Start Ebay Business » Wedding Dress http://auctionrookies.com Starting Ebay Business - How to start an ebay business. Thu, 06 May 2010 19:08:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 The Grilled Cheese Madonna and 99 Other of the Weirdest, Wackiest, Most Famous eBay Auctions Ever http://auctionrookies.com/the-grilled-cheese-madonna-and-99-other-of-the-weirdest-wackiest-most-famous-ebay-auctions-ever/ http://auctionrookies.com/the-grilled-cheese-madonna-and-99-other-of-the-weirdest-wackiest-most-famous-ebay-auctions-ever/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:02:51 +0000 admin http://auctionrookies.com/the-grilled-cheese-madonna-and-99-other-of-the-weirdest-wackiest-most-famous-ebay-auctions-ever/ For sale:The state of West VirginiaBritney Spears?s Pregnancy TestA Spare KidneyBob Dylan?s Childhood Home The World?s Longest French FryBlack BetsyThe Meaning of LifeThere is only one place you can get all of these under one roof. In addition to being one of the world?s largest retailers, eBay is also home of some of the most notorious, creative, and just plain weird items to ever hit the virtual auction block.This comic celebration of the spirit of free enterprise brings together the full stories of one hundred of the most hilarious eBay auctions ever. From the ?Ghost in a Jar? auction that recorded more than a million page views, to the woman who auctioned off her virginity before eBay shut her page down, to the saintly grilled cheese sandwich said to portray the face of the Virgin Mary and contain special powers, to the man who modeled his ex-wife?s wedding dress, sold it for more than three times its original purchase price, and received several marriage proposals to boot, this book chronicles the listings that have made the site such an integral?and entertaining?part of our culture. The Grilled Cheese Madonna is a salute to capitalism in its most ridiculous form.

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Auctions, by their very nature, are designed to be competitive. People bid on the item they desire and if they are willing to pay enough, they win the auction. The very first decision you must make is how much you are willing to spend.

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Most people, in the rush of adrenalin, forget to factor in how much shipping will be. A good example is clothing found overseas. Yes, you won the auction for a handmade wedding dress for only twenty dollars. But you failed to pay attention to the fact that shipping will be two hundred dollars. Maybe it was not such a great deal after all.

Not all ebay listings are alike. The prices for products will vary even if the product is the same. They can also vary from the same seller. Often a seller will list several of the same type of product with different starting prices.

Some of the auctions will be higher but offer free shipping. The other auctions may be lower but charge a high shipping rate. In order to receive the best deal, read through the auctions.

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Free shipping is not always what it is cracked up to be. It sounds great but usually there will be a higher price tag on the item. It may be cheaper in the long run to pay less for the item and pay for shipping.

You must know all of the details of the ebay auctions you are involved with. There can be misleading wording as well as small, fine print. Free shipping can become very expensive if you forget to mention that you only ship in the continental United States.

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