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eBay Niche Product: Red Wing Crocks

April 24, 2008

I’m speaking on niche selling at eBay Live! this year, so I have been working hard at finding profitable niche markets. I’ve tried to find a good balance between:

high average price
intense interest from consumers
high sell-through rate
product availability

Red Wing Crocks
One product I found has great potential. Red Wing Crocks. I’d never heard of them until I [...]

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How to Use Your Tax Rebate Check

April 8, 2008

From my inbox this morning:
How to use Your IRS Rebate check
As you may have heard, the Bush Administration said each of us would get a rebate check to stimulate the economy.
If we spend that money at Wal-Mart, all the money, will go to China. If we spend it on gasoline it will go to [...]

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The Auction Rebel’s 2008 Garage Sale Challenge

April 7, 2008

Gary Hendrickson at The Auction Rebel is running the “Garage Sale Challenge” again this year. If you haven’t read Gary’s blog you are missing a real treat. Gary is an inspiration to people who frequent garage sales and thrift stores. He got me going and now I can’t stop. I’ve also made some very good [...]

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5 Ways eBay is like the U.S. Government – Part 4

January 19, 2008

In the previous posts in this series, I described how I have seen eBay become bloated, and expensive. As a result of these factors, and turning a blind eye to the community the fourth problem has developed in the once vibrant and positive eBay community.
#4 – The fractured Community
One of the most unfortunate comparisons between [...]

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