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Is Ebay All Or Nothing For You?
By Brian
Like any activity, eBay can become routine. You list, you monitor, you sell, you email, you pack, you ship, etc.

Indeed, selling on eBay can become so consuming that sometimes you don't have the time or energy to think about other options. Although you might begin to have thoughts in this direction if your profit margins reduce or your sell-through rates dip.

Instead of sticking slavishly to eBay alone, why not consider some additional marketing ideas? Here are a few thoughts...

Repeat Business
Businesses both off and online know that developing a clientele of regular customers can be responsible for producing more income. The more trading venues you have, the more opportunities you give those buyers to return to you for goods and services. One of the best ways of capitalising on loyal customers is by opening a website offering products which will be of interest to them.

Better Targeting
Some auction sites have a niche clientele of dedicated collectors who are willing to spend what it takes if you have the merchandise they want.

Cross-Marketing
When you add a website and other online storefronts to your eBay Store, you gain the ability to cross-market. Each site can link to the others, which gives you more attention and improves your search engine rankings.

Wider Range of Merchandise
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Hecker moved to his fourth prison since February, and may move again
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sites let you sell things that are prohibited on eBay. LiveDeal.com lets owners sell animals, for instance.

Take a look at other auction opportunities. There's a good list here http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/pages/sitepricing.

Some suggestions for additional options are presented below.

Direct selling through your own website
Many high-volume sellers regard eBay as a customer acquisition tool. Millions of prospects are drawn to the auction site each day. Once you hook them with a successful eBay sale, you can channel them to your personal pond.

Bargaining with your customers
iOffer http://www.ioffer.com provides a complement to eBay. If you aren't sure of the value of an item or if the item did not sell on eBay, this is a good place to turn. You can invite offers or sell merchandise at fixed price. A software tool called Mr. Grabber "grabs" your eBay unsold auction items so you can easily relist them on iOffer.

Specialty auctions
If you are a knowledgeable collector in a particular area or if you specialize in selling to a dedicated niche group of consumers, consider posting merchandise for sale on specialty sites like PenBid.com ( http://www.penbid.com ) for fountain pens, LabX ( http://www.labx.com ) for lab equipment, or Just Beads ( http://www.justbeads.com ) enthusiasts. In addition to attracting buyers with well-focused interests, niche sites sometimes offer other perks: Just Beads does not charge for listing unsold items and provides members with free photo hosting, for instance. Listings on PenBid.com are free. PropertyRoom.com ( http://www.propertyroom.com ), Bid4Assets ( http://www.bid4assets.com ) and uBid ( http://www.ubid.com ) have stricter seller requirements, leading to reduced fraud, which can lead to higher bids from more confident shoppers.

Amazon.com ( http://www.amazon.com )
Amazon is worth a special mention. Suffice it to say that, while Amazon's auction site doesn't attract nearly as much attention as eBay, it's easy to sell books, CDs, and household merchandise in the Amazon marketplace. Search Amazon to see if your item is already described for sale. Click the button 'Sell Yours Here' to offer your new or used version of the same item for sale at a reduced price.

Overstock.com Auctions ( http://auctions.overstock.com )
Sometimes, you just need to liquidate a lot of merchandise at once. This well-known site attracts a primarily female clientele (as opposed to eBay, which reportedly attracts a 55 percent male to 45 percent female customer base). Overstock is a good place to sell women's jewelry and clothing. Volume sellers (those with 100 or more active listings) receive discounts on their listing fees.

eBay may be the king of the jungle in person-to-person sales, but it's not the only game in town. Don't wait until your business starts to break before you start to think about fixing it. By venturing into some other fields where the online auction sales game is played, you could end up with more sales.

