You Sell On eBay And You Don't Have Your Own Website? Are You Crazy?

2010-01-10T22:02:00.002-05:00

Whether you sell items on eBay as a hobby or for a part time income or even if you earn a full time living on eBay, not having a Website of your own to augment your eBay sales is like throwing money down the drain.

Look at it this way.

Lets say that over a 10 day auction, 200 people visit your eBay Sales Page and one of those visitors buys your item.

Then what?

What do your 200 visitors do now? Where do they go?

Well, if your not directing them to another buying opportunity then you have probably lost them for ever.

Now, if you had a Website that promoted products similar to those that you sell on eBay, you would be able to direct them to that site and give them another opportunity to make a purchase.

And it's so easy to do!

On your eBay Sales Page you place a link to your AboutMe Page.

On your AboutMe Page you add a link to your Website.

eBay wont tolerate you sending visitors to a Website from your Sales Page, but they are perfectly happy for you to direct visitors to your AboutMe Page.

eBays's policy on the use of the AboutMe Page is that you can direct visitors to a Website outside of eBay as long as that site provides further information on the item you are auctioning or selling.

More information about eBay's AboutMe Page and Sales Pages can be found at http://pages.ebay.com/services/index.html.

So, lets go through a brief scenario!

Let's suppose that your selling "How To" CDs and DVDs on eBay.

You set up your Sales Page for a particular "How To" CD or DVD .

Let's assume in this example that it's a CD or DVD that teaches people "How To Grow Award Winning Roses".

After describing the DVD you would add a line or two to your Sales Page explaining that the visitor can find out more about gardening "How To DVDs" by visiting your AboutMe Page . Then you would include a link that will take them to your AboutMe Page.

It's a good idea to include this information at the beginning, middle and end of your Sales Page.

AboutMe Page

Ok. So you've set up your AboutMe Page to briefly describe some of your other product titles.

You could include an opt-in form here to help build your mailing list. You would definitely include a link to your Website.

Hopefully your eBay Sales Page has done it's job and you have sold the "Award Winning Roses" DVD at a good profit.

But what about those visitors that didn't buy? All 199 of them in this example.

Perhaps that particular DVD wasn't quite what they were looking for.

Not to worry!

You have offered those visitors an alternative and some will visit your AboutMe Page to see what other products you have,

Some will click on your link and visit your Website.

Some of these visitors to your Website will see products that they are interested in and buy.

Even if this only happens with 2 out of your 200 visitors you will have made more money than you would have done if you didn't have a Website.

WEBSITES and DOMAIN NAMES
How do I get a Website?

It couldn't be any simpler to get your own Domain Name and Website than it is nowadays.

WYSIWYG
You could go for a WYSIWYG EDITOR (What You See Is What You Get) site builder where you fill in the "blanks" with your information. See www.ephox.com/default.asp for a WYSIWYG Editor

LEADING EDGE EDITORS
You could use one of the leading edge brand products such as Dreamweaver at www.macromedia.com or MicroSoft FrontPage at www.microsoft.com/frontpage/.

DIY CODING
You could learn to write HTML (Hypertext Mark Up Language)if you wanted to.
A good tutorial can be found at www.htmlgoodies.com/.

A good HTML Editor can be found at http://www.evrsoft.com/1stpage2.shtml (this is what I use and it's free).

OUT SOURCE
You could pay someone else to do it for you and a good place to find someone is www.elance.com/

DOMAIN NAMES
You will want to choose and register your own Domain Name.

A word of warning here. Don't use a free hosting account for your Website.

You will not be able to use your own domain name and if you want your business to look professional and be taken seriously you must have your own Domain Name.

You can buy a unique Domain Name for as little as $8.00 per year and you can find out if the name you want is available by carrying out a search at most hosting sites for example Namecheap at www.namecheap.com

HOSTING
There are many hosting sites to choose from and a search on your favourite search engine will bring up many.

The most important thing here is that you get what you pay for.

By now, most people are aware of free web space. I'm all for getting something for nothing but a time may come when you choose to promote products or services belonging to you and this is where the need for you to own your own Website becomes paramount.

A Website belonging to you is a must if your business is to be taken seriously.

