Still getting ramped up to do eBay. After seeing how Maxus Technology - my former employer - screwed up their eBay division so horribly I have made the decision that I will do everything I can to avoid the mistakes they made. (That shouldn't be too difficult as Maxus was greedy and stupid and I'm not.) In the short while I was there I saw them go from US$40,000 a month in sales to getting themselves suspended from eBay. I have a near perfect 'Feedback Rating' - one 'Neutral' - on eBay right now and I know that 'Negative Feedback' will prevent you from ever being successful on eBay. To that end I've been busting my butt getting everything set up to do this right. If there is one thing I learned working at Maxus Technology it's that you can make a lot of money on eBay but you can screw it up 'Big Time' if you don't have a workable system and you don't look after your customers.

I will be using Shooting Star to keep track of my eBay auctions and the Poster Toaster to handle the eBay advertisements and bulk listings. The two programs integrate nicely and will allow me to present my listings and look after my customers in a professional manner. I have used Shooting Star in the past and recommend it highly if you ever decide to generate a little revenue through eBay. The software is well thought out, reasonably priced and technical support is second to none. If they ever offered me a job I would swim to Hawaii for the interview!

In addition to the software I've set up for all of this, I picked up the book eBay the Smart Way by Joseph Sinclair. It's well written, and reasonably priced although it's geared a bit more to the novice. In saying that though, I would recommend it as well even for someone that has some eBay under their belt. I've already picked up a couple of pointers that are easily worth the price of the book at US$17.95. Most books that thick - 512 pages - would cost two or three times that much.

I guess you know now why the postings have been a day or three apart lately. Between working and mould control and setting up an eBay operation it's left precious little time for much else. Not to mention the fact that Christmas is sneaking up on us real fast and I'm lucky I get any sleep all.

Check back regularly, no telling what little nugget of gnarled knowledge or whimsical wisdom you're going to unearth here but I will guarantee it won't be a 'horse nugget'.

Hasta Luego

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