Monthly Archives: August 2008

The Bad Part of the Job – I’m Sorry, but your Collection Has No Value

I’m not an appraiser, but I’ve handled my fair share of odd and unique items over the years, so when I receive an e-mail asking about value I try to give an honest answer. There’s just so much stuff out … Continue reading

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See My Guest Post on Amazon FBA at Trading Assistant Journal

Today’s the day for Amazon FBA. What’s that? I’ll just say it stands for Fulfillment By Amazon and then let you read about the details in my guest post over on Scott Pooler’s Trading Assistant Journal. Also out today, Randy … Continue reading

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Buyer Communication Can Make for a Smoother eBay Experience

This post sprung from a couple of transactions I recently had, but I actually thought it was worth writing about when I read the excellent post The Tale of Two Services: Good versus Great Customer Service over on TheBrewsNews blog. … Continue reading

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eBay Buyers – Train Yourselves, Scroll Past the Ads

Just a quick note in between my eBay searches because I’m getting annoyed. If you’re shopping on eBay make sure you keep on scrolling to the bottom of the page. Why? I suggest it because I keep catching myself performing … Continue reading

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eBay’s Changes – Test 1

Oh yeah, I’m early on this, but I started adjusting some listings today. Obviously I won’t see (m)any of the potential rewards eBay promises until at least September 16, but I do want to see if buyers are attracted to … Continue reading

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Why I’ve been using Amazon Prime since it came out

I really don’t think I get more value from any other service. Really, I buy tons of DVDs, obviously with classic movies and movie stars being the theme of this site, enough books that I have boxes of them in … Continue reading

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Putting the Weil-Ptak “Standardized” Ephemera Scale to Work

Great, potentially important, post by Marty Weil today over at the ephemera blog: The Weil-Ptak “Standardized” Ephemera Scale In short, the scale, brainchild of Marty Weil and John F. Ptak, who operates an online bookstore, delves into the details of … Continue reading

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Online interviews about Magazine Collecting

I’m going to get these couple of links over to the Collecting Old Magazines home page when I get to its redesign, but as for now figure I’d post them here. Here are a couple of recent chats I had … Continue reading

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