Product sourcing blog

While searching for liquidation sources I found this blog. They seem to have found lots of good sources for products to sell on the internet. They also group it by category (books, wholesale, liquidation, etc) . Check it out at the address below:
ProductSourcing.info

Business.gov - Official Business Link to the U.S. Government

Business.gov - Official Business Link to the U.S. Government
This site provides lots of great information for businesses. One really neat feature is at the top right corner of the page called 'Permit Me' (Beta) that you can use to find out the resources available based on your state and business type.

Business.gov - Small Business Guide to Government Auctions and Sales

Business.gov - Small Business Guide to Government Auctions and Sales
Links to all sorts of Government auction sites. Also includes guides for purchasing from the different sites

New Search engine for Government Auctions

I have created a new Google custom search engine featuring some of the top internet sites that typically host government auctions. Now you can search them all in one place without running into all those sites that CLAIM to give you government auction information for a fee or whatever. I thought it was a really good use of the Google custom search engine! Try it out at the top of this Blog, or visit the page directly.

DropshipProfits.org - Dropship Wholesale Company Reviews

DropshipProfits.org - Dropship Wholesale Company Reviews
Check out this site for a list of good resources and also some of the site you want to avoid.

Sell your items online – even if you don't have a website

Use Google Base and Google Checkout to sell items on the internet. Sounds interesting. No PayPal or eBay needed!

Read more at www.google.com/basepage...

Interview with the Panel - 10 Steps to Starting and Growing a Business on eBay

Check out this link for some eBay Power Sellers discuss what works for them when selling items on eBay.

Read more at www.startupnation.com/p...

Steps for setting up your own eBay Business

Lots of great tips can be found in this article. It really outlines the CORRECT steps you should take to setup your eBay business.

Watch out for 2nd Chance Emails

Seems like this trick has been around for some time. I know this has been tried before. eBay should add the capability for a seller to flag the winner of an auction as NOT being the winner for whatever reason and then officially tagging the next highest bidder as the winner. This might prevent these types of problems. Read More Here.

USPS and eBay

The U.S. Postal service is busy encouriging folks to sell on eBay. Obviously you would then want to ship the item through the USPS :) Here is a link with all the details.

Other ways to sell online

This was an interesting read about how some of eBay's largest sellers are looking into other methods to list their auction items.

Life after eBay

Some sellers are finding that it can be a good thing to try other auction sites. Maybe it is time to try something new?

eBay's plan to encourage small business transactions

eBay expands its buyer protection for small businesses. Read more about it here.

Combine items in one autction to increase sales

Here is an interesting article about combining items such as printer ink and paper and selling them on eBay.

Some great tips for buying using online auctions

Check out this link for some helpful tips.

eBay extends it's reach to Classified listings.

Expanding on its purchase of rent.com and a stake in craigslist.org, eBay has purchased Shopping.com. More details in this article

Yahoo Online Auctions Turn up the Heat on eBay

Yahoo is eliminating the listing fee charge for their auctions. Read more about it here.

Check eBay Auctions From Your TV

A new service is being tested in Austin allowing Time Warner Cable subscribers that have a DVR unit to check the status of their eBay auctions. There are more than 300,000 Time Warner cable subscribers in the Austin area, however the number of DVR users is not available. Read More Here.

PayPal's Future Plans

PayPal has always been one of my favoirite tools in the online auction world. Now their focus is on expanding PayPal's use beyond the auction world. This article is an interseting read discussing some of the things PayPal is working on.

Some Sources for Government Auctions

After doing some more searching I found some more places to find items to sell on eBay. I should have know that government auctions had hit the internet :)
Click here and go to the bottom of the page. There are several companies that handle auctions on behalf of the government. I did some looking last night. Not sure about some of the prices, but it was interesting to 'look around'.