WHAT WILL IT COST
Website hosting can cost from nothing to upwards of hundreds of dollars but I would suggest that a good average fee would be about $20.00 a month for Hosting.

The monthly fee will largely be dependent on what services and optional extra's you need, my advice would be to start out with an inexpensive package and upgrade when you need to – but remember, you "get what you pay for".

If you think that you may need technical help, or you might have questions that you need answering, be sure to pick a hosting company that can provide that level of support.

You will have to decide how important this is to you.

My minimum requirements of a hosting company would be one that backed up it's servers on a daily basis (that way my precious information is protected) and provided secure server access so that my customer’s details such as credit card details etc were kept confidential.

FREE WEB HOSTING SERVICES
Why pay for hosting when there are so many free Websites?

The main problem with free Website providers is that you will not be able to use a Domain Name belonging to you, and as we have already discovered, your very own Domain Name is a must if you are considering running a business on the Internet.

Other problems are:

1) Unreliability:

Your Website could be off-line for days or even weeks.
Complaining won't do much good; you're not paying anything for it after all.

2) Short life span:

Free sites are notorious for closing down after a few months and all of your hard work disappears along with them.

3) Other people advertising:

Your Web Host will earn money from putting other peoples adds on your site, something which you have no control over.

Do you enjoy visiting Websites that bombard you with advertisements that are not relevant to your needs and then send you off to another site just when you think you have finished?

I don't think so and neither will your visitors.

I've said it before and I'll say it again.

We all like something for nothing.

But, in the long run, when it comes to promoting your business via "your" WebPages, you’re better of paying.

My advice, if you’re really serious about owning a Business Website, be prepared to spend about $14.00 per month on hosting.

So.

Don't let the visitors to your eBay auctions pass you by!

1. Get your Domain Name

2. Decide how your site will be created.

3. Get a Hosting Account.

4. Enjoy all that extra money you will be making.

For further information on modifying your ebay Sale Page and AboutMe Page including the HTML coding required visit www.ebayvisitorvalue.com

If your thinking about creating a website, I can highly recommend KIOSK.WS

Go check them out at:-

http://www.ebay-articles.com/

Ian D Major is the creator of www.eBay-Articles.com, the one stop resource for information, reports and articles about all things eBay.

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When To Bid... That Is The Secret

2009-12-29T17:27:00.000-05:00

My Kids Taught Me How To Buy On Ebay

I'm a little embarrassed, I shouldn't be, there is so much to IT that no one person can know it all.

The IT field (which I am not in) has fields that are related but not the main thrust of, IT does not mean applications but IT people are asked to know what it is, Ebay is a website and I do deal in websites but...

The "talent" is not in KNOWING everything but knowing where to go to ask for help.

My daughter taught me how to bid on stuff, I work 80 hours a week meaning I've got my head buried in certain stuff so deeply that the obvious just passed me by:

How To Bid On Ebay To Get What You Want At The Price You Want It For.

Look for an auction that doesn't have much time left on it
Bid at the last few minutes of the close of the auction
Know when to walk away

I got into bidding wars and got so frustrated I simply threw my hands up and bought only from "But It Now" buttons.

The same thing you just lost a the bid on will probably go up for auction again, perhaps in a few hours!

I'm looking for a couple of Windows XP Cds with the serial number, still in the package.

I do NOT want a used copy.

So I'm going to have to order from a computer store, one that also has an Ebay Store (you can do that, if you want to sell stuff, you can open up an Ebay Store online, and you don't even have to have a "real store", you can do so from your coffee table or basement)

Now I get it.... wait until the last half hour of an auction (auctions have time deadlines) and hope the next highest bidder isn't watching their computer screen.

It was that simple (and I missed the obvious)

Be a Buyer Before A Seller

2009-12-13T22:42:00.003-05:00

I want to sell stuff on ebay.

I want local (to me) Frederick Maryland people to ask me to sell their stuff on ebay.

I don't yet know what I'm doing

My first thought is to learn my way around ebay by learning what it's like to be on the other end.

... strategy:

Be a buyer before I'm a seller.

