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eBay & ePN

Lazy Photo Thieves? eBay Is Like A Marriage?

August 12, 2009

I was browsing through the listings of Wusthof knives on eBay, and I ran across this little gem. (Yes, the seller was shouting in all caps, just like you see it.)
TODAY UP FOR AUCTION IS A BRAND NEW NEVER BEFORE USED 15 PIECE WUSTHOF BLACKWOOD IKON SET. ALL MY PHOTOS ARE 100% FROM MY SET [...]

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Why So Many Clueless Programmers?

June 10, 2008

Recently, I’ve the distinct joy of dealing with incompetent programmers on two different, unrelated, projects. Or perhaps they’re competent but simply don’t give a damn.
First up: A new regional service provider for an association of professionals. I have nearly a dozen clients whose websites depend on a datafeed, which was provided by the previous service [...]

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Beer Memorabilia & Collectibles

April 25, 2008

Beer lovers, tie one on! eBay has the most amazing collection of beer collectibles and memorabilia. We’ve done your work for you and gathered together all the best beer-related stuff on eBay in one easy-to-use site, called Beer Stuff Here.
At Beer Stuff Here, you’ll find collectible beer cans, supplies for brewing your own beer, beer [...]

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Camo Everywhere

April 17, 2008

I recently launched a new eBay affiliate site called “Camo World.” This site turned out to be a monster site — it pulls in listings of camouflage items from throughout eBay. And there are a lot of camouflage items in eBay!
There’s camo stuff in the expected places, of course: camo hunting gear, camo tents and [...]

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Reporting Tool for eBay ePN Affiliate Program – Free Download

April 10, 2008

This is a script that you can download for free and run on your own hosting server to see what items you’re selling through your eBay affiliate program. If your server is running php5, you can also see the item name and a thumbnail image of it, along with the number of bids, buyer, seller, [...]

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eBay on CJ to ePN

April 9, 2008

Wow, have I been busy this past week, getting all my eBay affiliate sites converted over to use the ePN (eBay Partner Network) affiliate program.
I’ll still be using Commission Junction for some other affiliate programs I use, but eBay has gone in-house, and of course I’ve gone with ‘em.
I wrote a little php script to [...]

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Customizing BANS

March 29, 2008

I’ve been using the BANS software (Build a Niche Store) for the past couple of months to quickly and easily create eBay sites that are automatically populated with the categories, sub-categories, and product listings from eBay. I had been wanting to diversify my income stream, which was coming primarily from AdSense. BANS is only $97, [...]

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eBay Boycott Starts Today

February 18, 2008

eBay sellers are rebelling against the recently announced fee changes and policy changes at eBay.
Chief among the the offending changes is the increased final value fee — the percentage of a product’s sale sale price that goes to eBay.
I really appreciated the semantics that eBay used in announcing its fee changes. Their official announcement said [...]

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"Rat Rods"

February 8, 2008

I had always thought that people who bought and restored old cars wanted to restore the car to a condition as close as possible to its original factory condition — where everything from the paint job and tires to the knobs on the dashboard would be the same as in the original, and preferably in [...]

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Ebay’s New Fee Structure

February 2, 2008

Hmph! No sooner do I start making money as an eBay affiliate than eBay’s CEO steps down, and the new CEO immediately starts making changes. These changes may be good for affiliates, or bad for affiliates — the jury’s still out.
The biggest change is the new fee structure for sellers listing products for sale. eBay [...]

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