LiveAuctioneers.com has added bidder analytics to its existing approval process. The new data suite creates the most reliable bidder profile. Read More +
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Patience aids both seller and buyer when online deals go awry
Your collectible arrives from the latest online auction and you’re disappointed. There’s a problem. What do you do now? Try patience, courtesy and diplomacy, says guest columnist and military collector P.H. Tuttle. He writes, “In my own dealings as a buyer, nearly all of my bad experiences have resulted from deals where I thought I was somehow beating the system. I ignored all of my internal alarms because I thought I was ‘getting a Rolex for the price of a Timex.’” Read More +
Online sellers finding new level of satisfaction with Etsy
Sal Dambra, who has sold more than 20,000 items on eBay, isn’t content to stick with eBay. Like many other sellers, he’s now signed up on Etsy and is enjoying the transparent fee structure and sense of community. Read More +
How online video helps antiques dealers tap a Super Bowl audience for pennies
Did you know dealers can produce a video of an antiques business for next to nothing and increase the chance the business will show up in Web searches? The primary purpose of video promoting your antiques business is to drive traffic to your website or online collectibles store, not to sell your item from the video. Wayne Jordan shows us how easy it is to make a video to take advantage of the low-cost online promotion opportunities: If you can take a digital photo then you can make a video for your shop or store. Read More +
Knowing Your Business: Selling online pays for Antique Digger
Starting early and learning young helps when it comes to successfully operating a business. Greg Schiek, also known as the “Antique Digger,” has early memories of buying and selling antiques and collectibles; his mother and grandmother operated a resale store, and he started going to the shop when he was about 4 years old. Read More +