http://www.texastracy.com Home Based Auction Selling Made Easy Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:47:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is with great interest that I follow other blogs regarding people who are deeply in debt, my favorite being by Tricia at Blogging Away Debt. I think that these type of blogs are so popular with both the in debt and the not in debt (thankfully, me) readers ... http://www.texastracy.com/2008/07/23/in-debt-sell-something/ There are times when a buyer will bid and fail to pay. In reality it has not happened that much to me, but it does indeed happen from time to time. When you get a slow pay/no pay bidder I would recommend following these steps. Get too ... http://www.texastracy.com/2008/07/21/what-if-i-dont-get-paid/ My son named his front two baby teeth Alfred and Johnnie. Don't know why, but Alfred and Johnnie have been hanging on by just a hair of soft tissue, or so his dentist says. Well, today he lost Alfred. If you have read previous posts you will ... http://www.texastracy.com/2008/07/20/alfred-has-left-the-building/ Yesterday I had a conversation with a lovely friend who is interested in shopping for me. Once you whittle down your ideas and focus in on one particalar type item to sell, it is possible to have people shop for you. The basic premise being that when out ... http://www.texastracy.com/2008/07/17/hiring-a-shopper/ So far in the fight it appears as if ebay has won the last battle in the lawsuit, as detailed in the NY Times. If you are unaware, Tiffany & Co. has sued ebay, alleging that ebay has implied obligations to police the auction and sale of counterfeit goods ... http://www.texastracy.com/2008/07/16/tiffany-co-sue-ebay/ My husband and I have two boys. The older one, is my cautious kid. The younger one, pictured below, is not. Case is point: his two front teeth are now loose since he decided to run full steam while looking backwards (they were playing hide-n-seek). When ... http://www.texastracy.com/2008/07/15/what-will-keep-me-in-hair-color/ A great misconception is that people who shop at garage sales are poor. My family is thankfully financially stable, and I am a certified professional garage saler/second hand shopper. I derive great pleasure from the look of pity that many garage sale hosts give me as I go ... http://www.texastracy.com/2008/07/14/garage-sale-wheeler-dealer/ Before you are tempted to get lazy and not list your item yourself, it pays to investigate the fees you will incur by utilizing an ebay drop off site. These businesses boomed (in my humble opinion) several years ago when the ebay name was ... http://www.texastracy.com/2008/05/27/drop-off-ebay-auction-sites/ Once again this week I was asked by an acquaintance about selling on ebay and how to get started. I directed her to my blog, because there is so much to say about selling. The challenge that faces most newbie ... http://www.texastracy.com/2008/05/22/peddle-your-passion/ Ebay's new feedback system really has me perplexed. Sellers can no longer leave negative or neutral feedback for buyers. Can someone explain to me how this is beneficial to the seller? Is is not necessary for the buyer to have some accountability ... http://www.texastracy.com/2008/05/21/ebay-feedback-changes/