To date I've been buying stuff for my computer(s) that I'd normally shop for at tigerdirect.com

Here's what I've learned:

Buy It Now button

If it looks too good to be true, it probably is. When you shop on ebay, which is to say when you search for stuff on ebay, the search page is divided into "top sellers" at the top and other listings that may not have the rating "top seller"

Once you scroll down you'll see similar items listed with not very much to help you tell them apart, save the seemingly low prices.

don't waste your time on the low prices... as soon as you bid, the price will go up

I find this infuriating.

I just look for the "buy it now" button and buy it

Amazon.com Putting Pressure on Ebay? Ebay Responds

2009-09-04T20:39:00.002-04:00

A couple of posts ago I reported what I'd learned from my newbie experiences delving into the Ebay world. I reported that to offer something for sale on Ebay meant you had to pay Ebay up front. Amazon.com on the other hand let's you offer something for sale and you don't pay until it sells.

You see, Amazon.com has moved aggressively towards using it's juggernaut book seller/ electronics seller, Kindle selling super power and moved to take over a substantial portion of Ebay's auction business. Amazon certainly has the clout and extensive user base to pull this off.

I bought some stuff on Ebay, I bid on stuff, got confused, learned a bit and bought what I'd wanted and paid what I thought was a decent discounted price for it. My merchandise came on time as promised and over all I'd say I had a pleasant experience using Ebay for the first time.

What I learned: People put stuff up for auction and let you *think* they're willing to sell it for pennies on the dollar, or at a tiny fraction of what they really intend to sell it for.

Bait and switch?

Every time I bid on something that was so cheap I just couldn't pass it up, I got outbid... Every time, I mean within seconds. At first I thought someone in another state was bidding at the same time I was. I learned that the seller set a price that he refused to sell it for less, the too good to be true price listed was a ruse.

That pissed me off, I gave up for a time, I belong to a respected online marketing forum or bulletin board and posted a question. That's where I learned most likely the above minimum price point concept. Some one graciously told me about a "Buy it now" button.

I went back to the auction of the computer hard drive, licensed copy of Windows XP that I was after and "bought it now" for a price that I believed was lower than the store but not too much higher than I'd wanted to pay.

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I'm wanting to offer for sale ebooks I've written and plan to write on Ebay. Digital or Intellectual Property. Downloadable digital informational ebooks that have no delivery costs what so ever, no shipping costs at all, a *virtual product*.

I also found that Ebay now offers blogs, well I'm a professional blogger with well over 100 blogs under my belt.

Will post again soon as I learn more

Ebay in Frederick Maryland -Now I'm Buying on Ebay Left and Right

2009-07-29T02:21:00.002-04:00

Ebay in Frederick Maryland

Now that I'm comfortable with Ebay I find myself buying software and computer hardware often.

I had to fix my daughter's computer, she managed to get a nasty virus and did not have the recovery disk as she bought her laptop used (and it didn't come with one)

Purchased a copy of Windows XP, with licence, still in the wraper: $61

Purchased an adapter to hook up an older IDE hard drive into a newer computer that uses the SATA format - $4.97 (did not see that it came from a Hong Kong distributor, that will take a while to get here I imagine)

Purchased an IDE hard drive (got it to replace an older computer so we have a spare in the house AND to serve as storage for our back ups, gonna network the computers) $42

Now I'm looking for an older version of Adobe Acrobat, which I'm looking to pay less than $100 for (the latest greatest version probably goes for $300 - $400 or more)

Looking for an older version of Jasc Paint Shop Pro, looking to pay $40 if I can, not worth it to me if it costs more than that.

I will soon get into learning the ropes on selling stuff on Ebay, but I felt it important to observe the Ebay expirience from the buyers view point first.

Last year I saw a store in East Frederick, across from the Sheetz, not far from the Fairgrounds that offered to sell your stuff on Ebay for you. Apparently there wasn't enough interest to generate enough cashflow to cover the rent on store front real estate...

Will see how easy it is to do this for Frederick Marylanders from this virtual platform.

I'm thinking you send me a digital pic of what you want sold on Ebay, I won't bother if you can't send me the pic, pics can be from a cell phone, I wont do it without a pic

more coming...

