Derek's Auction Help Page
Helpful information and links for buying and selling at online auction sites.
Auction Sites | |
Auction Portals | |
Vendio | Vendio offers a number of services for that will help you to better utilize auction sites for both buying and selling with online auction sites. |
BIG Auction Sites | |
eBay! | The granddaddy of auction sites. |
Yahoo! Auctions | Not as big as eBay but pretty good. |
Amazon
Auctions |
Looking better all the time. |
No Fee Auction Sites | |
AuctionAddict | No listing or commission fees here. |
Specialized Auction Sites | |
Beckett | Sports collectibles. |
Shipping Rate Information | |
U.S. Postal Service Main Page | USPS Postage Calculator |
United Parcel Service Main Page | UPS Quick Cost Calculator UPS Tracking |
Federal Express Main Page | FedEx Rate Finder FedEx Tracking |
Sources for Products to Sell | |
Surplus.net | Listings of surplus, closeout, salvage, and import/export items that you can resell. |
Internet Marketing Association of Surplus Dealers (IMASD) Inventory Search | Same as above. |
max-info.com's Below Wholesale Product Sources Page | Sells an e-book (book on CD) that claims to "contain over 5,000 Wholesalers, Drop Shippers, Close Out Sources, Import Trade Sources, On-Line Sources, Government Sources and More." I haven't tried it but just might. If anyone gets before I do though, let me know if you think it's worth the money. |
Shipping Supplies | |
Fast-pack.com | Wholesale shipping supplies site run by Jason Archambault. Looks like a good option for online auctioneers wishing to save substantially on shipping costs! |
Other Resources | |
Workz.com's Guide to selling with Online Auctions | |
max-info.com's "How to Master The Auction Sites" | Again I haven't ordered this but it looks like it might be good. |
FeeFinder** | This shareware program calculates fees for regular auctions, dutch auction, reserve auctions and no-reserve auctions. It even lets you compare the costs of PayPal and Billpoint. It only costs $2.99 U.S. to register it. |
Advice for Auction Sellers | Richard Seltzer's straightforward advice for free - not even any advertising at this great site. |