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eBay Auction - How to Easily Create a Compelling Title
This is an excerpt from the ebook "The 37 Effective Ebay Ad Writing Secrets" Secret 7 How to Easily Create a Compelling Auction Title Very effective! Think for a moment the questions that you would like answered. I bet you're really interested anytime you ...

Find Collectibles, Antiques, Heirlooms and Art - Online Auctions or Offline
Every one of us has that special something that has been in the family for as long as we can remember. It could be an antique jar, a vase, or whatever. As far as we know they have been handed down from generation to generation waiting there patiently for ...

Want to Grow Your Business? Try Being an Auction Seller
Every business owner, from the largest conglomerate to the smallest storefront, has the same goals in mind: finding new customers and making more money. Most merchandise-oriented businesses have already turned to the Internet, and now it's hard to find ...




Protect Your Auction Business
 
One thing about eBay that a lot of people don't know is that you can have multiple user id's. Which means you can have more than 1 eBay account.

Here is why I feel it's important to have more than one user id. When you're selling on eBay with a certain id, you can focus it to a specific niche. You can keep it to the same products you use on your website.

Another reason it's good to have another id is this, eBay can basically suspend your auction account and not tell you why you were suspended (User Agreement, Section 9). They'll not only suspend the account that you are using, but every account that has the same credit card information on it.

So back yourself up, and get an eBay id with your name and credit card, and then get your spouse to register with a different credit card. I would also suggest that a different computer be used too.

This way you're protected and if eBay does suspend one account, you can still use the other one in the meantime. eBay is pretty good about working with you about getting your account back. They just take some time to email you back.

This does come out of experience for me. I had a schedule that was launching a certain product and I didn't stop the schedule in time, and it listed the items again that eBay had warned me about. I can't exactly remember why they suspended my account, I think it was the wording regarding shipping and handling.

But they were very willing to work things out with me, and I got my account re-instated pretty quickly. But when you're waiting, don't try to register a new account in your name, because the system won't let you.

About the author:

Vera Raposo has been making a living with online auctions since 1997. With thousands of completed auctions under her belt, Vera is now sharing some of her best auction strategies in a free 90-minute interview at http://www.auctionstrategists.com/special



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LifeStyles condoms auctions artsy boxes - Dayton Daily News
To commemorate World AIDS Day and AIDS Awareness Month, the makers of LifeStyles® Condoms are dressing up their undeniably recognizable condom boxes in an effort to raise both money and awareness for the worldwide AIDS epidemic. LifeStyles has ...

Tourists banned from Tokyo tuna auctions - Guardian Unlimited
A large tuna lies on a pallet at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo. Photograph: Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images Visitors to Tokyo will soon have to remove the early-morning auction at the Tsukiji fish market from their itinerary after complaints that ...

Microsoft targets auctions in counterfeit crackdown - Computerworld Australia
Microsoft continues to crack down on people it believes are counterfeiting and selling its software. On Thursday the company will add another 63 legal filings in 12 countries against individuals who it says are selling counterfeit Microsoft products ...

Customs and Excise: Be wary of phony inspector - Trinidad Express
THE COMPTROLLER of Customs and Excise and the Commissioner of Police are advising the public to be wary of an individual posing as a police Inspector offering aid in obtaining goods in auctions held by the Customs and Excise Division. In a release ...

Counterfeiters sing the 'Blue' as Microsoft lawyers up - Beta News
A 12-nation crackdown on software counterfeiters is keeping Microsoft's lawyers busy this week, with 63 legal actions under way against shady online sellers. The majority of cases announced on Thursday involve fake versions of XP and XP-related ...