Just started buying on Ebay

2009-07-26T05:04:00.000-04:00

Try it before you sell it

I can't in good conscious write about selling on Ebay without actually testing to see what the expirience looks like from the customers point of view.

Since one of my computers had a virus on it and I needed to reinstall (and said box did not come with a recovery disk because I got it used) I made my first Ebay auction purchase.

A legal (not bootlegged) copy of Microsoft Windows XP ($60.00, with free shipping)

A description of the expirience:

I searched on Ebay for "windows XP"

kept seeing low prices... low enough to make me wanna buy RIGHT NOW

each time I seem to have been outbid within 5 seconds of my bidding... it's as if someone KNEW what I was going to bid as soon as I knew???

This went on for days... I figured that the person or company offering the product had set a pre determined price that was the lowest they would accept.

I saw XP on amazon.com for $80, I saw the same thing on Ebay for $30 (but could never get that price) 3 days running I bid up a dollar and was outbid within milliseconds

What gives?

I gave up... the next day I saw it "offered" at $20... that whetted my apetite!

got outbid again (wonder why I thought it'd be any different???)

Then... I got smart (or the person offering the product got smart, haven't figured out which one of us "got smart" first)

I spotted a "Buy It Now" price... more than I'd wanted to pay but less than I saw it on amazon.com

Presto Chango: my first sucessful "bid"

What to look out for if you want to sell on Ebay

2009-02-13T20:30:00.001-05:00

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As soon as you get away from personal service you will create unhappy customers who will ruin your feed back on Ebay and then your account can be restricted.
Under the current scene you must accept paypal and all Ebay customers are trained by Ebay to get refunds and raise disputes.

Ebay customers are very high maintenance and with the current trend on Ebay to give more power to the buyer and less to the seller it would be easy with an automated system to lose control

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Amazon has a graduating commission rate. The more sales you make, the higher the commissions.

But, eBay pays $25 for each new sign up.

And, using both creates too many choices for your customers.

I'm leaning toward Amazon because...

1. They have a better looking page.
2. I think they may convert better. (not sure about that though)

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Do You Have An Ebay Store?(Article)
In this article we look at the benefits of having an eBay Store. Selling on eBay does not require you to have an eBay Store, but it sure does make things a lot easier. There are 3 store subscriptions you can sign up for with eBay Basic (15.95/month), Featured (49.95/month), & Anchor (499.95/month). Now most people starting out will of course go for the Basic store and not the Anchor. You would need to make huge profits to go for the Anchor ...

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Making money on eBay can be done in a number of ways. With an eBay registration, you can choose items found or purchased from estate sales, garage sales, thrift stores, and so on, or, you could actually become a buyer and then turn the items purchased. If you do a search for a solid selling item and find auctions with extremely low prices, there is no reason you cannot purchase and then turn around only to sell that same item for a higher, yet competitive price.

Another way you can use your eBay registration to make money is by finding items that sell but also items sold in lots. Commonly, people will list lots of clothing, jewelry, shoes, equipment, and other things that could easily be broken down into single sell items. Let us say you found a lot of women’s shoes. In this particular lot was four pair of brand name shoes, all in excellent condition. The seller was simply eager to get rid of things no longer needed so the item is listed at an exceptionally low price. You could purchase the items and then on your own eBay store, list the shoes as individual auctions, increasing the price somewhat. With this, you now have four times the earning power while still giving potential buyers a great bargain price.

The key of being successful with your eBay registration is to learn the insider secrets of how you can increase your money-making potential. The search option provided by eBay is a great tool used by buyers, as well as buyers turning to sellers. Before you start bidding on just any auction however, you want to do some research to identify items that are hot sellers. This way, you do not end up having to sell items at a low cost to move them either.

You might also find that with your eBay registration, you can locate items being sold that would enhance an auction you want to list. For instance, if you had a lot of baby bedding, you might be able to locate baby sleepers in excellent condition that you could offer as a bonus. By pricing the bedding lot right, you could easily absorb the cost of the sleepers and still make money.

eBay registration and all it brings is a very interesting and strategic process. Because of the growing possibilities, eBay’s online businesses have quickly become the fastest growing market in the world. No matter your lifestyle, background, or history, eBay creates an option to start over and build something that can make serious money. With your eBay registration, you can begin the process of learning the various features and benefits so you can take full advantage of what this particular site has to offer.

