eBay is celebrating the 100 millionth listing on a mobile device with a gigantic $25,000 sweepstakes that starts today! Yes, you read that correctly! If you’ve ever thought about listing items on eBay, now is the time to start using the eBay Mobile app! The eBay Mobile App makes listing items easy. Just use the…
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How to Sell a “Lot” of Children’s Clothes on eBay
One of my goals for the rest of the summer is to clean out the kids’ closets. Currently their closets can be described in one word- disaster! Captain Computer’s drawers are overflowing while Little Miss Techie’s closet is a mish mash of apparel that fits well, is marginal, and is way too small. My goal…
Tips for Winning eBay Auctions (and a story of replacing discontinued knives)
Last week when we were emptying the fridge during our loss of power purge, we must have thrown away one of our Henckels knives that was part of a set we received as a wedding gift. After racking our brains and searching kitchen drawers, we figure it was probably left in a container of rotisserie…
Selling on eBay to Fund Summer Fun ($100 GC giveaway)
With Memorial Day behind us, summer has officially started. Whether you’re looking ahead to an anticipated summer vacation or having more unstructured free time as a family thanks to the break, selling on eBay can help you fund far off getaways or local activities. A trip to Hawaii, sleep-away camp and a backpacking trip in…
Uniquely Green: eBay Demonstrates How Green Fits Your Lifestyle
Did you know… If everyone on the planet lived like the average American child, we’d need 5 planets to sustain them during their lifetime. The average cell phone user gets a new device every 18 months and in the US alone, more than 100 million cell phones are discarded each year. In North America, less…
Sell Your iPad and Upgrade with eBay Instant Sale
Since I’m like a magpie when it comes to new devices, the announcement of the new iPad earlier this week has me wondering if I should ditch my iPad2 in favor of the new version that comes out on March 16th. The specs are impressive: higher pixel count makes for clearer display, a much improved iSight camera…
eBay Green: Resource for Living a Greener Life
If living a greener lifestyle was a New Year’s resolution, the new eBay Green site is designed to inspire “the world to buy, sell and think green everyday.” The easy to navigate site contains content from members of the eBay Green community (yes, that means you!) as well as seller resources, guest bloggers as…
eBay MoneyMakers: Seller success stories
If you’ve ever pondered the possibility of eBay being a way to increase your income substantially, Amy and Tristen O’Brien of Westfield, Indiana did just that. The O’Brien family had just relocated for a job that was eliminated soon after the move. With a new baby, the two income family had dropped to no…
eBay Old Gadgets to Declutter & Defray Costs of New Ones
If you were given the gift of shiny new devices this holiday season and are wondering what to do with your old ones, eBay them! You may think that your first generation iPod Nano is a brick, the 10 MP digital camera is too grainy to be useful, your old laptop is too slow,…
Can Used Toys Actually Be “Hot”? Absolutely!
Toys ‘R Us recently released its “hot toys” list and one of the trends is items from this year’s hot movies. Think Cars 2, Smurfs, and even Transformers! Transformers’ Bumblebee Because of sequels that came out earlier this year, older toys that came out with the original movie are collectibles and highly coveted as gifts…
