Information Sells

Whenever eBay makes a change to its Terms of Service, the howls of outrage begin. How dare they say I can’t leave negative feedback? How can they tell me what payments I can accept?!? Why did they yank my auction for a VeRO violation and not the other guy’s? How dare they, how dare they, [...]

This is from Cindy Shebley’s eBay Blog: “This is a quickpost to let you know about a very special charity auction that is going on right now; The Traveling Lab Coat. The traveling lab coat tradition started last year shortly after eBay Live. It’s a lab coat worn by an eBay employee during Live! The [...]

Tags: charity, janie ruth, missionfish

eBay is sponsoring a Shoot Share Win video contest to celebrate the way eBay users have contributed to charity through Giving Works. As eBay explains: “Did you know that, since 2000, more than $118 million has been raised for charity from listings sold on eBay worldwide? … Through the Shoot. Share. Win! video contest, the [...]

Tags: charity, contest, Video

Here’s another great use of video on eBay Go watch the video – I can’t think of a way to convey this much information in a short description! UPDATE FOR DOG OWNERS: Although this particular auction has ended, the item is still for sale in the seller’s eBay store. Just follow the links from the [...]

Tags: OSI Rock Stars, Video

Here’s a great example of using video in an eBay auction – even if you don’t have a video camera And here’s the auction itself: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170151303280&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=007 Don’t be afraid to bid!

Here’s an example of a simple eBay video. These flash diffusers are a new item. I received many questions about how they worked and how you would attach them to your camera. So I created this short (1 minute) video to demonstrate how simple it is to attach the diffuser to your camera’s onboard pop-up [...]

The goal of this blog is to help you increase your sales and effectiveness by incorporating video to your eBay auction and store listings. We’ll post tips about hardware and software, how-to hints, and even videos that will get you started. If you have a video in your eBay listing – please post a link [...]