BonanzleUP Wichita Thinking Outside the Box

HI all,

The BonanzleUp Wichita May 23, 2009 event was a huge success. We had such a great time and learned so much from each other. Plus getting to put faces with the names was wonderful.

Unfortunately the live broadcast had a technical glitch so the video streaming did not work. BUT never fear, I had my trusty old analog video camera,.. it is such a great camera.

And I have started editing the tapes. This is the first part of the First presentation.

Thinking Outside the box.

So Enjoy

Judy
bluepennylady

BonanzleUP Wichita May 23, 2009

It is almost upon us! The Wichita BonanzleUP 2009 event.. And I can't hardly wait. It is unbelievable the dedication and work individuals have put into hosting these events across the US.

Last weekend was BonanzleUP Seattle, WA. The event was a huge success. I anticipate Wichita 2009 will be just as great a success. Not to mention finally putting faces with all the names. Plus all the tons of great information sellers will have access to.

I am going to try to remember to post the links to the video of the event.

It will be a great day~

bluepennylady

Web-based Auction Management tools versus Computer-Based

Over the past few days the Auctiva website was infected with a Trojan. Auctiva users could not safely log into their accounts to manage their listings. And the buyers could not pay for items purchased.

Here is a link to an article at AuctionBytes..

Trojan Infects Auctiva


This exact scenario is one of the reasons I stay away from web-based applications. Had I been an Auctiva user, my anti virus software would not even allow me to navigate to the site, so I could not have managed a single listing for over four days.

Now I realize my own computer network could be attacked. Anyone could be. But putting my sensitive information on another site whose security could not be up to par isn't something I even don't want to think about.

I will just stick with my computer based Auction management software that I have used for years. Auction Wizard 2000

If the internet is down, doesn't matter I can continue putting in information for auctions, editing images or whatever I want to do on my computer. And I don't have to store any of my passwords or financial information on a site out there that is high profile and could easily be attacked, gleaning my information..

No waiting for a browser page to load so I can add/edit images, add description text or all the other tasks that must be done in order to manage auctions. It is on my computer and moves as fast as my computer does.

Nope, I will stay with computer based Auction management software.

Selling on Bonanzle

Hi, all,

Well I finally took the plunge and took a look at Bonanzle Great Place! Super easy to setup a booth (that is where you sell your stuff).

I set up my booth in about 5 minutes. Take a look.

bluepennylady's booth

A few mouse clicks and you are done, literally.. Site is easy to navigate and easy to understand.

Have a question, a real live human being responds. One who has read your email and responds appropriately instead of an automated non-response that doesn't help one bit.

Bonanzle will import your eBay store listings. And you can either leave them as they are or elect to Batch edit. The default Item condition at Bonanzle is "Used" so if you sell "new" stuff, you'll need to batch edit and change the item condition appropriately.

Creating a listing at Bonanzle is incredibly easy and fast. Takes about 45 seconds to list something. Their form is one page instead of the slow loading, numerous page, hard to work with Sell your Item form on eBay.

Bonanzle also provides each seller with a google base xml file. I have uploaded the xml file twice to my new google base account created specifically for Bonanzle. Not one single missing attribute or condition. I didn't do a thing to the xml file other than save it to my hard drive and manually uploaded it. Slick as a whistle.


What does it cost you ask? Well I was surprised. Listing is free. You pay Final Value fees. But they are much less than anywhere else I have checked out.
What does it cost to sell at Bonanzle?

According to my booth statistics, the first three days my bluepennylady's booth was open, the traffic was as high or higher than my
bluepennylady eBay store
And although not a landslide business, I have sold two items in the first three days. It only cost me $1.00 instead of $7.20 as it would have on eBay.

Now don't get me wrong, I am not slamming eBay. My bluepennylady eBay store generates alot of traffic. And eBay still provides a pretty good bang for your buck. But there are some New kids on the block and I think they might be quite serious about their online Auction site.

So you might ought to consider checking the Bonanzle site out.. It is looking pretty good!

Judy/bluepennylady

How to Treat your eBay Business as a Business

On September 17, 2008 at 12 noon Pacific time, Phyllis Wischer of SageFire will be presenting a workshop at eBay on the subject of "How to Treat your eBay Business as a Business.

I had the opportunity to hear Phyllis speak at the Rocketplace conference in Las Vegas this past week on September 12, 2008. What an excellent seminar! Phyllis is an excellent speaker, energetic and entertaining. But the most important part is she knows what she is talking about.

The IRS is making changes which will affect many online businesses including eBay sellers. So be sure to sign up for this workshop.

You will find more information at the following link on eBay

How to treat your eBay business as a business workshop

Copper Ring Sale

I thought you all might want to see pictures of the great looking Copper Rings We have Available at Bluepennylady Auctions

Folklore maintains Copper may relieve the pain of arthritis..

Beautiful Bands, Twisted Rope designs, Falcon, Hearts and so much more to choose from.

Check them out.

Copper Ring Sale 10% off FREE SHIPPING

Bluepennylady auctions is running a Copper Ring Sale until July 31, 2008. And most are FREE SHIPPING!

There are some incredibly good looking rings. Great for yourself or gift giving. I know no one wants to even start thinking about Christmas in the middle of summer but it will be here before we know it. These rings are great stocking stuffers, last minute gifts for someone at the office, or just a "I am thinking about you" gift..

Check them out at:

http://stores.ebay.com/bluepennylady_Jewelry_Rings_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ15178727QQftidZ2QQtZkmViewitem?refid=store


We hope to see you soon!

bluepennylady and staff