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<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/news/Reese-Koehler-Smith*100.jpg?v=1'>The Houston Business Journal kicked off Celebrate Enterprise 2012 ? a week of events celebrating capitalism ? with a VIP reception honoring its finalists for Best CFOs of the Year. Finalists and sponsors of the Best CFOs awards mixed and mingled at a May 16 VIP reception at The Tasting Room in the Galleria area. Around 50 people attended the exclusive event, which included several CFO award alumni. BancorpSouth Insurance Services was the presenting sponsor of the event, and the co-sponsors...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=H4EgEHjzOjU:-YFPHObua6o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=H4EgEHjzOjU:-YFPHObua6o:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=H4EgEHjzOjU:-YFPHObua6o:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=H4EgEHjzOjU:-YFPHObua6o:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=H4EgEHjzOjU:-YFPHObua6o:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=H4EgEHjzOjU:-YFPHObua6o:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Preview: An insider's slideshow guide to HBJ's Celebrate Enterprise
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/COVER*100.jpg?v=1'>Houston, are you ready to celebrate capitalism? Houston Business Journal's Celebrate Enterprise event is our week-long way of recognizing Houston's business leaders and to honor the city's spirit of entrepreneurship. Click through the slideshow at right to see a preview of each event, panelists and topics. Now in its sixth year, Celebrate Enterprise kicks off May 22 and features eight events over four days, covering relevant topics from energy to health care, and including the recognition...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=mfyqTc7nkqQ:OBp-_kpSsNk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=mfyqTc7nkqQ:OBp-_kpSsNk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=mfyqTc7nkqQ:OBp-_kpSsNk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=mfyqTc7nkqQ:OBp-_kpSsNk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=mfyqTc7nkqQ:OBp-_kpSsNk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=mfyqTc7nkqQ:OBp-_kpSsNk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Air fares are on the rise at IAH, Hobby
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/nashville/airplaneBNAnsh*100.jpg?v=1'>Air fares at George Bush International Airport (IAH) and Hobby Airport in Houston both increased from the fourth quarter of 2010 to the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Louisville Business First, an affiliated publication, compiled a database of the average air fares for the 100 largest U.S. airports based on the bureau?s statistics. The average air fare at IAH grew from $425 in the fourth quarter of 2010 to $494 in the...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=A97zg6TPhLA:qoohI9ci2Q8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=A97zg6TPhLA:qoohI9ci2Q8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=A97zg6TPhLA:qoohI9ci2Q8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=A97zg6TPhLA:qoohI9ci2Q8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=A97zg6TPhLA:qoohI9ci2Q8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=A97zg6TPhLA:qoohI9ci2Q8:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
BCM receives Susan G. Komen cancer research grant
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/news/BCM_Logo_RGB1*100.jpg?v=1'>Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine have been awarded more than $5 million from Susan G. Komen for three new breast cancer research grants, including a prestigious Komen Promise Grant. The Komen Promise Grant is a three-year award for a total of more than $4 million to study restoration of endocrine therapy sensitivity in recurrent breast cancers. The grant was awarded to principal investigator Dr. Bert O?Malley, chair of molecular and cellular biology at BCM and co-principal investigator...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=IzxN2GWfC1E:gWR78a8Tqkg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=IzxN2GWfC1E:gWR78a8Tqkg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=IzxN2GWfC1E:gWR78a8Tqkg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=IzxN2GWfC1E:gWR78a8Tqkg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=IzxN2GWfC1E:gWR78a8Tqkg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=IzxN2GWfC1E:gWR78a8Tqkg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Historic rig leaving Galveston harbor
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/news/Ocean-Prospector-2*100.jpg?v=1'>After 14 years docked in the Galveston harbor, the Ocean Prospector is getting back to work. The Ocean Prospector was the world?s first self-propelled semisubmersible drilling rig when it was designed and built in 1971. Today, its technology is a standard in the industry. The rig was docked in Galveston in 1998, when owner Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. (NYSE: DO) brought it there for inspections and maintenance. The Ocean Prospector has remained in the harbor since and changed ownership several...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=DG3GlmB-y14:xeYSuSp_9Qc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=DG3GlmB-y14:xeYSuSp_9Qc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=DG3GlmB-y14:xeYSuSp_9Qc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=DG3GlmB-y14:xeYSuSp_9Qc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=DG3GlmB-y14:xeYSuSp_9Qc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=DG3GlmB-y14:xeYSuSp_9Qc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Houston First releases short list for new convention hotel
