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Don't Fall For The Latest Internet Identity Theft Scam by Tim Knox The shear number of PayPal customers is one reason it has become a popular target of scam artists trying to steal personal information from individuals and businesses alike. Identify theft is on the rise. Thanks to the Internet stealing someone's identity has never been easier. At any given moment, there are any number of Internet thieves using all manner of high tech wizardry to steal personal and business information from unsuspecting souls, and many times they can gain access to this information simply by asking the person to provide it through fraudulent means. Learn more

Protect Your Ideas With Copyrights and Patents by Tim Knox A patent is a form of protection granted to an inventor that protects his invention in the United States for up to 20 years from the date of application. Patent law states that, "whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, or any new and useful improvements thereof may obtain a patent." Owning a patent gives you the legal right to stop someone else from making, using or selling your invention (or one that's very close to it) without your permission. However, proving that someone is infringing on your patent is often difficult and usually requires a trial to settle the dispute. Learn more

Move Into the Top 1% of All eBay Sellers - Accepting the Best Payment Methods by Adam Ginsberg eBay is becoming a more competitive environment to make money these days. As such, there are certain things that you can do as an eBay seller to separate yourself and distance yourself from your competition. As you set up your eBay selling systems, make the commitment to accept all methods of payment. If not, you’ll lose out on potential customers. Learn more

The Myths and Magic of eBay Drop-shipping Vendors by Kirsten Hawkins If you’ve never heard of drop shipping, then prepare to be impressed - it sounds like every eBay seller’s dream. With drop shipping, you don’t have to keep any stock at all. You simply list auctions for what your drop shipper sells, without actually seeing it yourself. Learn more

10 Tips for Increasing Your eBay Response by Kirsten Hawkins So you’ve got the buyer in front of your auction, and they’ve read the description. They’re must be interested, or they wouldn’t be looking… but just how can you push them over that line and make them leave a bid? Read on for some tips. Learn more

How To Make Money As A Self-Improvement Guru by Tim Knox As you know, I'm always on the look out for new and exciting products that will make you and me money. That's partly what this newsletter is all about: when I find new opportunities that show tremendous promise, I feel obligated to share them with you. Learn more

The Top Sellers On eBay by Sydney Johnston A fascinating eBay case study is the number one seller on eBay, a little outfit called Marie's CDs, but is better known under its old name "1 Cent CD." Jay and Marie, current ID "jayandmarie", are an institution on eBay and are a big part of what makes eBay such an amazingly popular phenomenon. Learn more

eBay Title Writing Tips by Kirsten Hawkins Trying to be help your buyers find your auctions can be a truly daunting task. Most people only search eBay by title, not by description, and that means that you only have those 55 characters of the title to cover all the possible search terms. That’s not easy. In this email, I’ll give you a few pointers. Learn more

How to Think Like an eBay PowerSeller by Kirsten Hawkins So what’s a PowerSeller? PowerSellers are the people on eBay who’ve made it, recognisable by the little ‘PowerSeller’ badge next to their name. You’ve probably seen these people around - and to succeed on eBay, you want to think the way they do. Learn more

List Your Item The Wrong Way And Your eBay Auctions Will Fail by O. Montag It is a sad fact that most first time sellers have one thing in common; they fail in their auctions. Many of them fail time and time again, never understanding what is going wrong with their listing. They do hours of research looking for the perfect item to sell, get the auction set up, and wait for the bidding to begin. Learn more

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