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4:30PM Angus Kidman | Despite various local attempts, virtually no-one has succeeded in taking on eBay in the commission-based selling business, but alternatives keep popping up. TheSOCExchange.com.au differs in its charging model: rather than paying when you list or sell an item, you pay either $1 a month or $10 a year and can list as many items as you like. Listings in some categories are a little sparse, but if you have a lot of stuff to sell and want an eBay alternative, it could be worth checking out. If you’ve had a good (or bad) selling or buying experience on the site, tell all in the comments.
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TheSOCExchange.com.au Lets You Sell Anything For An Annual Fee
4:30PM Angus Kidman | Despite various local attempts, virtually no-one has succeeded in taking on eBay in the commission-based selling business, but alternatives keep popping up. TheSOCExchange.com.au differs in its charging model: rather than paying when you list or sell an item, you pay either $1 a month or $10 a year and can list as many items as you like. Listings in some categories are a little sparse, but if you have a lot of stuff to sell and want an eBay alternative, it could be worth checking out. If you’ve had a good (or bad) selling or buying experience on the site, tell all in the comments.
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Turn Your Old Video Games Into Cash At Nintari
9:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | Sell or trade your unwanted video games of any vintage on Nintari to score cash for new games. Nintari has listings covering everything from early 1980s consoles to current releases. You can list your used games either as trades or by setting a cash value. Alternately you can cruise the extensive used game listings that span nearly 30 years worth of console gaming—you may just find that Game Gear game you never got around to beating. If you have a tip or track of turning your used games into cash, share with your fellow readers in the comments. Thanks John_Ryan84! Nintari More »
“Photograph” Small Items With Your Scanner
9:00AM Gina Trapani | When you’re selling a small item online and you need a plain, closeup photo, blogger Mason says you can avoid flash washout or screen reflections using a flatbed scanner instead of a digital camera: Cell phones, mp3 players, discs, pretty much anything with a basic dimension can be scanned on your flatbed scanner…. To the right is a sample of a phone that was scanned. Not bad eh? What the…..is that me in my tighty whiteys reflected in the screen!?!? Oh nope, wait, it was done using my flatbed scanner. Seems like a good way to get a blank background in a photo with no setup. How do you get good photos of the stuff you’re selling online? Let us know in the comments. Scanner/Camera?? [the neverx blog] More »A pre-call and post-call sales checklist
1:39PM Sarah Stokely | Smart Company’s Sell Like a Woman blog has a checklist for sales people to use when making sales calls. The pre-call tips can help you organise your thoughts and plan before lifting the phone, while the post-call checklist can help plan your next step with that customer, and also help you improve your game overall.
While it’s sales focused, the checklist could be tweaked for people in other professions who make a lot of information-gathering phone calls (like me!)
Your pre-call & post-call checklist [Smart Company]
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