News — cost

  How far can you travel on $14.80? Recently we sold an item on eBay to one of our longtime customers in Peru. Because of the cost of the item we sent it by registered mail. Typically international registered mail takes anywhere between 10 days to 2 months to arrive depending on the destination. This cover took a bit longer… and a bit of a detour. Thanks to electronic tracking implemented in many countries that are part of the Universal Postal Union, we can quickly locate letters and packages with a few keystrokes. Given the nature of our mailings, we...

Currently, you can find millions of things to buy on eBay. From clothing to cologne, it seems anyone can sell almost anything. But listing an item for sale is just the first step in starting a successful business as a seller.  Recently, one of our buyers asked for some tips on how he could start his own store, and we thought the information might be interesting to others: Nik and I started selling stamps about 12+ years ago as a hobby.  Nik had collected since he was a kid.  We started out selling some of his duplicates to pay for...