There have been thousands and thousands of success stories from people who had the heart and drive but no education or experience. Since eBay makes it so easy, these people have taken a dream, learned, and grown to make that dream a reality. You too have the same opportunity by using all the ways to make money, which includes buying at a low cost from other sellers and then reselling at a more competitive price.

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Sanat Boot Camp - Funny Video

2008-12-28T17:40:00.000-05:00

10 Crazy eBay Auctions and typos

You can find anything on eBay, from someones life to a Rick James jumpsuit, complete with bloodstains. So, for your reading pleasure I have compiled a list of some crazy items currently being auctioned off on eBay.

How about Moose Dropping Ear Rings???

For those of you who fall into the category of moose enthusiast, these are the perfect gift for you. Petrified moose droppings you can wear as earrings. This is real moose poo found in the Alaskan wilderness and brought to you by trendy LA / NY boutiques. Fashionable Feces, what will this Project Runway Generation think of next?

Found this on Ebaumsworld

OK, this video has nothing to do with Ebay or Amazon.com but it's hilarious:

Merry Christmas Frederick!

David Bruce

Frederick Web Promotions

http://frederickwebpromotions.com

davidbruce@frederick.com

Amazon.com bettering Ebay at their own game

2008-12-21T17:06:00.000-05:00

Ebay vs Amazon.com

Go to Ebay.com
fill out the forms for setting up your first attempt at selling something on Ebay...
Get a third of the way through and you find out there is a $.55 fee for the listing.

Go to Amazon.com
fill out the forms for setting up your first attempt at selling something on Amazon.com...
Sell Your Stuff

Earn cash by selling your stuff on Amazon.com. It's easy, it's fast, and it doesn't cost you a penny until your item sells. Learn more

Selling on Amazon.com
When you sell in the Amazon Marketplace you place your items in front of millions of customers-- your items are displayed right alongside those carried by Amazon.com! There are no fees unless you sell.

Start selling now:

List your items

Get orders

Ship

Get paid

Fees and Pricing
Amazon collects fees only when your item sells. At that time, Amazon collects your sales price and shipping costs from the buyer, deducts a commission of 6 to 15 percent of the sales price, a per-transaction fee of $0.99, and a variable closing fee. The $0.99 per-transaction fee is waived for Pro Merchant Subscribers.

Commission rates are as follows:

Amazon Kindle = 15 percent

Automotive parts and accessories = 12 percent

Camera and photo = 8 percent

Cell phones and accessories = 15 percent

Computers = 6 percent

Electronic items = 8 percent

Items in the Everything Else store = 15 percent

Musical instruments = 12 percent

Watches = 13 percent

All other product lines = 15 percent

Full Disclosure: To date I've not sold anything on either Ebay nor Amazon.com
But to tell you the honest to God truth... it's because it takes money to sell on Ebay and from what I've seen it doesn't take money to sell on Amazon.com!

I can't GET PAID from Amazon.com without paying a fee of some kind, but with Ebay if you don't have the fee...you're just S.O.L.

I was just about to throw this blog away when I read an article on Digg.com saying that Ebay's traffic is down (I do search engine optimization so website traffic is how I make my living) and Amazon.com is taking over the Online Auction spotlight.

Will keep you posted as to how all this turns out.

If it makes me money, it'll make you money (and if set it up for you and charge a small fee it'll make both of us money!!)

C Ya

about to throw this blog away...

2008-12-21T16:25:00.000-05:00

Ebay is waning, Amazon.com is waxing.

Ebay star is falling and Amazon.com is apparently the ones who made Ebay fall.

Ebay has problems, problems that Amazon.com doesn't

Whats that you say? You thought Amazon.com was for books only?

Think again. Amazon.com is the new replacement for Ebay, Amazon.com does it:

Better

Faster

Cheaper

Originally I started this blog for Hurley Enterprises in Frederick Maryland.

They don't seem to want it... so I'll use it

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Site under construction

2008-07-05T13:33:00.000-04:00

Check Back soon, site/ business blog under construction...

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