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Even though I’ve only seen four of the ten films nominated for best film this year, I confess to having Oscar fever. Maybe it’s because two of my favorites, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, are [...]
Posted by: Linda Sanchez, March 5, 2010
I had another “oh no” eBay moment this morning while trying to create a listing. You know, when all is going well and you are suddenly hit with some new hoop to jump through or some new eBay rule you might be violating. And just when I had been starting to feel fully recovered from [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, March 4, 2010
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As I mentioned in a recent post, we just returned from our biggest trade show of the year, the Toy Association Industry Toy Fair in New York. After three days, countless conversations with salespeople and after viewing literally thousands of items, I found two or three must-have items for our online stores. I love trade [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, February 23, 2010
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My partner and just returned from spending the last few days at the Toy Industry of America, Inc. Toy Fair, scouring the seemingly endless aisles of the Javits Convention Center in New York City for the latest and greatest in toys and party favors for our online stores. This is our third time attending this [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, February 17, 2010
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In How to Prepare for the Changes Coming to EBay, Part I, I wrote about the changes coming to eBay and I warned about some of the ways in which these changes may be a hindrance rather than a help to eBay sellers. I also promised some strategies to help you plan ahead. Here are [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, February 9, 2010
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Right now most veteran eBay sellers are still reeling from the recent announcement of changes to eBay that are coming this Spring and figuring out how these changes will affect our sales in 2010. Meanwhile, we have to reel it in and start thinking about reporting our 2009 sales to the IRS.
For some eBay sellers, [...]
Posted by: Linda Sanchez, February 4, 2010
It is definitely time for an update on what is going on in the eBay world. But I have been so caught up with ramping up my independent webstore and branching out with a WebStore by Amazon that I haven’t been doing my due diligence with following up on eBay. You guessed it: I am [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, January 29, 2010
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In the wonderful downtime just after New Year’s Day, I found myself listening to the January 1st edition of the NPR Science Friday podcast. It was utterly fascinating for me as a small business owner and online retailer. The podcast features Ira Flatow interviewing William Poundstone, the author of Priceless: The Myth of Fair Market Value (and How [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, January 28, 2010
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Two years ago, while browsing at the Toy Industry Association, Inc Toy Fair, I discovered a brand new product that I just knew would be a winner. It met all of our criteria for our online retail business: it was easy to ship, made of eco-friendly materials, made in the USA, and it was a toy [...]
morePosted by: Linda Sanchez, December 16, 2009
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In many ways, selling a product in a brick and mortar store is easier than selling a product online for one simple reason – instead of relying on your written product description, customers in a brick and mortar store can see, hear, touch, smell and examine a product in 3D until they decide whether or [...]
morePosted by: Jennifer Escalona, August 10, 2009
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