Archive for November, 2007
DealsDirect.com.au to be next Amazon?
DealsDirect.com.au, Australia’s largest online department store and a site with a very large and growing turnover, is now expanding their category offering into mainstream product.
Previously, oo.com.au seemed to be the only large online seller of this type offering a good selection of ‘name brand’ products but now DealsDirect has begun moving in to that territory [...]
Aussie eBay Powersellers Get a Bonus!
Wow,
eBay Australia just announced, for Powersellers only, 3 days of free listings if you start them at 99c (or less).
Is the playing field ‘unlevelling’?!
This is the closest thing to a discount in fees for large sellers that I have seen, and it will be interesting to see what sort of reaction there will be [...]
Is Biggest Always Best?
Thats right. You don’t necessarily want to be the biggest Powerseller, or the biggest seller in your category.
Size doesn’t have to be a goal. Some eBay sellers forget, turnover in itself is not a measure of success.
eBay Australia Has Kidnapped Santa!?
Ebay Australia has launched a new online campaign to generate interest from prospective buyers.
The key message is ‘We demand you pay less for Christmas’.
A special mini site is dedicated to the kidnapping of Santa, with a new video shown every day.
Visit www.santakidnap.com.au for more.Here is one piece of advice to parents I found on their [...]
Just because you sell it…
I went fishing the other weekend.
Took one of our new combos (snapper rod and reel - great value!) and some soft plastics etc. Also took a new ‘snapper snatcher‘ to try out, they have been selling like hotcakes.
I like fishing. I grew up as a kid fishing in South Australia, near Port Lincoln. Great fishing [...]
Sourcing/Importing From China - Which Method Is Best For You?
When importing from China, you must decide how you want to deal with the Chinese. Do you want to find a Chinese buying agent to work on your behalf, or do you want to ’skip’ the middle man and enquire directly with trading companies and factories yourself?
Ultimately, there are advantages to both, but also some [...]