Well, that didn?t take long. Less than a month after Houston First Corp. released the list of developers interested in building a 1,000-room convention center hotel downtown, five groups have already been eliminated from consideration. The short list of potential developers still in the running was selected by Houston First?s consultant and staff members before a request for proposal process. The groups were announced this week at Houston First?s board meeting. Here are the teams that are...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=d3Bx6ID3psM:njijQwZpORc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=d3Bx6ID3psM:njijQwZpORc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=d3Bx6ID3psM:njijQwZpORc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=d3Bx6ID3psM:njijQwZpORc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=d3Bx6ID3psM:njijQwZpORc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=d3Bx6ID3psM:njijQwZpORc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Social Madness nominations are in, now what?
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/sociallogo-CAROUSEL*100.jpg?v=1'>Nominations have closed for Social Madness presented by Capital One Spark Business, and the Houston Business Journal raked in close to 100 of them. Now, the fun can begin. For those companies concerned about not hearing an update about the social media competition, fear not! American City Business Journals, our parent company, is currently in the process of reviewing and approving nominations. Nominated companies will be notified of their approval before the next phase of the competition begins...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=gKPKwNQuTg4:9Gv6VAPYLEc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=gKPKwNQuTg4:9Gv6VAPYLEc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=gKPKwNQuTg4:9Gv6VAPYLEc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=gKPKwNQuTg4:9Gv6VAPYLEc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=gKPKwNQuTg4:9Gv6VAPYLEc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=gKPKwNQuTg4:9Gv6VAPYLEc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
California firm buys Wynhaven multifamily community
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/houston/news/Logo_MIG*100.jpg?v=1'>MIG Real Estate LLC has bought its first Texas property, Wynhaven at Willowbrook, a multifamily community in Houston. The Newport Beach, Calif.-based real estate investment company is expanding its investment strategy and looking into opportunities in the Sunbelt and the Western U.S., the company said in a May 16 statement. Wynhaven is a 372-unit community located at 9611 Grant Road near State Highway 249 and Beltway 8. It currently has an occupancy rate of 96 percent. The local submarket experienced...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=UXX-SPrZog4:SQ0u040e4Uw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=UXX-SPrZog4:SQ0u040e4Uw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=UXX-SPrZog4:SQ0u040e4Uw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=UXX-SPrZog4:SQ0u040e4Uw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=UXX-SPrZog4:SQ0u040e4Uw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=UXX-SPrZog4:SQ0u040e4Uw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Inside Mitt Romney's Houston Stage Stores connection
<img src='http://assets.bizjournals.com/albany/print-edition/romney%20mitt*100.jpg?v=1'>I spoke to Michael Glazer, CEO of Houston-based Stage Stores Inc., this week about how he?s settling into his new role at the helm of the home-grown apparel retailer. It didn?t come up in conversation, but Stage Stores has a distinct connection to Mitt Romney's former business dealings while the Republican presidential candidate worked for private equity investment firm Bain Capital. Bain Capital purchased Stage Stores' predecessor known as Specialty Retailers Inc. in 1988 for $300 million...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=ppSvGU4qOvM:w7TyyhhiUtI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=ppSvGU4qOvM:w7TyyhhiUtI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=ppSvGU4qOvM:w7TyyhhiUtI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=ppSvGU4qOvM:w7TyyhhiUtI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=ppSvGU4qOvM:w7TyyhhiUtI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=ppSvGU4qOvM:w7TyyhhiUtI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>
Houston's American InfoSource buys Ascension Capital
American InfoSource LP has bought Ascension Capital Group Inc., an Arlington-based bankruptcy service provider, for an undisclosed amount. Ascension Capital Group was a subsidiary of Encore Capital Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ECPG). The deal capitalizes on Houston-based American InfoSource's success in the unsecured bankruptcy market and Ascension Capital Group?s position in the secured market, the companies said. Ascension Capital Group?s services include negotiating consumer bankruptcy plans, monitoring...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=PvivMF9FDq4:xlM0UEcFhxg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=PvivMF9FDq4:xlM0UEcFhxg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=PvivMF9FDq4:xlM0UEcFhxg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=PvivMF9FDq4:xlM0UEcFhxg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?i=PvivMF9FDq4:xlM0UEcFhxg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.bizjournals.com/~ff/bizj_houston?a=PvivMF9FDq4:xlM0UEcFhxg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bizj_houston?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div>

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