This week eBay has announced the creation of a "Sell it Here" station along with the motto "Bring it. Sell it. Ship it." to encourage employees at the San Jose Whitman campus to sell more on eBay, or to give eBay selling a try for the first time in the cases of the apparently numerous eBay employees that have never sold on eBay.

As Chris Dawson of TameBay implies (though he regrettably and unjustifiably backs away from this position a bit), one would expect there to be few (or even no) eBay employees at present that have never sold a thing on the site.

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     • eBay Ink
     • TameBay

So you've finally found the perfect item—the one that you want to buy. You've been shopping for weeks and finally, here is a listing on eBay that has the right item, the right price, and the right feedback profile. The only catch is that the seller seems to be in China. Oh no! What should you do? Should you buy that Chinese item?

Don't look now, but savvy and experienced eBay shoppers probably know the answer already.

See also:

     • Tips for Cross-Border Trade
     • Buy Globally, Receive Locally
     • How do I buy and pay for foreign goods?

eBay has silently added two new features to the seller dashboard tool: a summary of the total number of transactions and dollar value of your sales since becoming an eBay seller, and a summary of the seller protection actions that eBay has taken on your behalf, including things like feedback removal and fee credits for unpaid items.

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     • About Your Seller Dashboard
     • TameBay

Lots of people come to eBay seeking their fortune as sellers. Lots of them also make a number of common mistakes that hurt their chances, and that could have been avoided with a little know-how, determination, and common sense. Here are the top ten of these and how to avoid them.

See also:

     • What Not to Sell on eBay
     • Create an eBay Home Office
     • Don't Start a Business Without a License