You’re very wise. Especially with the amount of tricksters that are out there these days.

Thanks,
Barry

If I wanted something so badly on eBay, I’d rather stay up in the middle of the night and wait for that last second bidding. I’d sleep better after, even if I lost the bid.

Randal

I’m doing less on eBay these days but still wouldn’t use a sniper unless it came from a reputable source. Goofbay have one set up but I’ve never tried it.

Yes it is a good idea to have 2 accounts if you’re going to get serious with your selling. And yes it’s always a good idea to change passwords on a regular basis.

Thanks Jeannie,
Barry

Like someone above, I think it is a good idea to have a buyer and seller account and change passwords regularly. It is time for me to change mine too.

I have just run through your Feb 2009 posts and have to say that you have given some fantastic tips on ebay. As someone who hasn’t used it but intends to, I found them really useful.

Also your blog is really good, have you always been into computers? As an ex manual worker it’s amazing the progress you have made if you were a newbie when you started MC.

I will carry on tomorrow.

Regards,

Bill

Hi Bill
Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment.
I was a newbie to Internet Marketing when I started the MC course, but had been selling eBooks on eBay for a couple of years before that. Being an ex manual worker I found this quite difficult to start with. All i done was follow the course and visit other blogs to gain the info i needed.

I’ve visited your blog, its coming along nicely Bill. Keep up the good work mate.

Regards, Barry

What was your injury? I’m paraplegic so know a bit about getting back fitness levels.

Take care, Barry

I used a sniping service for several years and have never had a problem. It was quite essential for my business which was buying up albums of postcards and photos then stripping them down and reselling individually. The sniping service worked brilliantly for me and I can honestly say the only time I lost was when my bid wasn’t high enough.

The beauty of a sniping service is being able to sneak in under the radar and not bid until the very last minute. Being a buyer on the other side of the world I found most auctions I wanted to bid on finished in the middle of the night my time so a sniping service was a practical solution for me.

eBay themselves have managed to expose my (and thousands of others) username and pw to a third party so really I expect the safest thing to do is make sure you cahnge your pw regularly.

Your warning does bear serious consideration however I would use a sniping service again. People need to do their homework, obviously, before signing up and I have always used a separate buying and selling account on eBay so if anything untoward happens with my buying account then my selling account, which is much more precious to my business, remains active.

You’ve got some great information here. Thank you.

Cheers, Erin

1) My bid was not high enough.
2) The auction sniper failed me for some unknown site glitch on their end.

So, while I’m not averse to the concept, I’m not big on it right now. And, Barry, your warning is EXCEPTIONALLY IMPORTANT and bears serious consideration.

I’m in the process of working with the P90X system. I gotta get back in to my pre-injury condition before summer. Six days a week. An hour a day. One of my focuses will be strengthening my quadriceps. The larger and more active those muscles are the more calories they will burn when I’m just resting. Thanks for the blog!

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